Sentences with phrase «access to medical care for»

With ongoing national debate focusing heavily on the Affordable Care Act and access to medical care for all Americans, the topic of mental health is getting lost in the dialogue.

To obtain a triage nurse position in «Mercy Hospital» and provide fast and quick access to medical care for patients badly injured, and with heart attack and stroke.

Although this change to the Workers» Compensation medical treatment limits would seem to provide greater access to medical care for injured New Yorkers, it actually has had the opposite effect.

And I visited Alaska, where the Department was finally able to clear the way for a road that provides, among other things, year - round access to medical care for a small community.

ACA increases access to medical care for people who don't get high - quality insurance plans through their employers.

The announcement follows other actions by the Cuomo administration to ensure access to medical care for transgender and gender - nonconforming New Yorkers.

Teladoc, a telehealth company that provides 24/7 access to medical care for adults and children experiencing non-emergency medical issues via phone, secure online video, mobile app or private, walk - in kiosk, raised $ 50.3 million from Jafco Ventures, FLAG Capital Management, Greenspring Associates, Mellon and QuestMark Partners, Cardinal Partners, HLM Venture Partners, Kleiner Perkins Caufield and Byers, New Capital Partners, and Trident Capital.

Not exact matches

Velasquez cites workers in an assisted living facility tasked with caring for patients, a job in close proximity to medical records that can be accessed by a few keyboard taps.

In a statement, Beaumont Health's Paul E. LaCasse said, «This is precisely what we needed to improve access to medical care at Beaumont's facilities for our patients who are elderly, in wheelchairs or have mobility challenges.»

According to Director of Development Rachel Williams, «We offer a Home - Away - From - Home for families who are traveling to access medical care for their children, and we want families to truly feel like they are at home.

ATHENS / NEW YORK, MAY 3, 2018 — As the Greek Prime Minister, Alexis Tsipras, visits Lesvos for a regional conference, the international medical humanitarian organization Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) warns that thousands of men, women, and children in Lesvos are living in squalid, overcrowded conditions in Moria camp, with insufficient access to health care.

If Obama and the HHS want to make sure everyone has access to specific medical care that is opposed to religious law, they will need to make other provisions for this to happen.

Only a public authority can guarantee the universal access to a medical care of quality, the development of knowledge and the certainty of a job as well as social protection for all.

Beneficiaries pay for access to medical care.

Cheerleading should be designated as a sport in all states, allowing for benefits such as qualified coaches, better access to medical care and injury surveillance.

Women need to be allowed to choose how they birth, we should feel for those who have no choice, but that works both ways, those who have no access to medical care, and those forced to give birth in a hospital surrounded by strangers and machines.

Let's just support the right to choose, the right for all women to be able to access any medical care she needs to support her choice for birth — and support women who are grieving all over the world at home, in hospitals and many other places for their babies who didn't make it.

Even the smallest and most remote Caribbean destinations often have excellent medical care available, but your best bet is knowing in advance which are closest and easiest for you to access prior to actually needing medical attention.

They deliver at hospitals because access to appropriate medical care for themselves and their babies is their top priority.

I am also grateful for the Canadian system that allows home birthing women access to emergency services and obstetrical care in the event of a medical emergency or true complication.

Fortunately, Floating Hospital for Children has great news: we've brought our specialists to you, so you can have access to world - class pediatric care at MetroWest Medical Center (MWMC) close to home in Framingham and Natick.

With the establishment of freestanding birth centers, women who opt for home birth will have access to certified midwives as well as appropriate medical backup and care should it become necessary.

We traded access to great medical care for new exotic sounding diseases.

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Many pregnant women who are eligible for Medicaid insurance don't know how to access the medical care they need during pregnancy.

24/7 access to the highest levels of medical and nursing care, best care for high risk pregnancies.

«We look forward to working with local leaders, residents, physicians, staff and unions on this opportunity for better access to better medical care in Brooklyn.

Citizens are locked up in dehumanising detention centres without access to medical care and legal assistance just for holding political opinions that run contrary to the views of those in power at the centre.»

«We should never deprive women of access to health care that they chose and their medical providers say is best for them,» Senator Bonacic said.

In addition to medical care, a specialist veterans advice service is pledged with priority access to NHS treatment for mental health.

According to him, the decision to embark on free medical care is due to his passion for humanity service and to assist the people of his community, who couldn't access medical care.

«We should never deprive women of access to health care that they chose and their medical providers say is best for them,» Bonacic said.

New York members of Congress, led by Reps. Carolyn Maloney, Peter King and Jerrold Nadler, said the proposal violates the law they helped pass in 2015 to extend the Zadroga Act for 75 years to ensure sick 9/11 first responders have access to free medical care.

