Day: January 26, 2010

Haiti: Doctors Without Borders Teams Adapting to Needs on the Ground

HAITI–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2010.  The core medical activities in Haiti are still very much focused on treating people who were injured in the January 12 earthquake, with surgery continuing and post-operative care expanding. But as Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Emergency Medical Coordinator Rosa Crestani explains, there is a new[Read More…]

Historic Park in Haiti’s Capital Overflows with Quake Survivors

Port-au-Prince, Haiti–(ENEWSPF)–26 Jan 2010 – There is surely no more symbolic site in Haiti than Champs de Mars, Port-au-Prince’s main park and place of political power. On the park’s west side sits the now ruined Presidential Palace.  To the north is the Dessalines barracks—which has been reduced to a façade—named[Read More…]

5,000-Bed Hospital to Increase Haitian Medical Capacity

WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–Jan. 26, 2010 – U.S. and international relief workers in Haiti are developing a 5,000-bed hospital in the capital of Port-au-Prince to increase medical capacity as the country struggles to recover two weeks after a devastating earthquake struck. Among other facilities, the hospital will accept patients from the floating hospital[Read More…]

Senator Burris Introduces Resolution Honoring Northwestern University

WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2010.  U.S. Senator Roland W. Burris today announced that he has sponsored a Senate resolution to congratulate Northwestern University’s Feinberg School of Medicine for its 150 years of commitment to advancing science and improving health. For decades, the Feinberg School has been at the forefront of the[Read More…]

AARP Applauds Senate Rejection of Fast-Track Commission that Threatened Social Security, Medicare Benefits for Millions of Americans

WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2010.  AARP Executive Vice President Nancy LeaMond issued the following statement today after a vote in the U.S. Senate on a proposed fast-track debt commission: “On behalf of the association’s nearly 40 million members, AARP is relieved that the Senate rejected a provision that would likely have[Read More…]

Consumer Confidence in Health Care Rises in December

Princeton, N.J.–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2010.  Americans’ confidence in their health insurance coverage and ability to access health care increased slightly last month. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Care Consumer Confidence Index (RWJF Index) rose to 99.1 points in December, up from a reading of 96.9 in November. Fueling the rise[Read More…]

Consumer Confidence in Health Care Rises in December

Princeton, N.J.–(ENEWSPF)–January 26, 2010.  Americans’ confidence in their health insurance coverage and ability to access health care increased slightly last month. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Care Consumer Confidence Index (RWJF Index) rose to 99.1 points in December, up from a reading of 96.9 in November. Fueling the rise[Read More…]

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