Author: Dorron Blumberg

VITAS HEALTHCARE LAUNCHES HOSPICE AND PALLIATIVE CARE SERVICES IN FLORIDA’S TREASURE COAST AND OKEECHOBEE COUNTY Starting July 8, new service area responds to growing need for end-of-life care offerings

Posted by | Jun 25, 2019 | |

June 25, 2019 – VITAS Healthcare, the nation’s leading provider of end-of-life care, will accept hospice-eligible patients in Martin, St. Lucie and Okeechobee counties through its new office in Stuart, Florida, starting Monday, July 8, 2019. Healthcare professionals may contact the Stuart office at 772.281.5293 for referral information or download the VITAS referral app at VITASapp.com for one-touch referrals, VITAS locations and hospice eligibility guidelines.

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VA’s Veterans Crisis Line setting gold standard in call-response rate Center surpasses prior year’s record, increasing access to more Veterans

Posted by | Jun 25, 2019 | |

Report on June 25 by the VA  – The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ recent release of the 2018 data for the Veterans Crisis Line (VCL) confirms the call center continues to outpace last year’s metrics by providing faster, more effective assistance to Veterans and their loved ones.
VCL’s fiscal year 2018 performance metrics show that since 2017, the number of calls routed to contingency crisis call centers decreased from 44,263 to 1,056, and the average speed to answer calls decreased from 8.44 seconds to 7.23 seconds.
 

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Cleveland Clinic Florida & Visiting Nurse Association Health Group – Announce Home Health Joint Venture in Broward County, Florida

Posted by | Jun 25, 2019 | |

June  25, 2019 – The New Jersey-based nonprofit organization, Visiting Nurse Association Health Group and world renowned Cleveland Clinic Florida announced this week a new joint venture that provides expanded home health care services for residents in Broward County, Florida. The newly formed affiliation will be called Cleveland Clinic Florida Visiting Nurses.  
 
 

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BOCA RATON REGIONAL HOSPITAL RECEIVES THROMBECTOMY-CAPABLE STROKE CENTER CERTIFICATION – One of only 13 Hospitals in United States to Achieve this Level of Designation

Posted by | Jun 24, 2019 | |

June 24, 2019 – Boca Raton Regional Hospital (BRRH) has earned Thrombectomy-Capable Stroke Center (TSC) certification from The Joint Commission, in collaboration with the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA). This certification signifies its Marcus Neuroscience Institute (MNI) meets rigorous standards for performing mechanical endovascular thrombectomy (EVT), a minimally invasive procedure used to remove a blood clot from the brain during an ischemic stroke.

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