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Prior studies have shown that most dog-bite injuries result from family dogs. A new study conducted by Mayo Clinic and Phoenix Children’s Hospital shed some further light on the nature of these injuries.
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In 2013 Lindsay McGloughlin, an Ayer resident and 28-year-old mother of 18-month-old Charlie, had just started a new job as a firefighter and an EMT with the Concord Fire Department when she was diagnosed with breast cancer. With the unwavering support of her new co-workers, her friends, and her family, she began a six- month journey to regain her health.
Many Americans lack the savings necessary to pay for sizable health care costs. Here’s a look at some helpful strategies to handle these payments.
It’s hard to overstate the importance of the work being done by the multi-state Children’s Hospitals’ Solutions for Patient Safety (SPS) Network. What started as a cooperative effort among the Ohio hospitals–“We compete on everything, but we don’t compete on safety”–has spread beyond, representing over 70 pediatric hospitals across the country.The network sets forth an urgent mission: To eliminate serious harm across all children’s hospitals.They note:The Network has compelling evidence that shows that if the SPS Prevention Bundles are implemented reliably, the Network will reduce harm. Employing high-reliability concepts and quality improvement science methods, SPS is focused on reducing harm by preventing readmissions, serious safety events, and the ten hospital-acquired conditions (HACs) below:Adverse drug events (ADE)Catheter-associated urinary tract