Hospitals in Weiser, ID - Medicare Status, Ratings, Address, Contact

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Weiser Memorial Hospital
Critical Access Hospital (Medicare Certified)
Location: 645 East 5th Street, Weiser, Idaho 83672
Ratings: Phone: (208) 549-0370

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Premier healthcare alliance awards new agreements for construction services

The Premier healthcare alliance today announced new agreements for construction services have been awarded to Heery International of Atlanta; Jones Lang LaSalle of Chicago; Rodgers Builders Inc., a woman owned business, of Charlotte, N.C.; Stantec Consulting Services Inc. of Alberta, Canada; Tyler 2 Construction Inc., a woman owned business, of Charlotte, N.C.; and Zak Companies Inc. of St. Louis, Mo.

Inactive patients following cardiac surgery have higher risk of depression

New research indicates that inactive patients following cardiac surgery have a substantially higher risk of depression and that the number of patients suffering from depression after cardiac surgery is as high as 40%. Investigators recommend that cardiac patients should be assessed for depression and level of physical activity and remain as active as they safely can after surgery to minimize post-operative depression. The results are published in the December issue of the Canadian Journal of Cardiology.

Additional, better-trained midwives needed to save millions of women and newborns worldwide, report says

"According to a United Nations Population Fund study released Monday, more and better trained midwives could help save millions of lives in" 58 countries "identified as 'suffering from a crisis in human resources for health,'" the Associated Press/Washington Post reports.

China Medical Technologies to exhibit medical equipment from its three advanced IVD business lines

China Medical Technologies, Inc. (the "Company"), a leading China-based medical device company that develops, manufactures and markets advanced in-vitro diagnostic products, today announced that it will attend the 62nd China International Medical Equipment Fair ("CMEF") from October 28 to October 31, 2009 in Chengdu, China.

U-M microbiome research may lead to new ways to prevent, fight lung infections in patients

With every breath you take, microbes have a chance of making it into your lungs. But what happens when they get there? And why do dangerous lung infections like pneumonia happen in some people, but not others? Researchers at the University of Michigan Medical School have started to answer these questions by studying the microbiome of the lungs - the community of microscopic organisms that are in constant contact with our respiratory system.

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