Hospitals round-up for 9/28
The news on Laurel Crest Nursing Home, Allegheny General Hospital, and UPMC.
Pittsburgh AIDS Task Force has launched an innovative program to reach out to young women
The Girlfriends Project has workers visit groups of women at their homes.
Times-Tribune: PA hospitals are getting better at preventing infections, but still have a long way to go
38.2 percent of all hospital readmissions last year were for treatment of hospital-acquired infections, reports PHC4.
A New York Times analogy on healthcare reform: Reid as QB, Obama as referee
Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nevada) is trying to meld two competing versions of healthcare reform legislation.
Emergent considers stock split
Emergent Health Corp. based in King of Prussia is considering a stock split. The company reported it would announce the split ratio by Oct. 31.
Johnson & Johnson buys 18 percent stake in Crucell
Johnson and Johnson and Crucell, a Dutch biotechnology company are working together to create a universal flu vaccine. Johnson and Johnson bought an 18 percent stake in the Dutch company. Johnson and Johnson also agreed not to buy Crucell shares for the next 3 years without Crucell consent.
Wyeth loses bid against generic
U.S. District Judge Huvelle in Washington rejected Wyeth’s request to block Orchid Healthcare, which is part of Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals, to sell a copy of Zosyn.
Hospitals round-up for 9/25
The latest on Philadelphia VA Medical Center, Monroe County’s new health clinic, UPMC and Armstrong County Memorial Hospital.