Hurricane Helene damaged a bridge that leads to a Baxter North Cove facility in North Carolina. The strong flood currents eroded away the shore and collapsed a quarter of the bridge.
Flood damage forced Baxter to close a facility that makes 60% of IV solutions in the U.S., a loss of 1.5 million bags per day.
The suit, which includes multiple accusations of malpractice and dishonest behavior, is just the latest chapter of a story that has been making headlines for years.
Members of the Tampa General Hospital team install AquaFence panels around the lower areas of the hospital campus to protect it from flooding as a result of Hurricane Helene. Photo from Tampa General Hospital.
Tampa General Hospital protected its facilities from flooding using quickly erected water-proof panels around the hospital.
Sens. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., and Roger Marshall, MD, R-Kan., introduced the companion version of the Find It Early Act over a year after the House bill was proposed.
Three of the seven Medicare Administrative Contractors have now agreed to cover cerebral perfusion analysis, used to assess for signs and symptoms of a stroke.
Members of the Nebraska Rural Health Association overwhelmingly expressed concerns that Medicare Advantage plans could jeopardize patient health. Some are considering dropping their contracts with the plans altogether.
LVOT obstruction remains a significant complication of TMVR, making the long-term safety and effectiveness of the LAMPOON technique a hot topic in interventional cardiology.
