Emergency Ward

Villages ER chief strives to see job through eyes of patients

Amy C. Rippel | Special to the Sentinel THE VILLAGES - When Burleigh Richardson looks around the emergency room at The Villages Regional Hospital, he knows there's more to the place than just him. For 14 years, he worked at...

Emergency Room Deaths Caused by Medical Malpractice

According to a 2007 statistic released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 115 million Americans receive treatment in emergency rooms each year. According to a report from the Journal of the American...

Twelve Things to be Thankful for on Thanksgiving - Health Ranger

It's that time of the year again... time to stop complaining about what's wrong with the country and count your blessings about what's right. And here, in this Thanksgiving weekend article, I'm spilling out my bleeding heart on...

Victoria doctors gear up for any emergency

Grade separator connecting BMC and Fort on K.R. Road sought Decision taken to set up a disaster management team Entry of people into hospital to be monitored Bangalore: Is Bangalore prepared to meet a Mumbai-like emergency? Are...

Premier Officially Opens New Concordia Hospital Emergency Department

Nov 28, 2008

Premier Gary Doer today officially opened the new $3.6-million expansion and renovation of the Concordia Hospital emergency department. “The redeveloped Concordia emergency department means improved care for patients and their...

Grieving dad welcomes Vanessa's law (AAP)

The father of 16-year-old Vanessa Anderson, who died in hospital due to "systematic failures", has welcomed a new bill aimed at preventing more children from dying in adult hospitals. The NSW opposition introduced "Vanessa's...

Casualty units braced for increase in ice skating injuries

Hospital casualty wards are bracing themselves for an increase in injuries as outdoor ice rinks pop up across the country in the run up to Christmas. By Kate Devlin Medical Correspondent Accident and Emergency wards are...

A KO for ADQ? Dumont battles on despite signs party is sinking

As his three campaign buses cruise from Action démocratique riding to Action démocratique riding with Dumont desperately trying to resurrect his waning support, radio talk-show hosts and local journalists take his pulse.

Men above 40 prone to erectile dysfunction

KUALA LUMPUR: Three in five urban Malaysian men aged 40 and above suffer from erectile dysfunction (ED). This was the finding derived from a study carried out by the Malaysian Society of Andrology and the Study of the Aging...

Study: Majority of stroke victims put off getting help

Doctors say too many people avoid going to the Emergency Room when they're having a stroke because they think the symptoms will go away on their own. Waiting can cause serious damage. NECN's Ally Donnelly has this week's Health...