HIV Testing Not 'Routine as a Flu Shot' at Hospitals (Update1)
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- Routine HIV testing recommended by the U.S. government isn't done at most hospitals and clinics because some insurers won't pay and many doctors are wary of spending time on it, AIDS officials said.

Accident victims airlifted to UI Hospitals and Clinics
WESTWOOD, Iowa ? A  Columbus Junction man and another driver were transported by helicopter to University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Saturday after a collision in Henry County.

Hospitals share grants for disasters
PIERRE -- Twenty-two West River area hospitals and clinics have received part of $1 million in grants from the state to prepare for disasters.

Health Officials Defend Closure of Dental Clinics
City health officials are defending their plan to eliminate dozens of public dental clinics that serve 17,000 children. Commissioner Thomas Frieden says the $3 million cut is necessary, because the ....

Gamca clinics continue to exploit OFWs - migrant groups
MANILA, Philippines - Filipino nurse Sitti Rashidam Abdul thought that she had finally fulfilled her dream of working in Saudi Arabia after passing a hiring firm"s standards, only to be denied that opportunity by a failed medical test administered by an exclusive group of clinics.

Network of walk-in clinics no cure for long waits
A woman with a swollen ankle, a man with a thumb split to the bone and a child with a slight fever recently sought treatment at the Queen Elizabeth Urgent Care walk-in clinic at 8 a.m., hoping to avoid the emergency room backlog scenario.

Dental Clinics Vs. Anti-Smoking Ads
The City Council is fighting back over a proposal to eliminate dozens of public dental clinics for the poor, most of them based in schools. In hearings today, Health Commissioner Doctor Thomas Frie....

Two new family clinics help ease the burden
For single mom Misty Murphy, a new health-care clinic on Southdale Road means not having to worry about scraping the money together for bus fare to the hospital or a walk-in clinic.

Chettinad plans to set up two super-speciality clinics in Kolkata
Chettinad Health City, a super-speciality hospital in Chennai and the only centre in Asia where robots perform heart valve-replacement surgery, is going to set up two super-speciality consultative clinics in Kolkata in the next two months.

Smoking Ban at Waco Hospitals
Updated: Nov 20, 2008 6:57pm Tobacco products are banned at both Hillcrest and Providence Hospitals in Waco starting today. Last summer both hospitals announced they would ban smoking and the use of any tobacco products at their campuses.

Many People Disregard Advice to Get HIV Tests
Routine HIV testing recommended by the U.S. government isn't done at most hospitals and clinics because some insurers won't pay and many doctors are wary of spending time on it, AIDS officials said at conference held in Washington.

DOH Initiative Encourages New Yorkers To Butt Out
In an attempt to snuff out smoking in the city, the New York City Health Department is handing out free nicotine patches, gum, and lozenges. The items are being distributed today at 41 hospitals, community organizations, and clinics across the five boroughs.

Acquisition of Hann's On Software Expands Solution Focus to Smaller Hospitals, Alternate-Site Infusion and Specialty ...
(AP:http://www.mediware.com) Mediware Information Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: MEDW), a provider of ClosedLoop(TM) software for blood and medication management, announced today that it has acquired substantially all the assets of Hann's On Software (HOS), a pharmacy management software provider based in Santa Rosa, Calif.

Senior citizens to get free ride to hospitals, clinics
BANGI: A Senior Citizen Caring Unit to provide free transport for senior citizens going to hospitals and clinics for medical check-up and treatment was launched by the Women, Family and Community Development Ministry yesterday.

TRICARE gives priority to wounded warrior care
PHOENIX - They are returning from combat in record numbers. With scars seen and unseen, wounded members of the armed services are making their way through hospitals, clinics and facilities from one side of the world to the other.

Private health care clinics strive to replace ailing state system
Only a small chunk of Ukraine?s citizens today pay the extra dollar at private clinics for better quality health care service. More than 90 percent of the country?s cash-strapped citizens still rely on the corrupt and dilapidated socialist medical system Ukraine inherited from Soviet days.

BSO on lookout for suspected car thief after crash
The Broward Sheriff's Office is alerting doctors and clinics to be on the lookout for a suspected car thief who may have smashed his head against the windshield when his stolen vehicle hit a county bus this morning.

Doctors to hold central committee meeting tomorrow on security issue
The Government Medical Officers' Association (GMOA) will hold a special central committee meeting tomorrow (23) to decide on further activities regarding the security issue.

London hospitals catch virus
THREE LONDON hospitals had their networks shut down by IT managers after they were infected with an unidentified computer virus.

Siemens And Asklepios Expand Cooperation In The IT Sector
Siemens Healthcare and the Asklepios Hospitals will continue to deepen their cooperation in the information technology (IT) sector. The hospital information system i.s.h.