Friday's news briefs from the Associated Press
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) The state Health Department is awarding $ 2 million to 21 hospitals, health centers, medical practices, and physicians to address the need for qualified health care providers in underserved communities. The grants announced Thursday …
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Survey: 34 Pct. Of Physicians to Leave Medical Practice
A new nationwide survey of U.S. physicians shows that 34 percent say they will leave the practice of medicine in the next decade, just as millions of Americans newly insured under the Affordable Care Act will seek more access to medical care. In …
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Claxton-Hepburn Medical Center builds 'simulation room' for practice
The dedicated hospital room is set up like a real patient's room, with a mannequin, a Sim Man on loan from Chart Institute, that breathes, has a heartbeat with pulses, blinks, and speaks, to name of few of its features. The simulation room will be used …
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