In boston overrun with flu cases. This patient has been battling the flu for ten days now. Coughing a lot . Right . What are you bringing up with the cough . Reporter while we were there, the cases mounted. So much so, the hospital sounded an all hands on deck, code amber alert. Its basically a disaster notification that we use when we have a large number of things to deal with. Reporter at Holy Name Hospital in new jersey, dr. Randy tartakoff is battling against the tide. We are all a little overwhelmed, not only the practitioners, but the caregivers in general. Reporter numbers are so great, this doctor isnt even administering flu tests. Hes handing out treatment. A lot of what we do is simple supportive care. Making them feel better. Reporter the most vulnerable patients, children and the elderly. But this flu can also have deadly consequences for healthy adults. Strong immune systems can sometimes overreact and destroy healthy tissue along with the flu itself. And this year, theres
Good evening tonight, as we come to you live from the heart of historic havana, where history has been made yet again. The u. S. And cuba and the first talks of this magnitude since the cold war. Weve learned the first meeting, about 3 1 2 hours today. And tonight, as were on the air, the highest ranking u. S. Official to visit this country in more than 30 years, now here to restore diplomatic relations. Less than 24 hours ago, the president in the state of the union saying this year, congress should begin the work of ending the embargo, and the cubans here were watching. Weve learned this was the first year here in cuba they could watch the speech in its entirety. President castros team telling me tonight, when they heard those words, it was like music to their ears. And tonight, were apparently not the only visitors. A big mystery. The russian spy ship that just arrived. Were asking tonight, coincidence or something more . And of course, the american cars from the 1950s. How do they
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With concern raised over the ongoing financial struggles of the Steward Health Care System, legislation introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would provide additional funding to “fill the gaps” for at-risk community health systems, according to one of its authors, 3rd District U.S. Rep. Lori Trahan.
While a struggling for-profit health-care system might not elicit the kind of sympathy reserved for its not-for-profit counterparts, its take on the uneven field of the state’s medical insurance reimbursement landscape deserves everyone’s attention. Steward Health Care’s dire finances and suspected slew of unpaid bills have spilled into the public domain recently. However, hospital system […]