Clinics to play greater role
EDMONTON -- Clinics are being given a much greater role in Alberta's new health-care delivery strategy in order to free up beds in crowded hospitals and reduce patient waiting times.

Clinics to offer hospital services in 12-year plan for Alberta health care
Clinics will perform some treatments now available in hospitals under a 12-year Alberta government plan to reshape health care.

Nursing shortage keeps Grand Falls pediatric unit closed
The authority responsible for hospitals and clinics in central Newfoundland says an ongoing nursing shortage will keep a pediatric unit closed.

Ont. hospitals entering cost-cutting era not seen since Harris years: critics
TORONTO - Ontario hospitals are entering an era of drastic cost-cutting not seen since the slash-and-burn days of former Conservative premier Mike Harris, and the province is doing little to stop it, critics warned Monday.

Ontario hospitals entering cost-cutting era
Ontario hospitals are entering an era of drastic cost-cutting not seen since the slash-and-burn days of former Conservative premier Mike Harris, and the province is doing little to stop it, critics warned today.

Province reveals new long-term health plan
Improving patient access by moving more procedures and services from hospitals to clinics and other facilities is the goal of a new Alberta government plan to reshape health care over the next 10 to 15 years.

Government to Implement Changes to Health Care
Clinics will perform some treatments now available in hospitals under a 12 year Alberta government plan to reshape health care. The government also says all existing hospital projects and future construction ...

Acrobot And Alliance Medical In CT Scan Partnership To Improve Surgery
Acrobot, the medical devices company specialising in computer assisted orthopaedic surgical navigation, and Alliance Medical part of the largest pan-European medical imaging company in Europe, supporting more than 400 hospitals and clinics in the UK, today announce they have entered into a partnership which will help improve surgical outcomes through the provision of advanced imaging techniques.

Primary Care Doctors Urge HIV Tests for All in U.S. (Update1)
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Just two weeks after a study showed routine HIV testing recommended by the U.S. government isn?t done at most hospitals, a doctor?s group lent added support to universal screening for those over age 13.

Zimbabwe: Clinics Demand US$500 for Maternity Services
WHEN Tsitsi Moyo took the 350 km journey from rural Chivi in Masvingo to seek specialist medical care in Harare she was confident that her worries were finally over.

New hospitals, services give residents options for healthcare
While driving from Houston into the Katy area, residents may have become aware of new construction and recently built facilities surrounding the Interstate 10 West stretch from Barker Cypress to Grand Parkway.

Motorola Extends the Delivery of Personalized Media Experiences to Hospital Group Generale De Sante
PARIS , Dec. 2 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Motorola, Inc. (NYSE: MOT) announced today that it has implemented its T2 powerbroadband system to enable three hospitals managed by leading European private healthcare provider, Generale de Sante to deliver voice, data and video services.

Clinics to Promote Breastfeeding in Bahrain
MANAMA ? Clinics will be established soon in all medical districts to assist mothers and families on breastfeeding-related problems, an expert has said.

Mega medical camps on December 7
Chennai, Dec 1 (PTI): The Tamil Nadu government, in association with private hospitals in the city, has decided to set up 30 mega medical camps on December 7, to provide medical facilities to those affected in the recent heavy rain.

Apollo Hospitals to invest Rs.15.5 bn for expansion
Apollo Hospitals Ltd, one of the leading hospital chains in the country, Saturday announced it will invest Rs.15.5 billion to expand its operations.

New law forces Manitoba hospitals to report gunshot, stab wounds
Health and justice officials in Manitoba are welcoming a new law that forces hospitals and clinics to report gunshot and stab wounds to police.

Armed Forces hospitals completes largest electronic health system in Saudi Arabia
The largest electronic health system in Saudi Arabia has gone fully operational following a series of successful tests.

Experts say reducing number of trauma centres long 'overdue'
According to the Australasian College of Emergency Medicine (ACEM) any move which reduces the number of major trauma centres in New South Wales hospitals is long overdue.

Doctors banned from endorsing products, services
Raphael Vassallo The Medical Council has issued a new set of regulations governing the medical profession, stipulating among others a ban on doctors making public endorsements of health-related products and services, including the indirect advertisement of private clinics on TV and other media.

Apollo Hospitals to invest Rs.15.5 bn for expansion
New Delhi, Nov 29: Apollo Hospitals Ltd, one of the leading hospital chains in the country, Saturday announced it will invest Rs.15.5 billion to expand its operations.