News For: Pacific Medical MontanaPatterson creates Oakland Medical consortium Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson spent weeks touring medical facilities in the county and saw two things: billions of dollars were being spent on expansions and no one was bragging about it. 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. Students help Homestead's PATCHES medical center Penny by penny, children attending Vacation Bible School at South Winds Christian Church learned a lot about giving back when they raised money for the PATCHES medical center in Homestead. Greek medical group Hygeia buys Turkish Safak ATHENS, Sept 25 Reuters - Greek medical centre Hygeia said on Thursday it completed due diligence and will buy a 50 percent stake in Turkish hospital group Safak for $48 million 32.5 million euros as part of its expansion strategy. Working the Land, Buried by Medical Costs A new study on health care coverage for farmers and ranchers highlights a long-discussed and deepening concern: Families that live off the land have difficulty affording health insurance and, in many cases, spend a disproportionate percentage of their total income on premiums and out-of-pocket costs, especially in Montana. Sunrise-based medical firm Pediatrix widens focus, changes name Pediatrix Medical Group, the largest publicly traded healthcare company based in South Florida, is changing its name to Mednax, to reflect its broadening to physician services beyond pediatric specialties. Medical center to hold health and safety fair in Colton The Arrowhead Regional Medical Center is planning to host its sixth annual Community Health and Safety Fair on Saturday at the center in Colton. Online medical resource will be unveiled An online resource of medical services in North Dakota will be unveiled at 11:30 a.m. Friday in the Executive Room II of the Seven Seas Inn in Mandan. Surgery robot hired with DeKalb Medical donation DeKalb Medical has obtained a $1.6 million surgery robot, thanks to a $3.3 million donation. Lucille Marion (Marcinkowski) Olson 1916-2008 Lucille Marion Marcinkowski Olson, 91, a devoted wife and mother, and longtime eastern Montana resident, passed away on Monday, Sept. 22, 2008, at the Roosevelt Medical Center in Culbertson. |

