Hospitals in Astoria, OR - Medicare Status, Ratings, Address, Contact

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Columbia Memorial Hospital
Critical Access Hospital (Medicare Certified)
Location: 2111 Exchange Street, Astoria, Oregon 97103
Ratings: Phone: (503) 325-4321

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New system wirelessly captures data from pulse oximeters for COVID-19 monitoring

Automating the collection and presentation of healthcare data is crucial in the fight against COVID-19 - it adds capacity to screening efforts by automating routine tasks, thereby allowing frontline staff such as dormitory operators and healthcare workers in community care facilities to focus on more pressing tasks while receiving regular updates on the health status of the individuals under their care.

Young adults ate and smoked more in the 1990s

Young adults, apparently believing they are immune from risk, had large increases in smoking and obesity and had continued poor eating habits during the 1990s, according to surveys of more than 120,000 people.

THERAPY trial to evaluate benefits of catheter-based intervention for acute ischemic stroke

During the opening session of the SNIS Annual Meeting, J Mocco, MD, MS, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery at The University of Florida in Gainesville, FL, announced the IDE approval and initiation of THERAPY, an industry-sponsored randomized controlled trial designed to prove the clinical benefit of interventional treatment of acute ischemic stroke.

Researchers estimate U.S. burden of sepsis and trends using clinical data

Sepsis, the syndrome of life-threatening organ dysfunction caused by infection, is a major cause of death, disability, and cost. Many studies suggest that the incidence of sepsis is increasing over time, while mortality rates are decreasing.

Researchers discover Ebola-fighting protein in human cells

Researchers have discovered a human protein that helps fight the Ebola virus and could one day lead to an effective therapy against the deadly disease, according to a new Northwestern Medicine study.

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