Parolee describes returning to society during a pandemic after 26 years in prison
Fred Wilson was reintroduced to society during the COVID-19 and so far has been thriving thanks to community programs. Author: Jennifer Castor Rocky Mountain PBS Published: 11:32 AM MDT April 21, 2021 Updated: 11:32 AM MDT April 21, 2021
DENVER Imagine 26 years behind bars. Then, consider what it takes to commit to positive change, doing the years of hard work and finally earning parole only to face reintegrating into society during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Medical experts say gun violence is a public health crisis By: Adina Genn April 14, 2021 Comments Off on Medical experts say gun violence is a public health crisis
A number of healthcare networks are joining Northwell Health in recognizing gun violence as a public health crisis. In a new interactive forum, they aim to bring about best practices to prevent firearm injury and death, and leave politics out of their discussions.
The forum is part of Northwell’s recently launched Gun Violence Prevention Learning Collaborative for Health Systems and Hospitals.
Joining the initiative are more than 300 representatives from CommonSpirit Health, University of Chicago Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, University of Arkansas Medical Sciences Medical Center, and other hospitals and health systems. Representatives from these organizations include executives, clinical leaders, researchers and other health care work
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Last May, Baylor Scott & White Health, the largest nonprofit hospital system in Texas, laid off 1,200 employees and furloughed others as it braced for the then-novel coronavirus to spread.
The cancellation of lucrative elective procedures as the hospital pivoted to treat a new and less profitable infectious disease presaged financial distress, if not ruin. The federal government rushed $454 million in relief funds to help shore up its operations.
But Baylor not only weathered the crisis, it thrived. By the end of 2020, Baylor had accumulated an $815 million surplus $20 million more than it had in 2019, creating a 7.5% operating margin that would be the envy of most hospitals in the flushest of eras, a KHN examination of financial statements shows.
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CommonSpirit Health, the nation s largest nonprofit health system, today announced an innovative, first-of-its-kind partnership to create a new front door to healthcare for women. The deal enables the two healthcare leaders to launch Tia-branded women s health clinics together that will provide comprehensive, blended virtual and in-person care – with plans for the first clinic in Phoenix where CommonSpirit operates multiple Dignity Health medical centers.
The CommonSpirit relationship is Tia s first major partnership with a national health system. The joint venture clinics will combine a multitude of services and practitioners into a one-stop shop for women that fuses gynecological care and primary care. Tia will provide its distinctive care model, staffing and technology infrastructure, while CommonSpirit will connect Tia to patients, health plan partners, and hospital and specialty care access.