AI technology helps out in LMH Health’s emergency department | News, Sports, Jobs
photo by: LMH Health LMH Health, 325 Maine St., is pictured in May 2021. Seeking care at the emergency department is vital when you’re experiencing a life-threatening illness or injury. If you’ve ever been to the ED, you know that you aren’t always seen in a first-come, first-served manner. When […]
ILO and the Global Goals (The 2030 development agenda)
#1- End poverty in all its forms everywhere The ILO supports efforts to cut poverty in half by 2030 by promoting decent jobs and expanding social protection. Currently, more than 4 billion people lack any social protection. The ILO helps countries improve […]
Jefferson County health board remembers late board president | News, Sports, Jobs
REMEMBERED — A chair sits unclaimed during Tuesday’s meeting of the Jefferson County General Health District’s Board of Health, the first meeting since the death of board president Dr. Patrick Macedonia on Aug. 16 at the age of 77. From left are board members Suzanne Brown and Terry Bell, health commissioner Andrew […]
U.P. Home Health & Hospice celebrates community organizations | News, Sports, Jobs
In honor of its 50th anniversary, U.P. Home Health & Hospice is supporting local nonprofit organizations by providing a monthly Birthday Donation. During each month of 2023, a different nonprofit is chosen to receive a $500 gift from the angels. Today’s […]
Cyberattack disrupts hospitals, health care in several states | News, Sports, Jobs
MANCHESTER, Conn. (AP) — Hospitals and clinics in several states on Friday began the time-consuming process of recovering from a cyberattack that disrupted their computer systems, forcing some emergency rooms to shut down and ambulances to be diverted. Many primary care services at facilities run by Prospect Medical Holdings remained closed on […]
College mental health counselors are not OK (opinion)
The ongoing college student mental health crisis is creating an untenable situation for the field of college counseling. Specifically, college counseling centers are facing hiring challenges, dealing with burnout and exhaustion among existing staff, and experiencing an unprecedented exodus of directors leaving for other positions. As summed up in a recently published position paper by […]
6 new residents join Marquette Family Medicine Residency Program | News, Sports, Jobs
MARQUETTE — Upper Peninsula Health System-Marquette’s Family Medicine Residency Program welcomed six new residents who began on June 30. The accredited program trains resident physicians for three years in a community-based setting, incorporating inpatient and outpatient medicine experiences as well as rotations in rural areas within Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. “Our new […]
Rushed budget axed $200M Murphy promised to N.J. towns hit by soaring public worker health costs
The state Legislature axed $200 million from the new state budget that was intended to cushion the blow of double-digit health premiums hikes many municipalities and counties in New Jersey face in the coming year, according to the state’s League of Municipalities, the lobbying and advocacy organization representing the 564 local governments in the state. […]
Mareeba hosting Far North Queensland Regional Community Forum
Minister for Health, Mental Health and Ambulance Services and Minister for WomenThe Honourable Shannon Fentiman Minister for Tourism, Innovation and Sport and Minister Assisting the Premier on Olympics and Paralympics Sport and EngagementThe Honourable Stirling Hinchliffe Minister for Child Safety and Minister for Seniors and Disability ServicesThe Honourable Craig Crawford The 2023-24 Queensland State […]
A place for giving birth with less medical intervention | News, Sports, Jobs
Pregnant women who want to deliver their babies with less medical intervention but still want to be in the safety of a hospital setting have an option available at LMH Health — the low-intervention birthing suite. “We recognized a need in the community,” said Lara Rivera, a certified nurse midwife with Lawrence OB-GYN […]
