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Becker's Hospital Review Names 100 Great Hospitals in America

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Becker's Hospital Review has published the 2015 edition of "100 Great Hospitals in America," a compilation of some of the most prominent, forward-thinking and focused healthcare facilities in the nation.

Chicago, IL (PRWEB) April 22, 2015

Hospitals included on the list are home to many medical and scientific breakthroughs, provide best-in-class patient care and are stalwarts of their communities, serving as research hubs or local anchors of wellness. A version of this list has been published each year since 2011.

To develop the list, Becker's Hospital Review's editorial team conducted research and evaluated reputable hospital ranking sources, such as U.S. News & World Report, Truven Health Analytics, Healthgrades, Magnet designation by the American Nurses Credentialing Center, The Leapfrog Group and several other resources. The final result is a group of 100 hospitals that are leaders in their region, their state and the nation in terms of high-quality patient care.

The hospitals included in the 2015 edition of the list are:

Abbott Northwestern Hospital (Minneapolis)

Advocate Christ Medical Center (Oak Lawn, Ill.)

Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

Aspirus Wausau (Wis.) Hospital

Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center (Milwaukee)

Banner-University Medical Center (Phoenix)

Banner-University Medical Center Tucson (Ariz.)

Barnes-Jewish Hospital (St. Louis)

Baylor University Medical Center (Dallas)

Baystate Medical Center (Springfield, Mass.)

Beaumont Hospital (Royal Oak, Mich.)

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (Boston)

Bethesda North Hospital (Cincinnati)

Billings Clinic Hospital (Billings, Mont.)

Boston Children's Hospital

Brigham and Women's Hospital (Boston)    

Carle Foundation Hospital (Urbana, Ill.)

Cedars-Sinai Medical Center (Los Angeles)

Central DuPage Hospital (Winfield, Ill.)

CHI St. Vincent Infirmary (Little Rock, Ark.)

Children's Hospital Colorado (Aurora)

Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

The Christ Hospital (Cincinnati)

Christiana Care Health System (Newark, Del.)

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Cleveland Clinic

Duke University Hospital (Durham, N.C.)

Emory University Hospital (Atlanta)

Florida Hospital Orlando

Froedtert & the Medical College of Wisconsin-Froedtert Hospital (Milwaukee)

Hackensack (N.J.) University Medical Center

Hill Country Memorial Hospital (Fredericksburg, Texas)

Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian (Newport Beach, Calif.)

Hospital for Special Surgery (New York City)

Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania (Philadelphia)

Houston Methodist Hospital

Indiana University Health Methodist Hospital (Indianapolis)

Inova Fairfax Hospital (Falls Church, Va.)

Integris Baptist Medical Center (Oklahoma City)

The Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore)

Lancaster (Pa.) General Hospital

Lehigh Valley Hospital (Allentown, Pa.)

Loyola University Medical Center (Maywood, Ill.).

Massachusetts General Hospital

Mayo Clinic (Rochester, Minn.)

Maine Medical Center (Portland)

MedStar Washington (D.C.) Hospital Center

Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (New York City)

Mercy Medical Center (Baltimore)

Mount Sinai Hospital (New York City)

Nationwide Children's Hospital

Nebraska Medicine (Omaha)

Nemours Children's Hospital (Orlando)

NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital (New York City)

North Shore University Hospital (Manhasset, N.Y.)

NorthShore University HealthSystem Evanston (Ill.) Hospital

Northwestern Memorial Hospital (Chicago)

NYU Langone Medical Center (New York City)

Ochsner Medical Center (New Orleans)

OhioHealth Riverside Methodist Hospital (Columbus)

The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (Columbus)

Oregon Health & Science University Hospital (Portland)

Porter Adventist Hospital (Denver)

Providence Sacred Heart Medical Center (Spokane, Wash.)

Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center (Los Angeles)

Rush University Medical Center (Chicago)

Scottsdale (Ariz.) Healthcare Shea Medical Center

Scripps Memorial Hospital La Jolla (Calif.)

Sentara Norfolk (Va.) General Hospital

Spartanburg (S.C.) Regional Medical Center

St. David's Medical Center (Austin, Texas)

St. Francis Hospital (Roslyn, N.Y.)

