Violence Against Healthcare Workers Increases

Violence against emergency room nurses and other medical professionals appears to be increasing as the number of drug addicts, alcoholics and psychiatric patients show up regularly in emergency rooms across the country, according to a recent survey of industry professionals.
 
The survey, produced this year by the federal Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, illustrates that visits to ER’s for drug and alcohol-related incidents rose significantly from 1.6 million in 2005 to nearly 2 million in 2008.

Read More

Arcuri announces utica construction plans

UTICA —On Friday, Oct. 15, U.S. Rep. Michael A. Arcuri (NY-24) highlighted the commencement of construction of a Community Access Center in Downtown Utica made possible by $166,250 in federal funding secured by Arcuri in the Fiscal Year 2009 Omnibus Appropriations Bill. Arcuri was joined for the announcement by Utica Mayor Angelo Roefaro, and representatives from the Utica Veterans’ Outreach …

Read More

Army Medical Facilities Contract Goes to General Dynamics

FAIRFAX, Va. — A contract to support the U.S. Army Medical Department’s healthcare construction projects was awarded to General Dynamics Information Technology, a business unit of international contracting firm General Dynamics.

The indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity contract is one of five granted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and includes modernization of Army medical facilities and the transition to newly constructed facilities. The projects are potentially valued at $409 million if all options are exercised.

Read More

Uninterruptible Power Supply

Emerson Network Power has introduced the Liebert GXT3 a true on-line uninterruptible power supply that protects IT equipment from virtually all power disturbances, according to the manufacturer. Configurable as a tower or rack-mount model, the compact Liebert GXT3 UPS delivers continuous, high-quality AC power to connected equipment with no break when transferring to battery and is available in 120V and 230V systems, in models from 500 VA to 3000 VA of capacity and battery backup in just 2U of rack space.
Read More