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Breach exposes data of 200,000 health system staff, patients
Woodcreek Provider Services said an investigation determined the breach happened sometime between November 24 and December 3, 2020, but it could’ve happened earlier. TACOMA, Wash — A medical practice management firm that provides support to Tacoma-based MultiCare Health System has alerted over 200,000 patients, providers and staff that their personal information may have been exposed. …
Health First’s Monoclonal Antibodies Clinic Bolsters COVID-19 Patients’ Recovery
infusion therapy clinic gives high-risk patients quick, positive results Like many, Brenda and her husband took every precaution while visiting their grandchildren for Christmas, so when they arrived back home safe and sound they felt relieved. (Health First image) BREVARD COUNTY, FLORIDA – Like many, Brenda and her husband took every precaution while visiting their …
New technology accessible on UCHealth’s mobile app will help patients and visitors easily find their way around University of Colorado Hospital
Patients and visitors at UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital on the Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colo., now have wayfinding technology at their fingertips just by accessing the UCHealth app on their smartphone. UCHealth partnered with Pointr, an indoor positioning technology developer, to create a path covering over 60 floors, outdoor-indoor transitions and door-to-door guidance …
Broward Health Offering Doses to High Risk Patients – NBC 6 South Florida
As a limited supply of the coronavirus vaccine has become available across Florida, residents are understandably anxious to know when they will be able to stand in line for a dose. One of South Florida’s largest hospitals will be opening their doors to patients seeking the vaccine that are a lot younger than the state …
Spectrum Health Lakeland down to 12 COVID patients
BERRIEN COUNTY, Mich. (WNDU) – Berrien County Health officials are giving an update on the pandemic. Right now, the county is below a 5 percent positivity rate, and testing remains at a good level with several hundred tests per day. More good news on the hospital front: There are only 12 COVID patients at Spectrum …
Record Breaking Number Of Frostbite Patients Treated At UCHealth After Temps Dip Below Zero Over The Weekend – CBS Denver
AURORA, Colo. (CBS4)– After temperatures dipped well below zero over the weekend in Colorado, UCHealth is treating a record number of frostbite patients. As of Monday, there are 26 patients at the UCHealth Burn and Frostbite Center on the Anschutz Campus in Aurora, that’s more than the hospital has ever had at one time. (credit: …
Rheumatoid arthritis drug reduces risk of death for severely ill Covid-19 patients, researchers say
The preliminary results came from the RECOVERY trial, which has been testing potential Covid-19 treatments since March 2020. Tocilizumab was added to the trial in April 2020. The results were shared in a preprint, but have not yet been peer-reviewed or published in a medical journal. For the trial, 2,022 patients were randomly allocated tocilizumab …
Southcoast Health offering vaccinations to eligible patients; selected through lottery system
FALL RIVER, Mass. (WPRI) — On Monday more eligible residents in Massachusetts will be able to be vaccinated through Southcoast Health. For now, the health care system says recipients — 75 and older in the first group of Phase 2 — will be chosen randomly through a lottery system. Southcoast Health says it plans to …
Ballad Health: 100 hospitalized COVID-19 patients, 19 in ICU | WJHL
JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL)- Officials with Ballad Health released the system’s latest COVID-19 numbers on Thursday, Feb. 4, announcing there are 100 patients receiving treatment for the novel coronavirus at Ballad hospitals. YESTERDAY – Ballad Health: 112 COVID-19 patients hospitalized, 18 in ICU Thursday’s total hospitalizations mark the lowest the number has been since October 14, 2020. At that …
McLeod Health using new treatment to help COVID-19 patients
The new treatment, monoclonal antibody therapy Bamlanivimab, is an outpatient infusion treatment for patients at high-risk of developing severe COVID-19. CLARENDON COUNTY, S.C. — McLeod Health is offering a new treatment for COVID-19 patients who are at high risk for the virus. The treatment, monoclonal antibody therapy Bamlanivimab, is an outpatient infusion treatment for patients …
