SARASOTA, Fla.—A U.S. congressman from Florida who was seriously injured in a tree-trimming accident in Sarasota said Saturday he has been discharged from the hospital and is recovering at home. Rep. Greg Steube said in an evening tweet that he remains “endlessly blessed by the prayers and support from our friends, family, and community.” He…
Rep. Greg Steube Out of Hospital After Accident at Home
January 22, 2023
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Nova Scotia Man Wants Answers After Wife Dies Following Seven-Hour ER Wait
A Nova Scotia man whose 37-year-old wife died in hospital after waiting seven hours to see a doctor is looking for answers from the provincial health system. Allison Holthoff died New Year’s Eve after she was taken to the busy emergency room at the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre in Amherst, N.S., about 140 kilometres north of Halifax….
Researchers Tell Hospitals to Stop Testing Admissions for COVID-19
A committee of infectious disease researchers this week issued a statement urging hospitals to stop testing new admissions for COVID-19, saying that doing so will extend patients’ wait times. Researchers and doctors affiliated with the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America, a nonprofit organization, said that hospitals should not automatically test for the virus because…
Alberta to Use Shuttles, Taxis to Transport Some Patients in Effort to Improve EMS
The Alberta government is hoping to improve ambulance response times by having community shuttles and wheelchair-accessible taxis transport some patients. Premier Danielle Smith announced a provincewide program Wednesday to free up some ambulances and paramedics so they can respond to emergency calls more quickly. “Starting today, Alberta Health Services will use alternate modes of transportation for non-emergency transfers of…
Quebec Expanding Urgent-Care Phone Line to All Children Amid ER Overcrowding
Quebec is expanding a call-in service that allows parents to book urgent medical appointments for sick children, in an effort to reduce emergency room visits. Health Minister Christian Dubé says the 811 appointment-booking service for children—currently available in Montreal and neighbouring regions—will now be available provincewide. Dubé told reporters today during a visit to a…
In Crowded NB Hospital, 88-Year-Old Awaiting Nursing Home Placed in Supply Room
The daughter of an 88-year-old woman who spent part of Thursday in a supply room at an overcrowded New Brunswick hospital says she’s alarmed by the shortages of space and staff in the province’s health facilities. Karen Totten photographed her mother Irene MacNeill of Barnesville, N.B., lying in a supply room at the Saint John Regional…
Cyberattack on Top Indian Hospital Highlights Security Risk
NEW DELHI—The leading hospital in India’s capital limped back to normalcy on Wednesday after a cyberattack crippled its operations for nearly two weeks. Online registration of patients resumed Tuesday after the hospital was able to access its server and recover lost data. The hospital worked with federal authorities to restore the system and strengthen its…
A Medical School with Heart: an Institution in the South Trains Doctors to Truly Care
Kevin Leon, Associate Dean for Undergraduate Medical Education at UAB, remembers an internship episode that made him decide to stay at the Birmingham institution. “It was my first night as an intern at the ER. At two o’clock in the morning, a patient came in with a rare disorder I had never encountered. I didn’t…
Hospital Safety Ranking Drops in Illinois
Leapfrog Group, a nonprofit watchdog, places Illinois hospitals at 28th in the United States, based on protection from factors such as infections, medical errors, and injuries. The group was founded in 1998 and partnered with Business Roundtable, researchers and patient safety experts to reverse what they saw as “troubling trends” when it came to thousands…
Associated Press Issues Correction to Report Claiming Russian Missile Hit Poland
The Associated Press newswire service issued a correction to a report that cited an anonymous U.S. official that claimed a Russian missile struck Polish territory on Tuesday. “The Associated Press reported erroneously, based on information from a senior American intelligence official who spoke on condition of anonymity,” the AP wrote in its correction on Wednesday….
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