Ken August, a spokesman for the California Department of Public Health., has revealed that some 18 hospitals in the state have been penalized for violating laws regarding quality care for patients.
Ken August, a spokesman for the California Department of Public Health., has revealed that some 18 hospitals in the state have been penalized for violating laws regarding quality care for patients.
Mr August revealed that a majority of the 18 hospitals are based in Southern California. This is the fourth time that the department has penalized hospitals ever since a law authorizing the agency to do so came into effect last year.
Health Insurance
Health insurance has emerged as one of the fastest growing segments in the non-life insurance industry with 30% growth in 2010-11 with annual premium collections being over Rs 6,000 crores.
Health insurance has emerged as one of the fastest growing segments in the non-life insurance industry with 30% growth in 2010-11 with annual premium collections being over Rs 6,000 crores.
Anaheim General Hospital, Coastal Communities Hospital in Santa Ana, Fountain Valley Regional Hospital, Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian in Newport Beach, Los Alamitos Medical Center, Doctors Medical Center in San Pablo, Grossmont Hospital in La Mesa, Kaiser Foundation Hospital in Fresno, Los Angeles County-USC Medical Center in Los Angeles, Palomar Pomerado Health System in Poway, San Gorgonio Memorial Hospital in Banning and Scripps Green Hospital in San Diego are among the 18 hospitals that were implicated.
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Medical Tourism � The Road Ahead
Medical Tourism has become a serious enterprise in India over the last two years. However some hospitals have been practicing it for quite a few years.
Medical Tourism has become a serious enterprise in India over the last two years. However some hospitals have been practicing it for quite a few years.
Listless in Old Age? Blame It on Health Problems, Hospitalization and Death
A new study in the US has found that lack of energy in old age may be linked to health problems and higher rates of hospitalization and death.
A new study in the US has found that lack of energy in old age may be linked to health problems and higher rates of hospitalization and death.
Moves To Improve War Veterans Health Taken
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, in response to numerous complaints over local health care for veterans, is planning to set up an outpatient clinic that would open by 2011.
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, in response to numerous complaints over local health care for veterans, is planning to set up an outpatient clinic that would open by 2011.
