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Prime Healthcare Hospitals Among the First to Receive Systemwide Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation

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Thursday, June 16, 2022
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Prime Healthcare was selected to receive a special designation from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) for their dedication to geriatric-focused emergency care.

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  • Prime Healthcare was selected to receive a special designation from the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) for their dedication to geriatric-focused emergency care.
  • They are one of only 14 health systems in the country to receive this new elite level of Health System Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation.
  • Over the past four years, Prime Healthcare achieved Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA) for 18 out of 45 emergency departments in your health network.
  • Prime hospitals with Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation include:

Do Not Ignore These Four Common Reasons Men Need Emergency Care

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Wednesday, June 8, 2022
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Four of the most common reasons that men require emergency medical attention are:

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  • Four of the most common reasons that men require emergency medical attention are:
    Stomach painled to more than three million emergency visits in 2019 for men ages 15 to 65, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
  • However, many men are known to ignore the warning signs of a heart attack or wait until symptoms become unbearable before seeking help.
  • Emergency physicians advise regular check-ups, exercise, and routine cancer screenings, especially for prostate cancer, the most common cancer among men.
  • "But when there is any reason to believe a medical emergency is occurring, do not hesitate to seek emergency care."

Allegheny Health Network Receives High Ratings for Pediatric Emergency Care Capabilities in National Survey

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Tuesday, June 7, 2022
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PITTSBURGH, June 7, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Central to the mission of Allegheny Health Network (AHN) is providing high-quality, community-based care to all patients across its footprint. Today, officials from the AHN Emergency Medicine Institute and AHN Pediatric Institute announced that AHN's enhanced capabilities to provide such care to children of all ages for acute illnesses and injuries have been validated via a national assessment of pediatric readiness.

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  • The surveyed AHN hospitals included Allegheny General, Allegheny Valley, Canonsburg, Forbes, Grove City, Jefferson, Saint Vincent, Westfield, West Penn, and Wexford.
  • AHN voluntarily underwent the first assessment of its pediatric emergency care capabilities in 2016.
  • Studies have shown that a significant proportion of children in the U.S. do not have timely access to emergency departments with high pediatric readiness.
  • The National Pediatric Readiness Project is a multi-phase quality improvement initiative to ensure that all U.S. emergency departments have the essential guidelines and resources in place to provide effective emergency care to children.

Deadly Tulsa Hospital Shooting Renews Urgency for Stronger Violence Protection for Massachusetts Nurses and Healthcare Professionals as MNA Legislation Advances in House and Senate

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Monday, June 6, 2022
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BOSTON, June 6, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Massachusetts lawmakers advanced key healthcare violence prevention legislation the day after a gunman killed four people at Tulsa's Saint Francis Hospital campus on Wednesday, a horrific act that reminded nurses and healthcare professionals of local violence and sparked a renewed sense of urgency for stronger protections at healthcare facilities.

Key Points: 
  • "Here in Massachusetts, we know all too well the potential for deadly violence in healthcare that was inflicted on innocent people in Tulsa.
  • We know the pain of the victims and their families, we grieve with them, and we call for stronger protections for everyone in healthcare."
  • The House bill is very similar to Senate legislation bearing the same name that lawmakers advanced to the Senate Ways and Means committee on March 31.
  • Founded in 1903, the Massachusetts Nurses Association is the largest union of registered nurses in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.

ACEP Announces New Editor in Chief for Annals of Emergency Medicine

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Wednesday, June 1, 2022
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WASHINGTON, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) is pleased to announce that Donald M. Yealy, MD, FACEP, is the new editor in chief for Annals of Emergency Medicine .

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  • WASHINGTON, June 1, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) is pleased to announce that Donald M. Yealy, MD, FACEP, is the new editor in chief for Annals of Emergency Medicine .
  • Dr. Yealy joined the Annals of Emergency Medicine editorial board in 1997 and became deputy editor in 2006.
  • Annals of Emergency Medicineis one of the peer-reviewed scientific journals for the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), the national medical society representing emergency medicine.
  • Annals of Emergency Medicine is the largest and most frequently cited circulation peer-reviewed journal in emergency medicine and publishes original research, clinical reports, opinion, and educational information related to the practice, teaching, and research of emergency medicine.

