11/30/2008 News For: Discount Medical Clinic In OmahaU.S. 'Not Getting What We Pay For' Talk to the chief executives of America's preeminent health-care institutions, and you might be surprised by what you hear: When it comes to medical care, the United States isn't getting its money's worth. Not even close. Medical center upgrades lobby Remodeled Swedish Medical Center Lobby opens to the public Nov. 21. Putting veterans' medical records within easy reach 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. Renovated outpatient clinic for veterans now up and running DANVILLE ��� Doctor visits are never fun, but they've gotten much easier for some of the newest patients at the Veterans Affairs Illiana Health Care System. That's because this year, the Danville medical center opened a newly renovated outpatient clinic for veterans of Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom. Restaurant, medical group team up to serve feast A medical office and a restaurant teamed up Thursday to give four families a Thanksgiving Day feast, presents and a special day. "We feel very blessed," said Erin Humphreys of Arvin, whose family had a multi-course feast at Valentien Restaurant in Bakersfield. Volunteers at the restaurant and the staff of Highgrove Medical Clinic set up the event for families who would otherwise have a ... Houston Northwest Medical Center highlighted at forum Medical minds met in New Orleans for the eighth annual American Heart Association���s Scientific Forum, and an abstract produced by members from Houston Northwest Medical Center on their streamlined service from the Cypress Creek EMS was chosen for a presentation. David L. Wilcox David L. Wilcox, 66, of Minong, died on Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2008, at St. Mary���s Medical Center in Duluth. David was born on February 3, 1942, to Kermit and Alice Wilcox in the town of Chicog. Look good ��� feel better workshop The American Cancer Society will hold a Look Good . . . Feel Better session from 4 to 6 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 9, in the Sophia Gordon Cancer Center, Room 3SE, Lahey Clinic Medical Center, 41 Mall Road, Burlington. Pre-registration is required. To register call Pam Reznick at 781-744-8113. Health plan shifts hurt some Missouri Highway Patrol Capt. Randy Beydler will retire Monday, and he's looking forward to healthy days ahead. But if he needs medical care, it likely won't be with the doctors he's grown to know and trust. Obama to broaden role of genetics in medical care Sat, Nov 29, 2008 12:09 a.m. For years, scientists have held out hope that the rapidly evolving field of genetics could transform medical diagnosis and treatment, moving beyond a trial-and-error approach as old as the Hippocratic Oath. |

