Mental Health 'crisis' Strains Jails, Emergency Rooms
... health 'crisis' strains jails, emergency rooms State funding will also be put into modernizing treatment at the state's two public mental health institutes, boosting inpatient capacity and other services, resulting in a 13.5 percent increase for behavioral health care in fiscal 2014. The money is … Read more on The Coloradoan Researchers find what's missing in teen health programs Melnyk began developing COPE more than 20 years ago while she was a nurse practitioner at an inpatient psychiatric unit for ...
Time Counts for Mental-Health Patients
... counts for mental-health patients The persistent funding shortfall long ago made jails and prisons the primary residential treatment centers for the mentally ill in Colorado, clogged emergency rooms, boosted medical expenses across the board and expanded the ranks of the homeless on … Read more on The Durango Herald Psychiatric hospital company's staffing problems nationally overlooked by … In a psychiatric hospital in Chicago the same year, investigators found that violence was “an everyday occurrence,” fueled by understaffing. And when regulators in North Carolina last year took steps to revoke the license of a residential treatment … Read more ...
Personality Disorder Treatment Centers: Find Your Best Eating Disorder Treatment Center
There are various disorders which predominantly affect the life of a person. There are various reasons a person suffers from the eating disorder. One very prominent of them is the stress. People may not be able to deal with the stresses that effectively, like others. Hence succumb to these disorders. Public awareness of this disorder has increased immensely during last decade. Because of incidents happening, that many famous public figures facing this problems and eventually embracing death. These prominent personalities led others to do a research on these disorders and gain more knowledge. Thus the knowledge about eating disorders became general. There are various types of eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, binge eating etc. these disorders are marked as very extreme, as they exhibit characteristics which are very extreme. This disease is present, when a person experiences severe disturbances in eating behavior, such as extreme reduction of food intake or ex ...
Can a Hospital Refuse Someone Who Has Had a Possible Stroke Because Their AHCCS Coverage Ran Out?
by wvs Question by WTH (idea: Can a hospital refuse someone who has had a possible stroke because their AHCCS coverage ran out? My ex wife had what to me was an obvious stroke.Her right arm was like jello she couldn’t walk and complained her chest hurt.When her sister took her to a local hospital(TMC in Tucson AZ) They refused to admit her because her AHCCCS card had expired . Can they really do that? If so what are her options? Best answer: Read more... ...
Montgomery Examines Rise in Heroin Deaths
... examines rise in heroin deaths Local jurisdictions will examine what data they haven't mined, including that provided by treatment centers, emergency rooms, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner and emergency medical services. “How do we want to use all these data sources? Read more on Gazette.Net: Maryland Community News Online Valley Police Beat: Yuma woman injured in early morning rollover on Dogwood … Emergency medical services airlifted Montoya to Desert Regional Medical Center in Palm Springs. — Heric Rubio … A Centinela State Prison employee was arrested on drug charges Wednesday, and the case remains ...
Castro's Attorney Prefers to Avoid 'Unnecessary Trial'
... money from an alcohol and drug rehabilitation center he founded has retired after serving a six-month prison sentence in a tax fraud case. The 70-year-old Rev. Samuel Ciccolini cited health reasons in his May … Read more on WKSU News Undocumented workers unable to get proper care In the end, the still-growing population of undocumented immigrants in Oklahoma — estimated by the Pew Research Center at 75,000, most of them from Mexico — will likely continue to seek treatment in emergency rooms and free clinics or go without … Read more on Norman Transcript Read ...
Mental Illness: Comparing Different Critical Illness Insurance Quotes
by chuck.taylor Every day, thousands of people receive news that they have been diagnosed with a critical illness. For many, the onset of such a scenario can quickly lead to bankruptcy. This is because the treatment costs involved for most critical illnesses are astronomical. The expense of drugs, hospital stays, lab fees and doctors consultations can drain all the savings a person has. Even with medical cover, there is a limit and once it has been passed, cash must be paid. To plan for the unforeseen, it is advisable to request a critical illness insurance quote. Read more... ...