We're asking you to join Greater NYC for Change and our colleagues inCompassionate Care NY in demanding emergency access to medical marijuana this Tuesday, April 28th.

The Medical Corps of the services have also received special commendation for their continued support to both the military and civilians, which has gone a long way to provide enhanced access to health care.

«Virtual house calls for chronic diseases like Parkinson's are not only as effective as in - person care but broader adoption of this technology has the potential to expand access to patient - centered care,» said Ray Dorsey, M.D., the David M. Levy Professor of Neurology at the University of Rochester Medical Center (URMC) and lead author of the study.

Through projects at Duke Health, DCRI and the Duke Center for Childhood Obesity Research, Armstrong and other Duke scientists are assessing the most effective strategies to reduce obesity in children, including programs that offer at - risk children access to free medical care, partnerships with municipal recreation programs across North Carolina, and even studying children's gut bacteria to determine how the gut microbiome is related to weight.

From 2006 to 2008, Massachusetts implemented widespread health reform, which expanded access to public medical insurance, created a health insurance exchange for more affordable private insurance, and served as a model for the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

«Self - administered treatment for keloid scars can reduce the economic burden on the healthcare system and provide a treatment option for patients who have limited access to medical care,» comments Professor Jeffrey Karp from Brigham and Women's Hospital at Harvard Medical School, US, an expert on medical device design who was not involved in thismedical care,» comments Professor Jeffrey Karp from Brigham and Women's Hospital at Harvard Medical School, US, an expert on medical device design who was not involved in thisMedical School, US, an expert on medical device design who was not involved in thismedical device design who was not involved in this study.

Thanks to medical advances and improved access to care, overall health and well - being has improved for these patients; for example, life expectancy has increased from 35 years in 1985 to 53 years in 2007.

For the new study, investigators led by Helmneh Sineshaw, M.D., MPH, at the American Cancer Society with collaborators from Dana - Farber Cancer Institute at Harvard Medical School, focused on the impact of access to care on black - white survival disparity.

The faster rate of improvement in lung function and nutrition in the United States, the researchers suggested, may be due to earlier implementation of newborn screening or quality improvement initiatives for the disease and improved access to medical care under the Medicaid Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) in the United States.

However, the study highlights opportunities to improve access to care for patients older than 85, who are likely to have several medical ailments, Periyakoil said.

Dr. Otis W. Brawley, chief medical officer for the American Cancer Society, last month called Kennedy an «unparalleled leader in the fight against cancer and for access to quality health care for all Americans throughout his distinguished career in the United States Senate.

Of course, access to medical care and options can be a very good thing in some circumstances, but for those who want to reserve interventions for specific scenarios only, finding a more holistic birth approach in Vancouver (and everywhere) is something a lot of families are looking for.

«These stark findings should serve as a call to action for the UK to invest more in mental health care provision, and for universities and schools to ensure ease of access to critical services,» commented Dr Stephen Pereira, Consultant Psychiatrist and Medical Director, The Insight Network.

In addition, the school nurse is the school health professional with the knowledge, experience and skills to coordinate the care for a student with a DNAR order, linking the school with the medical and community services needed by the student, while advocating for the student and family to ensure access to a free and appropriate education (Selekman, Bochenek, & Lukens, 2013).

If immigrants are targeted, children whose parents are immigrants or who are immigrants themselves will live in fear of deportation.36 If Medicaid is cut, not only will it increase the number of uninsured children without access to needed medical care, but it will also put the jobs of thousands of school nurses, psychologists, and physical therapists at risk.37 This would hurt health outcomes for many children, especially those with disabilities.

To address health and behavioral (mental) health concerns, the district draws upon its longstanding partnerships with Alameda County Health Care Services to bring counseling to schools, medical services on campus and in neighborhoods, and to provide portals for families to access health coveragTo address health and behavioral (mental) health concerns, the district draws upon its longstanding partnerships with Alameda County Health Care Services to bring counseling to schools, medical services on campus and in neighborhoods, and to provide portals for families to access health coveragto bring counseling to schools, medical services on campus and in neighborhoods, and to provide portals for families to access health coveragto schools, medical services on campus and in neighborhoods, and to provide portals for families to access health coveragto provide portals for families to access health coveragto access health coverage.

All employees should have access to a minimum standard of at least seven paid sickdays per year, and most teachers are covered by the federal Family and Medical Leave Act, which provides up to 12 weeks of job - protected leave to care for a new child, a seriously ill family member, or to recover from one's own serious illness.