Hospitals in Casa Grande, AZ - Medicare Status, Ratings, Address, Contact

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Acute Care Hospital (Medicare Certified)
Location: 1800 East Florence Boulevard, Casa Grande, Arizona 85122
Ratings: Phone: (520) 381-6300

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GENFIT's GFT505 exhibits potential to address unmet needs in prediabetic and diabetic patients

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QSpex Technologies receives $4.5M credit facility from GE Capital

GE Capital, Healthcare Financial Services today announced it has provided a $4.5 million credit facility to QSpex Technologies, Inc. The financing provides working capital and funds capital equipment expenditures supporting QSpex's product launch in late 2010.

Study finds increase in hospitalizations for children due to ATV-related injuries

All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) are associated with a significant and increasing number of hospitalizations for children in the U.S., according to a new report by the Center for Injury Research and Policy at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. Over a nine- year period (1997-2006) hospitalizations for ATV injuries increased 150 percent among youth younger than 18 years, with important demographic variations.

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