St. Luke's Hospital (Cedar Rapids, Iowa)

Stanford (Calif.) Health Care

Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital

Texas Children's Hospital (Houston)

Thomas Jefferson University Hospital (Philadelphia)

UAB Hospital (Birmingham, Ala.)

UC Davis Medical Center (Sacramento)

UC San Diego Medical Center

UCSF Medical Center (San Francisco)

UF Health Shands Hospital (Gainesville, Fla.)

University Hospitals Case Medical Center (Cleveland)

University of Chicago Medicine

University of Colorado Hospital (Aurora)

University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics (Iowa City)

University of Kansas Hospital (Kansas City)

University of Maryland Medical Center (Baltimore)

University of Michigan Medical Center (Ann Arbor)

University of North Carolina Hospitals (Chapel Hill, N.C.).

University of Rochester (N.Y.) Medical Center.

University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (Houston)

University of Washington Medical Center (Seattle)

University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics (Madison)

UPMC Presbyterian (Pittsburgh)

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (Nashville, Tenn.)

Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center (Richmond, Va.)

Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center (Winston-Salem, N.Y.)

Yale-New Haven (Conn.) Hospital

The complete list can be read here.

Note: This list is not an endorsement of included hospitals, health systems or associated healthcare providers, and organizations do not and cannot pay for inclusion on this list. Hospitals are presented in alphabetical order.

About Becker’s Hospital Review
Becker's Hospital Review is a monthly publication offering up-to-date business and legal news and analysis relating to hospitals and health systems. Content is geared toward high-level hospital leaders, and we work to provide valuable content, including hospital and health system news, best practices and legal guidance specifically for these decision-makers. Each issue of Becker's Hospital Review reaches more than 18,000 people, primarily acute-care hospital CEOs, CFOs and CIOs. Reported by PRWeb 2 hours ago.

Digi-Me and VetJobs Partner to Deliver Digital Job Postings to Transitioning Military, National Guard, Reserve Component Members and Veterans

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Digi-Me is pleased to announce that they have formally partnered with VetJobs to offer VetJobs' customers digital jobs to enhance their client postings.

Aurora, IL (PRWEB) April 22, 2015

Digi-Me and VetJobs have formally partnered to offer VetJobs' customers digital jobs to enhance their client postings. The digital job videos will reach transitioning military, National Guard, Reserve Component Members, family members and veterans that have separated over the last several decades.

The power of video continues to skyrocket content to the top of search engine lists as evidenced by the fact that the presence of video on a webpage makes it 53 times more likely to appear on the first page of Google. The integration is simple, easy, and effective. Digi-Me transforms traditional text job postings into trackable, short, engaging videos with a compelling call to action, which can then be dropped directly into an organization's Applicant Tracking System (ATS). These videos can be viewed globally on computers, tablets, and mobile devices, and the candidates' responses can be tracked via the "share,""view," and "apply" functionalities. Candidates are four times as likely to share video-based content, making critical job messaging go viral instantly.

"The team at Digi-Me appreciates the hard work and sacrifice of our military, National Guard, Reserve Component Members and veterans. We are always willing to help in any way we can, so we are thrilled and honored to be partnering with VetJobs in order to assist our US Veterans with their job searches," said Lindsay Stanton, Chief Client Officer of Digi-Me. "Today, organizations and their recruiters are interested in attracting a diverse talent pool in order to help build a positive company culture as well as keep up with a competitive candidate driven market. Video really is a powerful solution for recruiting a diverse workforce."

About Digi-Me

With our short, customized recruitment videos spotlighting career opportunities and corporate culture, Digi-Me, a JSTN company, delivers information to job seekers in a way that is more engaging & more accessible across all media platforms and devices. Our professional-quality video solutions include the latest cloud-based tracking technology for up-to-the-minute reporting on candidate behavior as well as automatic integration into your ATS. Harness the power of video to boost SEO, improve candidate self-selection, and stand out from the competition with Digi-Me video solutions. Learn more at http://www.digi-me.com.

