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Cleveland County Jail soon have more access to mental health care
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Cleveland County Jail soon have more access to mental health care

Inmates at Cleveland County Jail will soon have more access to mental health care County commissioners just approved a half-million-dollar proposal to make it happen. Updated: 5:12 PM CST Mar 6, 2023 After a push from activists, inmates at the Cleveland County Jail will soon have more access to mental health care.County commissioners just approved a half-million-dollar proposal to make it happen. Commissioners voted to hire additional medical staff and increase mental health hours.| MORE | Deputy chief who oversees Cleveland County Detention Center resignsCommissioners approved spending $518,000 more every year to add two medical staff at night ...
Lowndes County officials working to address health care disparities
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Lowndes County officials working to address health care disparities

LOWNDES COUNTY, Ala. (WSFA) - Officials in Lowndes County are working to figure out how to bring better health care access to residents.Chamber president and CEO Ozell Hubert said the need is dire, adding there is only one physician in Hayneville.During a meeting Wednesday night at White Hall Town Hall, Mitch Monsour with Mercator Health Advisors spoke with officials about how they can address the ongoing issue.“You have to figure out a model that could be sustainable, and that’s our goal,” Monsour said.Monsour mentioned they could get a rural health clinic in the area for “some basic x-ray, some ultrasound, maybe a CT scan, some kind of physical therapy that might be available.”With the nearest hospitals 25 miles away from the center of Lowndes County, Hubert said more ambulance servic...
UVA Health helping healthcare workers who experience workplace violence
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UVA Health helping healthcare workers who experience workplace violence

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. (WVIR) - A new federal study says that healthcare workers are five times more likely to experience workplace violence than in any other industry, and that most instances go unreported.UVA Health is trying to make sure that its staff stays safe.“One thing that we’re trying to do as part of our work is increased reporting of these events so that we can help support our team members. We’re all here to take great care of the patients, but it’s really important that our employees feel safe at work so they can deliver that great care,” Susan Jackie with UVA Health said.Aggression towards workers intensified during the COVID-19 pandemic, and almost half of the nurses in a national survey say they’ve seen it where they work.To that end, UVA Health has created an initiative ...
Saint Francis Hospital named best hospital in Oklahoma by U.S. News & World Report | Local Business News
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Saint Francis Hospital named best hospital in Oklahoma by U.S. News & World Report | Local Business News

From Staff Reports U.S. News & World Report has chosen Saint Francis Hospital as the best hospital in Oklahoma in the publication’s 2022-23 Best Hospital Rankings.In their 33rd year, the annual rankings are designed to assist patients and their doctors in making decisions about where to receive care for challenging health conditions or common elective procedures.This is the sixth year Saint Francis Hospital has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report.In addition to the Best Hospital ranking, the hospital also was rated as a high-performing organization for care and treatment in the following areas: abdominal aortic aneurysm repair; chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; colon cancer surgery; diabetes; heart attack; heart failure; hip rep...