Latest Intensive-care unit Stories
ABINGDON, England, November 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- GlySure Limited, developer of in-hospital continuous blood glucose monitoring systems, has completed the second close of its Series C financing round for a total of $13.6 million. GlySure will use this funding to complete clinical trials in support of U.S. and European regulatory clearance. Series C investors included Amadeus Capital Partners, Chester Investments, Delta Partners, Morningside Ventures and Frank Bonsal,...
After Posting More Than $88 Million in Profits UMass Memorial Medical Center Has Slashed its Nursing and Support Staff in the Last Two Years and Has Gone From Being the Best Staffed Hospital in the City to the Worst, While Also Posting Among the Lowest Rankings in the State for Quality Patient Care While Forcing Nurses to Work Under Rapidly Worsening Conditions, UMMMC Management is Adding Insult to Injury By Seeking to Cut the Nurses' Pension, Health Insurance and Time Off Benefits...
SYDNEY, Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A landmark study by Australian and New Zealand researchers has found that a widely used starch fluid for resuscitation of patients in intensive care units (ICUs) provides no clinical benefit and its use results in increased acute kidney failure (haemodialysis) when compared to normal saline. The findings of CHEST (The Crystalloid vs Hydroxyethyl Starch Trial) have the potential to change the way patients are treated in ICUs across the world....
SYDNEY, Oct. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Results of a landmark study by Australian and New Zealand researchers comparing starch fluid for resuscitation of patients in intensive care units (ICUs) has shown that it has significant impact on patients when compared to normal saline. The findings of CHEST (The Crystalloid vs Hydroxyethyl Starch Trial) will be published tomorrow in the New England Journal of Medicine and will change the way patients are treated in ICUs across the world....
TELFORD, Pa, Oct. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Babyfirst.com, a single destination for the care giving team and parents of premature babies to exchange information and experiences online, is now optimized for quick and easy access on mobile phones and tablets. With content featuring clinicians and renowned experts, Babyfirst.com offers parents and families of premature babies a trusted resource to gain a better understanding of what they can expect in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit...
Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C. Michigan medical malpractice lawyers representing victims of medical negligence discuss new study that reveals death increase from misdiagnosis in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in U.S. hospitals. Detroit, Michigan (PRWEB) October 08, 2012 The Michigan medical malpractice lawyers of Buckfire & Buckfire, P.C. recently came across a new study done by John Hopkins University School of Medicine that revealed an increase in death of hospital patients caused...
Pediatric Critical Care of South Florida (PCCSF), one of the premier providers of pediatric critical care in Florida, recently received an Honorable Mention from the 2013 Family-Centered Care Innovation Award for their work at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital, the leading children’s hospital in Broward and Palm Beach counties. Hallandale Beach, FL (PRWEB) October 01, 2012 Pediatric Critical Care of South Florida (PCCSF), one of the premier providers of pediatric critical care in...
GLENDALE, Calif., Oct. 1, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Apollo Medical Holdings, Inc. ("ApolloMed") (OTCQB-AMEH), a leading provider of hospitalist, critical care and integrated medical management services in Southern and Central California, today announced that one of its affiliated medical groups signed a service agreement with Glendale Memorial Hospital to provide critical care services for the hospital's Intensive Care Unit. Under the agreement, ApolloMed will provide ICU Medical Director...
Children's Omaha is the only Level IV NICU serving multi-state region OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- New standards published by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) establish Children's Hospital & Medical Center in Omaha, Neb., as the only Level IV Regional Newborn Intensive Care Unit serving Nebraska, western Iowa and South Dakota. Level IV is the highest level of care as defined by the AAP. Children's meets a number of strict criteria including:...
Sacramento, Calif., Sept. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Critical care physician Muhammad Afzal, M.D. smiled as he recalled saving a patient's life -- from a room miles away from the bedside. The lucky man was just one of hundreds of patients Dr. Afzal and his partner Tele-ICU physicians watch over at 14 northern California area hospital critical care units on a daily basis. Some they see in person, and many they observe from a remote location while continuously monitoring patient...