Press Contact:
Allison Sima, Interactive Marketing Manager, Digi-Me
Phone: 630-780-9454 | Email: asima(at)digi-me(dot)com    

About VetJobs

VetJobs services makes it easy to reach transitioning military, National Guard, Reserve Component Members and veterans that have separated over the last several decades and, due to the services provided by VetJobs, are now productive members of the civilian work force in all disciplines as well as their family members. VetJobs services are available to assist ALL members of "The United States Military Family". This includes Officer and Enlisted, Active Duty, Transitioning Military, Reservists, Veterans, Retirees, of the Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Merchant Marine, National Guard, Navy, NOAA and Public Health Service along with Trailing Spouses, Eligible Former Spouses, Widows, Widowers and Dependents and DOD civilians. Visit http://vetjobs.com/ for more information.

Press Contact:
Ted Daywalt, CEO & President, VetJobs
Phone: 770-993-5117| Email: contact(at)vetjobs(dot)com Reported by PRWeb 1 hour ago.

Magna's PureView window wins 2015 PACE Award

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Innovative pickup truck slider provides clean, elegant appearance with reduced manufacturing complexity  AURORA, ON, April 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ - Magna International Inc. has been selected as a 2015 Automotive News PACE Award winner for its PureView™ seamless sliding... Reported by PR Newswire 20 hours ago.

The most breathtaking natural wonder in every state

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The most breathtaking natural wonder in every state It's called "America the Beautiful" for a reason. In the US, geography and climate fluctuate drastically from state to state, resulting in a landscape that is as varied as it is stunning.

In celebration of Earth Day, we set out to find the most beautiful natural attraction in each state, using input from folks who have lived in these places.

Can you guess which state the picture to the right is from? Follow along to find out. (They're in alphabetical order if you want to find yours quickly.)

-ALABAMA: The Heart of Dixie is home to a number of natural caves, like Russell Cave National Monument, a rocky cavern used as shelter during all prehistoric periods.-

Source: National Park Service
-ALASKA: Our northernmost state is the only place in the US where the Northern Lights are a common occurrence. Known as the aurora borealis, this natural light show is caused by the collision of solar wind with particles in our atmosphere.-

Source: Alaska Tour Jobs-ARIZONA: The Grand Canyon is Arizona's best-known natural beauty, but it isn't the only one. The Wave is a sandstone rock with thousands of linear carvings caused by time and erosion.-

Source: TheWave.info
See the rest of the story at Business Insider Reported by Business Insider 19 hours ago.

Southwest Missouri man dies when train strikes his car

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MARIONVILLE, Mo. (AP) — Police say a southwest Missouri man was killed when his car drove into the path of a freight train. The Aurora-Marionville Police Department said in a news release that 56-year-old Paul Michael Jay drove around crossing arms that had dropped early Wednesday in Marionville. The Springfield News-Leader (http://sgfnow.co/1aSnNeo ) reports that the train horn sounded before the crash. The release says the vehicle was pushed over 1,000 feet down the tracks before the train could be stopped. ___ Information from: Springfield News-Leader, http://www.news-leader.com Reported by SeattlePI.com 16 hours ago.

Profits at the world's largest restaurant chain drop 11 percent in first quarter

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rofits at McDonald's Corp (NYSE:MCD.N), the world’s biggest restaurant chain, have fallen 11 percent in the quarter ending on march 31, the first of the year and the first under the leadership of the company’s new chief executive officer Steve Easterbrook.

Global sales for restaurants open for at least 13 months fell 2.3 percent, defying McDonald's efforts to restore its customer appeal in the ever more competitive fast food market and the relentless rise in the value of the Dollar, reducing revenue generated outside the US.

In the United States, comparable sales also dropped, by 2.6 percent as the company closed many of its branches in the country.

In the three months ending March 31, net income was as much as 33 percent lower at US$811.5 million, or 84 cents per share, over the same period last year when the comparable sums were US$1.2 billion and US$1.21/share.

McDonald’s shares were trading 1.61 percent higher at US$96.4 at noon, suggesting investors are satisfied by snippets of Easterbrook’s forthcoming turnaround plan to boost sales and profits, which will be unveiled on May 4.

