Kuwait: Ministry of Health plans expressway emergency medical centers (Zawya)

23 August 2008 KUWAIT: Ministry of Health Ministry of Health Assistant Undersecretary Dr. Khalid Al-Sahlawi revealed that the ministry has asked the municipality to allocate five emergency medical relief centers near the expressways, saying that Health Minister Al-Barrak has contacted Municipal Affairs Minister Dr. Fadhal Safar over the issue.

Judge approves health clinics sale (The Fresno Bee)

A federal bankruptcy court judge on Wednesday approved the sale of Sequoia Health Centers in Fresno to Bakersfield-based Clinica Sierra Vista, calling it the best chance for continuing health-care services to thousands of low-income clinic patients. Read comments

SMC offers transport assistance (The Reporter)

SOMERVILLE -- Somerset Medical Center now offers non-emergency ambulance service to transport discharged patients to nursing homes, assisted living facilities, rehabilitation centers and other health care facilities.

Uninsured Patients Receive Unpredictable, Rationed Access To Health Care (Science Daily)

A case study of three health care institutions with different ownership models found that self-pay patients must navigate a system that provides no guarantees medical centers will follow their own policies for providing uncompensated care.

Errors up 24 percent at Ind. hospitals, surgery centers (Louisville Courier-Journal)

Indiana hospitals and surgical centers reported 105 medical errors or other problems to state health officials last year, a 24 percent increase from 2006.