Emergency Physicians Share Tips to Recognize and Prevent Drowning

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Thursday, May 26, 2022
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Knowing how to recognize the signs of a distressed swimmer and prevent someone from drowning can save lives, according to the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP).

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  • Knowing how to recognize the signs of a distressed swimmer and prevent someone from drowning can save lives, according to the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP).
  • "Most drowning accidents are preventable, but it only takes seconds for a tragedy to occur."
  • Emergency physicians recommend that everyone uses the buddy system when swimming.
  • The American College of Emergency Physicians(ACEP)is the national medical society representing emergency medicine.

Metrasens Launches Metrasens Ultra™ Detection System into Healthcare

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Monday, May 16, 2022
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LISLE, Ill., May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Metrasens, a recognized leader in advanced detection technology for security and safety applications, today announced the launch of its next generation detection system, Metrasens Ultra™ with Xact ID™ intelligent detection technology for availability to the healthcare security market.

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  • LISLE, Ill., May 16, 2022 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Metrasens, a recognized leader in advanced detection technology for security and safety applications, today announced the launch of its next generation detection system, Metrasens Ultra with Xact ID intelligent detection technology for availability to the healthcare security market.
  • The development of Metrasens Ultra has taken into consideration the many ways all of these people have been affected, inclusive of, but not limited to, gun violence.
  • Being an intelligent system, Metrasens Ultra increases in utility over time with software updates and upgrades.
  • For more information about Metrasens Ultra visit: https://www.metrasens.com/metrasens-ultra/
    Metrasens is the world's leading provider of advanced magnetic detection technologies.

Bound Tree Medical Recognizes America's First Responders During 47th Annual National EMS Week, National Stop the Bleed® Month and National Stop the Bleed® Day

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Friday, May 13, 2022
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Bound Tree is thanking EMS and first responders by offering free CEUs and educational resources.

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  • Bound Tree is thanking EMS and first responders by offering free CEUs and educational resources.
  • Free CEUs on Bound Tree University - Bound Tree is providing free CEU credits on Bound Tree's educational hub for EMS education ( www.boundtree.com/university ), along with new EMS mental health and EMS funding content.
  • Awareness of Bleeding Control - May is also Stop the Bleed Month, and Bound Tree is bringing awareness to the Department of Homeland Security's nationwide Stop the Bleed Month and Stop the Bleed Day on May 19.
  • Bound Tree Medical is a leading, nationwide distributor of emergency medical equipment, supplies and pharmaceuticals to EMS, fire and other first responders.

Uneven Distribution of Emergency Physician Residency Programs Can Impact Workforce Challenges, New Analysis Finds

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Thursday, May 12, 2022
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WASHINGTON, May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new analysis of the emergency physician resident workforce in Annals of Emergency Medicine finds that while the number of residency programs is increasing, new residency programs are disproportionately located in urban areas in states with existing programs, rather than rural communities with limited access to emergency care.

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  • WASHINGTON, May 12, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- A new analysis of the emergency physician resident workforce in Annals of Emergency Medicine finds that while the number of residency programs is increasing, new residency programs are disproportionately located in urban areas in states with existing programs, rather than rural communities with limited access to emergency care.
  • "Regional differences over time need to be considered in any discussions of workforce challengesthese findings underscore the likelihood that rural emergency physician shortages will persist."
  • A small number of states with an already high number of residency programs gained the most programs between 2013 and 2020, according to the study.
  • At the same time, there is an emergency physician "desert" in the rural United States characterized by a lack of residents and residency training programs.

Elemeno Health Closes Equity Financing

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Thursday, May 12, 2022
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Elemeno Health, the developer of a proprietary solution serving frontline health care teams, announced the closing of a Series A financing.

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  • Elemeno Health, the developer of a proprietary solution serving frontline health care teams, announced the closing of a Series A financing.
  • The equity financing takes place at a time when frontline medical staff are under duress and health care providers are seeking more robust tools to support them.
  • Elemeno Health provides a cloud solution that helps health care systems empower frontline staff with hyper-localized bite-sized support (how-to video, interactive decision guides, latest updates) specific to each teams workflows and resources.
  • Elemeno is deployed in major health systems nationally, including UCSF Health, El Camino Health, LCMC Health, and OSF HealthCare.