Vancouver Island Health Authority

Name :

Vancouver Island Health Authority

Address  :

1952 Bay Street

Town  :

Victoria

State  :

British Columbia

Country  :

CANADA

Post Code:

V8R 1J8

Phone  :

250 370 8699

Fax  :

250 370 8750

Web URL  :

Not Available

Email  :

Hospital checklists cut readmissions Medicare costs

In another win for inhospital checklists new research finds that a simple onepage checklist can keep heart patients out of the hospital as well as save Medicare billions of dollars according to a presentation Saturday at the American College of Cardiologys ACC annual scientific session After using the 27question checklist before discharge 30day ... Read More

Going to the Alzheimer support group certainly made it easier for me

Yvonne and Laurie Schwartz have made use of their local Alzheimer Society For ten months after Lauries diagnosis they tried to keep it hidden from their friends Yvonne says quotIt was the most difficult time you could imagine Laurie didnt want people to know He didnt want them staring at himquot They eventually joined an Alzheimer support group for... Read More