11/11/2008 News For: Kaiser Medical CareFresenius Medical Care Hosts Open Houses At Two Greater-Los Angeles Dialysis Facilities LOS ANGELES----Fresenius Medical Care North America, operator of the nation?s leading network of dialysis facilities, invites the community to attend an Open House celebration at two of its state-of-the-art dialysis clinics -- Wednesday, Nov. 12 in Culver City, and Wednesday, Nov. 19 in Long Beach. Hospitals Expect To Care For More Uninsured Patients People will always get sick and they will always require medical care. But even hospitals are struggling during the current economic downturn. The economy is impacting hospitals in the Middle Tennessee. UPS plans new health care center in Puerto Rico UPS Inc., the world's largest shipping carrier, said Tuesday it will open a new center for storing medical devices and perishable pharmaceutical products in Puerto Rico. Teen Volunteers Serve at Walter Reed Army Medical Center Monday, November 10, 2008 ? Walter Reed Army Medical Center is known as the Home of Warrior Care. Hundreds of patients?soldiers, other service members, family members and retirees?are cared for every day. For some military families, a long goodbye Critically wounded troops are symbols of a new type of war casualty on this sixth Veterans Day since the United States invaded Iraq. They are wounded troops who probably would have died on the battlefield in conflicts of previous generations, but thanks to advances in emergency medical care by the military, they come home alive. More than a dozen have lingered for months or even years before ... Mercy Gilbert Medical Center Reaches New Heights in Patient Satisfaction With Skylight ACCESS SAN DIEGO, Nov. 10, 2008 -- In conjunction with Mercy Gilbert Medical Center , a member of Catholic Healthcare West , Skylight Healthcare Systems, the leading provider of interactive patient care systems, announced today a series of patient satisfaction and safety benchmarks to support the medical center's mission of delivering compassionate, high-quality, affordable health services. Bush: Care for wounded troops inspiring President Bush is praising the treatment of wounded U.S. troops after visiting them at a government medical facility. UC Irvine Medical Center head to step down Maureen Zehntner cites personal reasons for resigning and gives four months' notice. She was promoted after a period of scandal at the institution. The head of UC Irvine Medical Center plans to step down in March, she told staff members by e-mail Monday. Rittenhouse Women's Wellness Center: Internal Medicine plus Nutrition, Fitness, Emotional Well-Being and Skin Care Doctor Leslie Saltzman D.O., a Philadelphia-based internist, has announced the launch of the Rittenhouse Women's Wellness Center, the first primary medical care outpatient center offering integrated services to support women's overall health and wellness. SINGAPORE HOSPITAL TO DRAW MEDICAL TOURISTS SINGAPORE, Nov 11 Bernama -??? Singapore, which is already feeling the pinch of the current global economic woes with less tourist arrivals to the city state, is now preparing itself for a different kind of tourists -- medical tourists. |