The new boss said that the plan is designed to better respond to the needs and expectations of customers while addressing gains made by its sprightlier domestic competitors such as Chipotle Mexican Grill, including the roll out of a higher quality sirloin type of burger.

McDonald’s main competitor Burger King surprised the market by acquiring Tim Horton’s in 2014 in a deal aimed to dominate the ‘breakfast’ market.

McDonald’s has no less than a dozen rivals in this market, from Starbucks to Taco Bell through to Burger King, Chipotle, Dunkin 'Donuts, and Wendy's and he turnaround must be more radical than simply targeting growth over a specific mealtime.

In China and Japan, two of the company’s most important markets, sales were tarnished by the effects of a hygiene scandal has soured McDonald's reputation in 2014.

A major McDonald's supplier was shown on TV repackaging expired beef, forcing sales to drop 9.9% in China alone. Husi, a meat supplier owned by OSI Group of Aurora, Illinois, altered expiration dates on what was stale beef and chicken, selling these to McDonald's, KFC and others, contributing to a major reputation loss in the world’s fastest growing market.

McDonald's has made fast food popular around the world and becoming synonymous with the burger, fries and soft drink combo. Its business model has been copied everywhere, leading the onslaught of franchise businesses that extend from burgers to tacos and coffee.

 

 

 

  Reported by Proactive Investors 16 hours ago.

Astronauts celebrate Earth Day with incredible photos, video

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Even astronauts in space celebrate Earth Day.

Crew members on the International Space Station have been honoring their home planet today by beaming back amazing images of Earth from space

NASA astronaut Terry Virts, one-year space station mission crewmember Scott Kelly and European Space Agency astronaut Samantha Cristoforetti have all posted awe-inspiring photos of Earth on Twitter. Virts shared a Vine of auroras dancing above the planet, while Kelly and Cristoforetti released other stunning views of the planet from above. Check out those and others below:

See also: Earth in limbo: Gripping photos of what's at stake Read more...

More about Social Media, Nasa, Space Station, Aurora, and Iss Reported by Mashable 16 hours ago.

Old Second Reports First Quarter 2015 Net Income of $3.5 million.

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AURORA, Ill., April 22, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Old Second Bancorp, Inc. (the "Company" or "Old Second") (NASDAQ: OSBC), parent company of Old Second National Bank (the "Bank"), today announced financial results for the first quarter of 2015. The Company reported net income of $3.5... Reported by PR Newswire 12 hours ago.

Aventine Renewable Energy Sends First Unit-train Shipment of Ethanol from Nebraska to Alabama

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Aventine Renewable Energy Sends First Unit-train Shipment of Ethanol from Nebraska to Alabama PEKIN, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aventine Renewable Energy Inc. has announced its first BNSF unit-train shipment of ethanol produced at its two ethanol facilities in Aurora, Nebraska. Reported by Business Wire 21 hours ago.

Colorado theater shooting trial will test efforts to strengthen mental health safety net

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With opening statements scheduled Monday in the Colorado theater shooting trial, mental health counselors are bracing to help those coping with anxiety, flashbacks and other responses to reliving the Aurora theater shootings through testimony and news accounts. Reported by FOXNews.com 12 hours ago.

VA investigation into Aurora hospital will get construction expert

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The team investigating what went wrong with the Department of Veterans Affairs $1.73 billion hospital project in Aurora will have a construction expert after all. Reported by Denver Post 11 hours ago.

Colorado Theater Shooting Trial Tests Mental Health Network

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Colorado Theater Shooting Trial Tests Mental Health Network AURORA, Colo. — Pastor Chris Hill’s suburban Denver church has become a place where shooting victims and first responders have found counselling and peace in the years since a masked gunman opened fire on a nearby movie theater.

He and … Reported by Epoch Times 10 hours ago.

Shooting survivors take different paths to peace

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Aurora theater shooting survivor Pierce O'Farrill helps the homeless and has forgiven suspect James Holmes. Tom Sullivan, whose son Alex died in the shooting, has become an advocate for gun safety. Holmes trial begins Monday in Colorado. (April 24)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Reported by USATODAY.com 3 hours ago.

