Nursing Homes in Baker, WV
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 E.a. Hawse Nursing And Rehabilitation Center Medicare and Medicaid Location: 18086 State Route 55, Baker, West Virginia 26801 Ratings: Phone: (304) 897-5903 |
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Military needs to work on changing cultural aspects to integrate women in armed forces, say researchers
Even though the Defense Secretary Ash Carter earlier this year formally opened all combat jobs to women, two University of Kansas researchers say the U.S. military needs to work on changing significant cultural aspects to fully integrate women in the armed forces.
K2M obtains FDA approval to market MESA 2 Deformity Spinal System
K2M Group Holdings, Inc., a global medical device company focused on designing, developing and commercializing innovative and proprietary complex spine technologies, techniques and minimally invasive procedures, today announced it has received 510(k) clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to market the MESA 2 Deformity Spinal System.
New study challenges current thinking about varied response to hepatitis C treatment in different racial groups
Results of a new study published in the current issue of the New England Journal of Medicine show that in patients who have chronic hepatitis C, genotype 1 - the most common form of the disease and difficult to treat successfully - non-Hispanic whites achieved one of the highest response rates reported to date, but response rates in African Americans were significantly lower.
Democrats appear to reach deal on 'Cadillac' tax
The New York Times is reporting that Democratic congressional leaders and President Barack Obama "have reached a tentative deal on a proposed excise tax on high-cost, employer-sponsored insurance plans to be included in the final version of major health care legislation, according to officials familiar with the talks." Details of the compromise were not available.
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A nursing home (also called skilled nursing facility) is a facility or distinct part of an institution whose primary function is to provide medical, continuous nursing, and other health and social services to patients who are not in an acute phase of illness requiring services in a hospital, but who require primary restorative or skilled nursing services on an inpatient basis above the level of intermediate or custodial care in order to reach a degree of body functioning to permit self care in essential daily living.A skilled nursing facility (SNF) may be a freestanding facility or part of a hospital that has been certified by Medicare to admit patients requiring subacute care and rehabilitation.
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