Landmark Medical Fights for Life as Hospital Shutdowns Swell (Bloomberg)
Nov. 20 (Bloomberg) -- David Goodrich sat in the emergency room of the 135-year-old Landmark Medical Center in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, his head in his hands, waiting for doctors to treat his octogenarian aunt's swollen ankles.
CENTRAL NY BUSINESS NEWS (The Post-Standard)
• Nursing home fined in 'code blue' case The federal government has fined a Minoa nursing home $13,300 for failing to provide prompt emergency care to a choking resident who went into cardiac arrest and died.
Big crowd descends on Illinois Statehouse for Pontiac prison rally (The Pantagraph)
SPRINGFIELD -- Pontiac prison workers, their families and community supporters descended on the Illinois Statehouse on Wednesday hoping to convince Gov. Rod Blagojevich to back off his plan to shutter the maximum-security facility. | Photo gallery | VIDEO: Springfield rally | VIDEO: Prison worker interview | Mayor: State cooking the books | Transfers blocked
Several Rochester-area nursing homes cited for violations (Rochester Democrat and Chronicle)
Several local nursing homes, including Blossom South, are cited for various violations.
Business And Careers (Lake City Reporter)
(ARA) - Gone are the days when women were expected to stay at home to dote on their children and husbands. Today's women have broken through the glass ceiling and are finding their way to corner offices around the country.
Hospice Care Dog (KCEN-TV Temple)
Updated: Nov 19, 2008 9:02pm A Shetland sheepdog, known as Tess, visits nursing homes and home-bound patients across 13 different counties in Central Texas.