10/13/2008 News For: The Mojor Medical News 1987Most hospitals report brighter 2007 financial picture The financial picture improved slightly for southeast Wisconsin hospitals in 2007, with only two hospitals ? Aurora Sinai Medical Center and St. Mary?s Hospital in Milwaukee ? reporting a loss. Lokey gives $75M to Stanford for stem cell research Business Wire founder Lorry I. Lokey is giving $75 million to the Stanford University School of Medicine to help build what is expected to be the nation?s largest center for stem cell research, the medical school announced. Survey of local doctors shows tough economy shaping some decisions BLOOMINGTON -- Emily Trefzger Campos exfoliated Martha Hall?s skin as part of a microdermabrasion treatment. ?We?re cleansing the skin,? Trefzger Campos, a medical aesthetician and laser technician, explained in a quiet voice as soothing music played in the background. | Free clinic feels the sting of ailing economy PFARS receives award for outstanding EMS agency The Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad PFARS recently received the 2008 Outstanding Public EMS Agency award after being selected by the New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services from among 10 other Emergency Medical Services agencies... Red Cross provides medical help to fighters on all sides in Afghanistan. It is no shock that Canadian and Afghan troops discovered Red Cross medical supplies in a Taliban hideout last week: the organization routinely equips the insurgents with bandages, drugs and other first-aid products, a top official of the agency said Sunday. Medical teams take the football field EAST LANSING -- Staff from the emergency rooms at Sparrow Hospital and Ingham Regional Medical Center face off on the football field at 3 p.m. today. Hiring of more Filipino medical workers seen Despite the global economic crisis, labor markets in western countries are likely to hire more Filipino medical workers and nurses in the coming years, according to a recruitment industry leader yesterday. Local News : VADNEY BLEDSOE - Frontiersman Vadney Carl Bledsoe, 67, died Oct. 7, 2008 at Mat-Su Regional Medical Center in Palmer. A memorial service is scheduled for 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct.11 at the Wasilla First Presbyterian Church, 1375 E. Bogard Road in Wasilla. Pastor Stan Tucker of Pilgrims Baptist Church will officiate. Phase II Medical expands facility ROCHESTER and#8212; Phase II Medical Manufacturing recently announced it has completed the expansion of its Rochester facility, expanding its manufacturing and production capacity by 50 percent, while keeping a focus on energy efficiency and recycling. Medical device lands firm top prizes An innovative Wolverhampton-made medical device that is helping improve patient care has landed top prizes at a business awards event in the Black Country. |


