N.J. Senate Pushes for New VA Hospital

TRENTON, N.J. — The New Jersey State Senate recently approved SR28, a resolution that asks the United States Congress to enact legislation establishing a regional veterans’ medical facility in southern New Jersey.
 
The is currently is no Department of Veterans Affairs inpatient medical center in the south part of the state. While the VA has established small clinics in Ventnor, Cape May and Vineland, they are only equipped to perform certain types of outpatient medical services.

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Turner Awarded $72 Million Contract to Provide Pre-Construction and Construction Management Services for the Expansion …

NEW YORK, Aug. 20 /PRNewswire/ — Turner Construction Company, the nation’s largest builder of healthcare facilities, has been awarded a $72 million contract to provide pre-construction and construction management services for the modernization of St. Mary’s Hospital for Children in Bayside, N.Y. The project is scheduled for completion in May 2013. The scope of work includes a five-story, 90,000 …

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Schwarzenegger Announces Calif. Health IT Network Plan

Los Angeles Times: California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger unveiled a high-tech vision for his state Tuesday, including an unprecedentedly broad computer network. “Schwarzenegger joined U.S. Chief Technology Officer Aneesh Chopra at the UC Davis Cancer Center on Tuesday to announce the launch of the country’s largest ‘telehealth’ system, which organizers say will one day connect patients to …

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