News For: Medical Precription PlansMinnesota poor suffer disparity in medical care, study confirms Doctors are less likely to provide proper medical care to low-income Minnesotans enrolled in state health plans than to patients with private insurance, according to a first-of-its-kind report. New building for Jersey City Medical Center The Jersey City Medical Center plans to break ground today on a 75,000-square-foot addition that will house doctors' offices, a pharmacy, an imaging center and an ambulatory surgery center.... Angiotech announces cost cutting plans Angiotech Pharmaceuticals, a specialty pharmaceutical and medical device company, has announced that it is pursuing various initiatives to reduce operating costs and to further focus its business efforts, pending continued exploration of alternatives to the companys balance sheet and current capital structure. Oakland 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. Westchester Medical Center rejuvenates ICU VALHALLA - Doctors and nurses at Westchester Medical Center yesterday not only transferred patients to a new unit, they took them to a new generation. 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. Advanced Medical Optics appoints new director of microbiology Advanced Medical Optics, a provider of advanced refractive technologies for eye care professionals and patients, has named Simon Kilvington as the new director of microbiology. Plans for Oakland County hospital systems could create 45,000 life sciences jobs Making a regional attraction out of an Oakland County consortium of hospital systems, medical equipment suppliers, higher education and research firms is the goal of a new medical branding initiative unveiled Wednesday in Pontiac. 'Innovation center' outlined It's an idle eyesore now, but an old mattress factory in Charleston's East Central neighborhood could be humming in the next year or two with cutting-edge medical research firms and other startup technology businesses. City and state officials Wednesday unveiled plans to transform the long-vacant factory into an "innovation center," with offices and laboratories at 645 Meeting St., just north of ... Medical center gets patients ready for potential disaster With a hurricane churning in the Gulf of Mexico inching closer to the Texas coast line, Tomball and Magnolia residents are not the only people preparing for what could be a major storm. Tomball Regional Medical Center must also be ready to provide emergency services and protect its patients during potential disasters. |


