Auckland- Hospitals

Busy emergency rooms stretch budgets

A steady rise in numbers at emergency departments at Invercargill and Dunedin had created quota heightened state of anxietyquot ahead of budgeting for the annual plan the Southern District Health Board deputy chairman said There were 2749 emergency room visits at Southland Hospital in February compared to 2579 in February 2011 January had als... Read More

Early antibiotics for blood poisoning could save thousands of lives doctor says

A Winnipeg doctor has a plan to save as many as 5000 Canadian lives for little cost Providing antibiotics to patients with severe sepsis a form of blood poisoning caused by infections soon after they roll through hospital doors Though it sounds simple enough some hospitals for both bureaucratic and philosophical reasons are not willing to jump on... Read More