Emergency Medicine News

Insite Security Inc. and WorldClinic have partnered to create a revolutionary approach to medical care and security for large companies and high net worth individuals and families.

A long with kiddie pools, cookouts and surfer dudes, summer brings mosquito bites, poison ivy rashes and sunburn.

Loyola University Medical Center has been re-verified as a Level 1 Trauma Center, a hospital that meets all the emergency medical standards to care for patients who suffer life-threatening injuries in Illinois, according to the America College of Surgeons .

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Dr. Barry Poplaw and Shameen Quraeshi have listed for sale a four-bedroom, 3.5-bath home at 1950 N.E. 119th Road in North Miami for $879,000. Poplaw and Quraeshi bought the property for $688,000 in Nov.

AKRON, Ohio Concluding a national search that began in late 2008, Gregg DiGiulio, MD, has been named director of the Division of Pediatric Emergency Medicine at Akron Children's Hospital.

Baby Riley Matthews wheezed noisily on the exam table. "He's belly-breathing," the emergency-room doctor said worriedly - Riley's little abdomen was markedly rising and falling with each breath, a sign of respiratory distress.

WHIPPS Cross Hospital will receive A 23m to redevelop its accident and emergency department, it has been announced today.

Researchers at the University of Michigan have devised a microscale tool to help them understand the mechanical behavior of biofilms, slimy colonies of bacteria involved in most human infectious diseases.

In groundbreaking research, scientists at the University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth have determined that rapid estrogen administration can protect the brain following brain injury.

EMERGENCY room doctors continue to cash in on the physician shortfall, with some banking salaries worth more than half a million dollars in 2008.

Imagine your husband in the backyard doing vigorous yard work when he experiences heavy chest pressure.

Main Category: Medical Devices / Diagnostics Also Included In: Infectious Diseases / Bacteria / Viruses Biology / Biochemistry IT / Internet / E-mail Article Date: 02 Jul 2009 Researchers at the University of Michigan have devised a microscale tool to help them understand the mechanical behavior of biofilms, slimy colonies of bacteria involved in ...

Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne has been verified as a Level 2 Trauma Center and a Level 2 Pediatric Trauma Center.

By Libby Cluett lcluett@mineralwellsindex.com In the past, some insured patients visiting Palo Pinto General Hospital's emergency room left happy about their medical treatment, but their smiles turned to frowns when they later received a bill for the full amount of the ER doctor's care.

Chances of surviving a heart attack that occurs outside of a hospital are slim, but paramedics often take people who have died to a hospital anyway because a variety of factors keep them from following recommended guidelines, a new study finds.

The city and Department of Public Health are conducting an exercise today to test their ability to dispense medications to the public in an emergency.

One of the most compelling medical news stories of the last decade was the story of Jerri Nielsen, an emergency room doctor who accompanied dozens of National Science Foundation researchers to the South Pole in 1999.

Dr Ian Norton says development of an Australian Medical Assistance Team, AUSMAT, will help guarantee problems experienced with the Ashmore Reef explosion rescue will not be repeated.

ATLANTA, Georgia, June 26, 2009 – ApolloMD Incorporated, a leader in the field of clinical outsourcing, announced today that Christopher Durham, Esq., ApolloMD President and Founder and Christopher Krubert, MD, Chief Executive Officer of ApolloMD, were awarded the prestigious Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) 2009 Award in the Health Sciences category in the Alabama, Georgia, and Tennessee regions.

According to Ernst & Young, the award, which celebrates its 23rd anniversary this year, was created to honor leaders and visionaries who create, build, and grow market-leading, dynamic businesses. Durham and Krubert were selected by an independent panel of judges, and the award was presented at a gala event at the InterContinental Hotel Buckhead in Atlanta on June 25, 2009.

“I am honored to receive the Entrepreneur of the Year award along with Dr. Krubert and to share this honor with ApolloMD’s corporate team, physicians, and midlevel providers,” said Christopher Durham. “The group has certainly come a long way from a single Emergency Medicine contract in Cobb County over a decade ago; each team member has had a hand in our journey to becoming the fourth largest, and fastest growing company in the industry.”

Dr. Christopher Krubert remarked, “ApolloMD’s growth and success are attributed to a highly efficient and cost effective operating model. Due to our lean structure, we are poised to be at the forefront of controlling healthcare costs. In these difficult times for Americans, ApolloMD, thanks to our dedicated team of physicians and our outstanding hospital partners, remains committed to providing top quality care at a reasonable cost.”

As recipients of the Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee region award, Durham and Krubert are now eligible for consideration for the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur Of The Year(R) 2009 Award national program. Winners will be announced at the annual awards gala, to be held in Palm Springs, California on November 14, 2009.