Hospitals round-up: 9/14/11
Erie Shriners Hospital for Children, UPMC, Washington Hospital, Stairways Behavioral Health, and Abington Memorial Hospital are featured.
Hospitals are facing possible downgrades
Vulnerable hospitals are taking certain steps of protection such as cutting back services, and delaying projects due to a decrease in ratings.
Hospitals fall short at supporting breastfeeding
Fewer than 4 percent of U.S. hospitals provide the full range of support mothers need to be able to breastfeed, reports The Hill.
Budget cuts look at training hospitals
Training programs for doctors may get a beating with budget cuts; hospitals are concerned.
PA hospitals happy with the budget
The proposed budget is better for PA hospitals than what they had expected with Gov. Tom Corbett’s original plan.
PA’s hospitals performance is difficult to gauge in an annual report
The Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council annually reports on the state’s health care providers performance. This year, they found it difficult to gauge the state as a whole.
Health systems may require influenza shots for workers
Some PA health systems are looking into requiring all workers to receive influenza vaccinations. Experts are saying this could cut patient death rates from the flu by 40 percent.
Hospital Roundup 3/10/11
Find out the latest on hospitals in Philadelphia, Harrisburg, Westmoreland County and Lackawanna County.
Hospital Roundup 3/1/11
The latest health news from Erie County, Carbon County, Delaware County and Cambria County.
Hospital Roundup–2/24/11
Read the latest news on the University of Pittsburgh, Geisinger Medical Center, Johntown Brain Injury Center, Gettysburg Hospital and Leigh Vally hospitals.