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World’s first blood test for concussion invented, now being used at Orlando Health hospital
Read full article: World’s first blood test for concussion invented, now being used at Orlando Health hospitalThe ER at Orlando Regional Medical Center is the first and only place in the world so far where a doctor can do a blood test to get an idea of how bad the brain injury is and get results in 15 minutes.
When you should go to ER when your child has a fever
Read full article: When you should go to ER when your child has a feverWhen your child isn’t feeling well and has a fever, it’s easy to fixate on the thermometer’s reading. How high is too high? Is it better to take them to the emergency room or to treat the fever at home?
When your child has a fever, when should you go to the ER?
Read full article: When your child has a fever, when should you go to the ER?When your child isn’t feeling well and has a fever, it’s easy to fixate on the thermometer’s reading. How high is too high? Is it better to take them to the emergency room or to treat the fever at home?
Man attacks 3 at hospital because mother could not join him in ER lobby, Flagler deputies say
Read full article: Man attacks 3 at hospital because mother could not join him in ER lobby, Flagler deputies sayA man faces charges after he attacked three people at an AdventHealth hospital in Palm Coast after staff told him that his mother could not accompany him in the ER waiting room, according to the Flagler County Sheriff's Office.
Volusia County woman gets ‘surprise’ medical bill for emergency procedure
Read full article: Volusia County woman gets ‘surprise’ medical bill for emergency procedureA Volusia County woman says an emergency medical procedure is costing her thousands of dollars out of pocket, even though she has insurance.
AdventHealth opens outpatient COVID-19 antibody treatment clinic
Read full article: AdventHealth opens outpatient COVID-19 antibody treatment clinicORLANDO, Fla. – AdventHealth opened a new clinic offering monoclonal antibody therapies for COVID-19 patients. The clinic is at AdventHealth Orlando’s campus and is separate from the COVID-19 unit in the ER. They’re offering the antibody treatments to help keep people out of the hospital so they can recover from COVID-19 at home. Someone at greater risk of developing a more severe disease ... There is a separate location for COVID-19 patients ages 12-17 to receive the antibody treatment.
ER visits, long waits climb for kids in mental health crisis
Read full article: ER visits, long waits climb for kids in mental health crisisThe coronavirus pandemic has led to rising emergency room visits and longer waits for U.S. children and teens facing mental health issues. There are no national studies on kids’ ER waits for mental health treatment, a practice called “boarding,” according to a recent review published in the journal Pediatrics. They are kept stable but often receive little or no mental health care during those waits. Shortages of psychiatrists in some areas and hospital closures have worsened the problem and contributed to rising ER mental health visits, the Pediatrics review said. The number of U.S. children's mental health hospitals dropped to 38 from 50 between 2008 and 2018.
Hospitals competing for nurses as US coronavirus cases surge
Read full article: Hospitals competing for nurses as US coronavirus cases surgeAs the coronavirus pandemic surges across the nation and infections and hospitalizations rise, medical administrators are scrambling to find enough nursing help especially in rural areas and at small hospitals. (AP Photo/Robert Bumsted, File)FENTON, Mich. – As the coronavirus pandemic surges across the nation and infections and hospitalizations rise, medical administrators are scrambling to find enough nursing help — especially in rural areas and at small hospitals. Aspirus recently was able to hire 18 nurses from outside agencies, and may need more if the surge continues. Greg Abbott recently announced he was sending 75 nurses and respiratory therapists to El Paso to help handle the city's surge. Travel nurses say the need at small hospitals tends to be greater than at larger facilities.