New Neuro ICU Provides State-of-the-Art Services

DALLAS — Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas opened a new state-of-the-art Neuro ICU, which will replace the old and outdated facility. The previous Neuro ICU provided great care to the patients, but was not the greatest healing environment. The ICU was very congested with equipment, doctors, nurses, other medical professionals and loved ones, said Christiana Hall, MD, medical director, Neuroscience ICU at Parkland and associate professor of Neurology, Neurotherapeutics and Neurosurgery at The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, in a statement.

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Baptist Memorial Hospital Begins Construction

OXFORD, Miss. — In 2012, Oxford was named the 15th fastest growing small town in America by Forbes magazine, which has prompted the local Baptist Memorial Hospital-North Mississippi to construct a larger facility in the area. According to the United States Census, the population in Oxford has grown by 15.3 percent since 2010. With the increased population in the area and the growth of local businesses and housing, the new hospital became essential.

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Surgery Infection Rates Made Public Online

SEATTLE — The Washington State Hospital Association has begun releasing hospital-specific surgical infection rate data public for the first time. The release of information comes as a result of the Washington State Legislature requiring the data to be collected and made public in 2007. By law, hospitals are required to report into an electronic database reporting infection rates for cardiac, hysterectomy, and orthopedic procedures.

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