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Last week marked an important milestone for HBA Support as we submitted our response to the Government’s NHS 10 Year Plan Consultation. This is significant step for our charity. Our response is robust and clearly identifies the policy issues facing our community through highlighting care gaps, critical research needs, as well as shining a light on own data driven arguments for better care, powered by our own research and analysis. This is a first for us and we’re pleased with our response to this major Government consultation.  We're advocating for more research and crucial changes to improve and personalise care for families affected by hereditary brain aneurysms. No Government has done this before and we’re calling on this one to show leadership and provide better care and support world-leading research. It’s an important opportunity to raise awareness drive much-needed change. We’re looking forward to continuing this conversation with the Government and NHS colleagues. Read our key points here: https://lnkd.in/eaSB7qVf

As part of our commitment to expand access to quality health care, Helmsley has granted $11.6 million to three health systems in Nevada, bringing life-saving #ECMO (extracorporeal membrane oxygenation) technology for patients in rural communities suffering from acute cardiac and pulmonary failure. The availability of ECMO provides timely medical support to those experiencing severe respiratory and cardiovascular distress who face additional challenges around physician shortages, lack of equipment, and geographic barriers to emergency treatment. The grants will go to Dignity Health-St. Rose Dominican Siena Hospital, Renown Health Foundation, and University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (UMC), funding physician and staff travel to active extracorporeal life support centers, training equipment, consultation services, and other tools for program expansion across the state. “ECMO can be a game changer for patients with severe heart and lung conditions,” said Walter Panzirer, a Helmsley Trustee. “Without ECMO, hospitals have to transfer patients to other facilities, and those who are too unstable for transport could die before receiving needed care.” Read more here: https://lnkd.in/dSBcE5Eb

Point (of view)–counterpoint (of view): RAND vs. American Hospital Association on #hospitalpricing

Building an eye hospital is a specialized venture that requires focused planning, significant investment, and a keen understanding of ophthalmic healthcare needs. This article is designed to help you navigate the complexities of planning and constructing an eye hospital, ensuring that your facility meets the specific needs of patients requiring eyecare. Whether you are building a small clinic or a large eye hospital, this guide provides the essential steps and considerations for a successful project. Read the article: https://lnkd.in/duzW2CVb #BuiltxInitiative #socialimpact #SustainableConstruction

Most of the funding for hospices comes from their charitable activities. However, NHS funding makes a vital contribution. Unfortunately, UK government funding to hospices has declined in real terms. If hospices are unable to provide the care patients need, the NHS will pick up the whole cost as these patients will end up in NHS facilities instead of hospices, with the specialist care they can provide to patients and their families. The government can choose to pick up the total cost of end of life care, or they can continue to pick up a fraction of the costs by funding hospices properly. This is not the most difficult decision the government will have to make. #hospice #care

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💙 Thank you to the Caring Foundation of Texas and Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas for organizing an exceptional event this past Sunday. All proceeds from the event were directed towards funding life-saving preventive healthcare initiatives provided by CFT. I would also like to express my gratitude to my BCBSTX colleague and friend, Miss Lorrie Lacko, for inviting me to be a part of this meaningful occasion and for facilitating my involvement with this remarkable foundation. Numerous families throughout Texas encounter obstacles in accessing the preventive healthcare they require. These challenges often include financial constraints, transportation issues, and lack of time. Women and children are disproportionately affected by these barriers. The Caring Foundation of Texas addresses these challenges by collaborating with organizations, educational institutions, non-profits, and government entities to bring medical services directly into communities where they are needed most. This initiative enables many adults and children to obtain essential preventive care necessary for leading healthy, fulfilling lives. Preventive healthcare is vital for laying a strong health foundation for our children's futures. CFT passionately advocates for community service and strives to provide preventive healthcare resources across our regions. If you wish to support CFT’s efforts, please contact their headquarters in Richardson at: 🧡 Caring Foundation of Texas 💚 1001 E. Lookout Drive Richardson, TX 75082 (866) 806-SHOTS (7468) https://lnkd.in/gwdjF-7Q All services offered by the Texas Care Van program are free for those who qualify. Since its inception in 1997, over 1.4 million immunizations have been administered to more than 2.5 million individuals, along with over 450,000 dental services provided to children since 2008. 💙 #healthcare #texas

After being bought by private equity firms, hospitals safety performance falls off with significant increases in inpatient falls and infections, according to new research published in JAMA. https://lnkd.in/gmDYXnmg Researchers at Harvard Medical School and the University of Chicago arrived at the conclusion after comparing a decade’s worth of Medicare Part A claims data between 51 equity-acquired hospitals and 259 matched controls.[1] The latter were hospitals not owned by private equity. The equity cohort comprised 662,000 hospitalizations; the control cohort, 4.2 million similar cases. For the equity cohort, the team also assessed hospitalizations from three years before to three years after ownership changed hands. Senior study author Zirui Song, MD, PhD, and colleagues found private equity acquisition correlated with a 25% increase in hospital-acquired adverse events through up to three years after acquisition. The adverse events included a 27% increase in falls and a 38% increase in the volume of central line-associated infections. What’s more, the spike in central line infections occurred even though central-line placements fell by 16% in the post-acquisition equity cohort. The researchers also uncovered a doubling of surgical site infections in post-acquisition private equity hospitals. By comparison, surgical site infections fell at the control hospitals. Song et al. surmise the troubling safety performance at hospitals owned by private equity largely trace to staffing shortfalls. In coverage of the research by HMS’s news operation, lead author Sneha Kannan, MD, says the findings are discomfiting because they “may reflect bottom-line incentives overshadowing patient care and safety” at hospitals owned by private equity firms. Hospital success, Kannan adds, is measured “not only in dollars or the number of patients who pass through the doors but also in lives saved, complication rates, patient satisfaction and a number of other quality and safety metrics. We need to make sure we fully understand the costs and benefits of this prominent new force in healthcare.” #healthcare #hospitals #safety #patientexperience #patientsafety #patientcare #privateequity

Tune into my conversation with Wendy Goldberg, founder of the Benjamin Goldberg Foundation, as we discuss the healing arts in medicine and how we are advancing social prescribing initiatives in Hampton Roads to increase accessibility of the healing arts to children, caregivers, and communities. Check it out below 👇 #healingarts #interview #artsinmedicine #socialprescribing

I've only been helping MedicAlert Foundation Australia for a few months now, and more and more I'm convinced that we all should have one! The ability to have Clinically Verified Medical Information available in an emergency is so critical. #EmergencyCare #Preparedness #RiskManagement