Author: Dorron Blumberg

Broward Health North’s Memory Disorder Center Introduces New Free Service Which Tracks the Scent of Wandering Alzheimer’s and Dementia Patients, Providing Peace of Mind for Caregivers

Posted by | Oct 26, 2020 | |

COVID pandemic boosts concerns about wandering seniors
 
October 26 2020 – According to the Alzheimer’s Association, six in 10 people with dementia wander off at some time. They may not remember where they are, their names or contact information, creating a dangerous scenario for themselves and a worrisome situation for their caregivers. The good news is that Broward Health North’s Memory Disorder Center is now providing Scent Preservation Kits® to help first responders and specially trained Scent Evidence Canines to quickly locate Alzheimer’s and dementia patients who are at high risk for wandering. 
 

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GeoVax Announces License Agreement with NIH to Support COVID-19 Vaccine Development

Posted by | Oct 26, 2020 | |

October 26, 2020 – GeoVax Labs, Inc. (NasdaqCM: GOVX, GOVXW) (“GeoVax” or the “Company”), a biotechnology company developing human immunotherapies and vaccines against infectious diseases and cancer, today announced the signing of a Patent and Biological Materials License Agreement (the “License Agreement”) with the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), in support of GeoVax’s development of a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2,  the virus that causes COVID-19. The Patent License Agreement to GeoVax includes access to NIAID’s patent rights in the stabilized SPIKE protein, which is the protein that SARS-CoV-2 uses to gain entry into human tissue. 

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Westside Regional Receives Healthgrades 2021 Stroke Care Excellence Award and Named Top 10 Percent in Nation for Treatment of Stroke

Posted by | Oct 26, 2020 | |

Westside Regional recognized for superior outcomes in Stroke, according to Healthgrades
 
October 20, 2020 –  Westside Regional Medical Center is among the top 10 percent in the nation for treatment of stroke, according to new research by Healthgrades, the leading resource that connects consumers, physicians and health systems. Each year, Healthgrades evaluates hospital performance at nearly 4,500 hospitals nationwide for 32 of the most common inpatient procedures and conditions using Medicare data, and all-payer data from 16 states for bariatrics and appendectomy procedures.* 
 

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Health care leaders to discuss critical industry challenges and imagine a post-COVID environment

Posted by | Oct 26, 2020 | |

Thought-leaders representing critical health care sectors—hospitals, nursing, insurance providers, physician groups, and financial services—will share their insights on the current state of the industry and also on a post-COVID environment in a virtual half-day webinar on Friday, Oct. 30, hosted by the University of Miami.
 
October 26, 2020 – The “Business of Health Care Conference,” facilitated by the University of Miami Patti and Allan Herbert Business School, convenes national and global industry leaders—just days before the national election—to address “The Social, Political, and Economic Determinants of Health” in three keynote panels, a theme that features disparities which have been exposed and exacerbated by the coronavirus pandemic. 
 

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HCA Healthcare Reports Third Quarter 2020 Results

Posted by | Oct 26, 2020 | |

OCTOBER, 26, 2020 – HCA Healthcare, Inc. (NYSE: HCA) today announced its completed financial and operating results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2020.
 
Key third quarter metrics (all percentage changes compare 3Q 2020 to 3Q 2019 unless otherwise noted):
 
Revenues totaled $13.311 billion
 
Net income attributable to HCA Healthcare, Inc. totaled $668 million, or $1.95 per diluted share
 
Adjusted EBITDA totaled $2.053 billion
 
Results include reversal of $822 million, or $1.72 per diluted share, in government stimulus income from CARES Act funds
 
Cash flows from operating activities totaled $2.717 billion
 
Same facility admissions and same facility equivalent admissions declined 3.8 percent and 9.0 percent, respectively
 
 

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