11/29/2008 News For: Belley Health CenterVeterans' health care center changes name: Center makes progress toward expanding The newly named Veterans Health Care System of the Ozarks previously known as the Fayetteville Veterans Affairs Medical Center is inching its way towards breaking ground on a 144,000-square-foot addition. Northwest Arkansas Times Health Highlights: Nov. 29, 2008 Here are some of the latest health and medical news developments, compiled by editors of HealthDay: Northwest Medical Center receives honor for radiology The Houston Northwest Medical Center received another honor for its exemplary work in the field of preventative health. Department of Health closes Commonwealth Medical Center ALIQUIPPA - The state Department of Health on Wednesday temporarily closed Commonwealth Medical Center in Aliquippa to new patients and has given officials there until Monday to prove that the troubled hospital has the financial stability to operate safely. State considers health insurance for students Some state officials are trying to decide whether all college students should be required to have health insurance. PA Department of Health Halts Admissions at Commonwealth Medical Center in Beaver County The Pennsylvania Department of Health today ordered a ban on all new inpatient, outpatient, emergency and non-emergency admissions to Commonwealth Medical Center, 2500 Hospital Drive, Aliquippa, until further notice. Pentagon, VA improve sharing of health info Dr. Ross Fletcher, chief of staff of the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Washington, D.C., asked a recent patient, a war veteran, how many times he had been exposed to the blast of an improvised explosive device. Answer: about 11. HSPH's Center For Public Health Preparedness Receives $8.6 Million CDC Grant To Measure Emergency Systems Capabilities ... Researchers from Harvard School of Public Health HSPH are leading a new, multi-institution partnership aimed at improving the way that public health systems respond in times of crisis. Collaborators include Georgetown University, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston University, and the Institute for Healthcare Improvement. More health funding still needed: AMAQ The Queensland branch of the Australian Medical Association AMAQ says despite billions of dollars being allocated for health funding by Federal and State Governments at yesterday's COAG meeting, more money is still needed. UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News Doctors debate new cancer treatment... Northwestern U. opens obesity clinic... Gene flap delays babies' epilepsy care... EU says drug firms blocked generics... Health/Science news from UPI. |

