News For: Major Medical VermontOakland County seeks medical leadership Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson announced Wednesday a major campaign to make the county a world-recognized destination for medical care, health care industry jobs and biotechnology research. Medical Center seeks to eliminate $33M in operating expenses The Medical Center of Central Georgia is seeking to eliminate $33 million from its operating expenses, more than three times the amount it had previously acknowledged. Closing arguments postponed in trial of two former Roger Williams Medical Center executives PROVIDENCE ��� The closing arguments in the corruption trial of Robert A. Urciuoli and Frances P. Driscoll, two former executives at Roger Williams Medical Center, have been delayed until Monday or later, a judge announced yesterday. Man's death in Winnipeg ER 'preventable': chief medical examiner The death of a Winnipegger who waited more than 34 hours in a city emergency room without receiving care was preventable, the province's chief medical examiner said Wednesday. States, medical groups oppose abortion rule Several medical associations and attorneys general in 13 states including Maine voiced their opposition Wednesday to a proposed federal rule that they fear would open the door for hospitals and physicians to deny access to contraception. Surgery robot hired with DeKalb Medical donation DeKalb Medical has obtained a $1.6 million surgery robot, thanks to a $3.3 million donation. Medical group employees busted in prescription scheme At least four employees of the Jacksonville Orthopaedic Institute were arrested this week after a co-worker alerted authorities to fraudulent prescriptions being filed from the practice's Jacksonville Beach location. Police said an office medical assistant was approached by a co-worker about a year ago and offered $50 to ... Drug maker to disclose payments to doctors A major drug maker announced Wednesday it will voluntarily report how much it pays doctors for giving advice and speeches on the company's behalf. The move comes amid a debate over what influence the money has on medical research and prescribing habits. Summary Box: Surgical troubles at the Marion VA THE BACKDROP: Major surgeries were halted at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Marion a year ago after a spike in surgical deaths. The VA's own investigations labeled the hospital's previous management as "dysfunctional and inefficient." Suspect medical bills a hot topic with MACo Nine months after starting negotiations, Montana���s county governments, hospitals and law enforcement agencies have deadlocked over who should pay the rising medical bills of people injured in encounters with law enforcement officers. |

