• Duluth close to retiring retiree health care liability

    Unfunded health care obligations once threatened to bankrupt the city.

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    Petersburg Health Department closed ‘until further notice’ after potential health hazard discovered

    According to an announcement from the Virginia Department of Health on Monday, May 13, a "potentially hazardous environmental odor" was discovered while repair work was being completed on the building's roof.

  • Rogue Community Health opens new Eagle Point health center

    EAGLE POINT, Ore. – Rogue Community Health celebrated it’s new Eagle Point health center with a grand opening Thursday. Rogue Community Health operates across the Rogue Valley with health centers in Ashland, Butte Falls, Medford, and White City. Now, it’s opened up its newest location in Eagle Point, offering medical, dental, and behavioral health services. […]

  • $2 million to JoCo neighborhood centers for family resource, child care centers

    The Neighborhood Centers of Johnson County will receive $2 million to help acquire and renovate two buildings to serve as a family resource center and early childhood center. Iowa City City Council allocated the $2 million from the city’s State and Local Fiscal Recovery funds which is part of the funds received through the American

  • Supporters seek help saving WVC Performing Arts Center, ordered closed closed due to cost of structural repair

    WEST VALLEY CITY, May 8, 2024 (Gephardt Daily) — Vocal public support is growing for the West Valley City Performing Arts Center, which the city announced Monday will be permanently closed due the cost of structural repairs. West Valley City officials have estimated repair costs could top $7 million. On the other hand, the WVC […] The post Supporters seek help saving WVC Performing Arts Center, ordered closed closed due to cost of structural repair first appeared on Gephardt Daily.

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    Taking care of your Mental Health

    HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCental) — May is Mental Health Awareness Month and South Texas Health System and STHS clinics do a program called South Texas Healthy Living on NBC 23, once a month. According to Tom Castañeda, System Director of Marketing & Public Relations for STHS said, "This month, a lot of people always think about []

    • WMDT

    Is the Future Blind? Vision Health and Care

    DELMARVA – Is the future blind? Taking care of your eyes is a priority, just like eating healthy and physical activity. Some citizens in Delmarva suffer from vision impairments, but not everyone can afford to address those issues. In honor of Healthy Vision Month, the CDC is teaming up with the National Eye Institute to prioritize eye health. They say

  • Dobbs has created a health care apocalypse

    Dr. Leilah Zahedi-Spung spent four years in medical school, four years in an OB-GYN residency, and three years in a maternal-fetal medicine fellowship learning how to care for high-risk pregnant patients. In her decade-plus of medical training, she learned that in some cases, the only rational and responsible option for medical intervention is an emergency […]

  • Albuquerque Islamic Center hosts health fair

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (KRQE) – An Islamic center in Albuquerque offered free health resources to different communities on Saturday. The Islamic Center held its first health and wellness fair, offering free blood glucose testings, blood screenings, and even a chance for people to donate blood. Organizers say they wanted to offer resources to under-served communities like refugees []

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    States with the biggest mental health care deserts

    ADHD Advisor used data from the Health Resources & Services Administration to map and analyze mental health provider shortages across the U.S.

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    Ascension Health Care confirms ransomware attack

    Ascension Health Care confirmed a ransomware attack last week. The health

  • Ascension health care network disrupted by cyberattack

    CHICAGO (CBS) -- The Ascension health care network announced Wednesday that its clinical operations have been disrupted by a cyberattack.In a news release, Ascension said it responded immediately, and access to some systems has been interrupted with remediation efforts in progress."Our care teams are trained for these kinds of disruptions and have initiated procedures to ensure patient care delivery continues to be safe and as minimally impacted as possible," Ascension said in a news release....