News For: Sears Helth CarePatterson wants county to be player in medical care Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson today announced a major campaign to make the county a world-recognized destination for medical care and health care industry jobs. Siteman Cancer Center to open 24/7 cancer care clinic The Siteman Cancer Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital and Washington University School of Medicine will open a 24/7 cancer care clinic to give cancer patients an alternative to emergency rooms, where they expose their weakened immune systems to patients with infectious diseases. New Hanover Regional to open pediatric intensive care unit New Hanover Regional Medical Center's first pediatric intensive care unit, or PICU, is set to open in two months with six licensed beds in the new Betty H. Cameron Women's and Children's Hospital. Newborn /baby care class set for Mondays in October Citizens Medical Center is offering newborn/baby care classes the first Monday of each month. The first class is from 6-8 p.m. Oct. 6, at Citizens Medical Center Women���s Pavilion, 2701 Hospital Drive. QF���s Sidra a shot in the arm for regional health care system By Bonnie James QATAR Foundation���s upcoming $7.9bn Sidra Medical and Research Center, described as the Middle East���s first North American style facility of its kind, will offer scholarships to promote careers in health care. Universal Health Care Supporters Rally ELMIRA -- Advocates for universal health care are asking New York lawmakers in Washington, "Whose side are you on?" The group Citizen Action of New York held a rally in front of the Excellus Blue Cross-Blue Shield office in Elmira Wednesday. Massachusetts Lawmakers Pass Legislation To Attract More Primary Care Physicians To State As Wait Times For ... The average wait time for an appointment with a primary care physician in Massachusetts this year increased to 36 days from 34 days in 2007, according to an annual study by the Massachusetts Medical Society, the AP/Boston Herald reports AP/Boston Herald, 9/22. AMA president urges broadened health care WASHINGTON -- The Buffalo physician who heads the American Medical Association came to the capital Tuesday to reignite the debate on universal health care at a time of great sickness in the American economy. Early Glance: Managed Care companies NEW YORK Shares of some top managed care companies are mixed at 10 a.m.: Aetna fell $.64 or 1.7 percent, to $36.15. CIGNA fell $.01 or percent, to $34.50. Study notes health care disparities in Minnesota Minnesota medical groups are providing better quality care to patients with private health insurance than those covered through public programs, according to a report released Wednesday. |