Aurora Health Care Signs Multi-year Agreement with Valify

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Aurora Health Care Signs Multi-year Agreement with Valify FRISCO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Valify, a provider of purchased services intelligence software for the healthcare industry, announced today the execution of a multi-year agreement with Aurora Health Care. Reported by Business Wire 22 hours ago.

Aurora police arrest 4 in series of 3 early Friday armed robberies

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Police in Aurora have arrested three men and a woman in connection with three early Friday armed robberies and say they are investigating if the group was involved in a fourth in Commerce City. Reported by Denver Post 21 hours ago.

The Ultimate Aurora Borealis

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Photographer Vincent Brady, whose cameras are usually looking up, takes incredible natural images and then morphs them into superlative time-lapse videos that stretch our perceptions. His innovative camera rigs capture wide-angle vistas that, in video form, can be difficult to fully comprehend—not that you’ll be able to stop looking. Previously in *Slate*, Phil Plait detailed the mechanics of his work, chasing the elusive science hidden in each moving image. Reported by Slate 20 hours ago.

Researchers say gun violence costs American taxpayers $12.8 million every day

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Researchers say gun violence costs American taxpayers $12.8 million every day American taxpayers pay roughly $12.8 million every day to cover the costs of gun-related deaths and injuries— and that is a conservative estimate, according to a new report released by Mother Jones on the cost of gun violence in America.

The true cost, however, is not fully known, partly because of the vast sum that's been spent by the NRA and other gun rights activists to shut down research related to firearms, and partly because of the sheer number of expenses incurred when someone is shot.

What is known is that taxpayers cover roughly 87% of these costs, which include, but are not limited to:

-Medical treatment-

"Maybe $5 million?" responded one woman when asked how much her gun wound had cost between hospital bills, physical therapy, trauma counseling, in-home care, wheelchairs, customized vans, and lost income. Many people also have long-term problems such as bowel issues, arthritis problems, and chronic pain that keeps them hooked on pain medication and returning to the hospital.

-Legal fees-

Legal proceedings for the Aurora movie theater killer reached $5.5 million before the trial even got underway this spring — calling 9,000 prospective jurors to try the sole suspect, James Eagan Holmes, proved expensive.

-Long-term prison costs-

Keeping individuals charged with a gun-related crime costs the government and taxpayers more than $5.2 billion annually. It is the largest direct expense incurred by gun violence, according to Mother Jones.

-Long-term medical and disability expenses-

Victims of gun violence often suffer injuries so severe that they require round-the-clock care for the rest of their lives — and survivors can often live much longer than expected. The kind of skilled nursing care needed for a victim who is paralyzed or brain damaged can cost "upwards of $1.7 million." If the victim is a Medicaid patient, taxpayers foot the bill.

-Mental health care-

Trauma from gun injuries and homicides account for $410 million annually in direct mental-health costs, according to Mother Jones. "But that sum would rise substantially if all gun victims and their families could afford to seek counseling."

-Emergency services-

A 5-mile ambulance ride for a single victim can cost upwards of $800. Combined with the fees of inumerable other emergency services, each gun injury requiring hospitalization costs about $583,000. 

-Police investigations-

When even one person dies or is injured in a shooting, officers are required to respond and launch a full investigation into the attack. As Mother Jones notes, when a gunman opened fire at a shopping complex near Portland, Oregon in December 2012, "more than 150 officers from at least 13 local, state, and federal law enforcement agencies responded. The investigation that lasted more than three months and culminated in a report nearly 1,000 pages long." These lengthy investigations are largely paid for by taxpayers.

-Security enhancements-

Tightening security at schools (hiring security guards, paying for metal detectors, etc.) to prevent mass shootings has cost the federal government at least $811 million since the Columbine High School massacre in 1999. That sum is rivaled by investments being made at the state and local level, with many school districts buying "bulletproof" backpacks for students, purchasing police officers' time to practice "active-shooter" drills, and testing out "active-shooter detection" systems that costs as much as $100,000.

By 2017, one research firm predicts, school security systems could be a $5-billion-a-year industry.

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A Talley comes back from the war at Aurora

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Artistic Director Tom Ross has done an impressive job of shoehorning Lanford Wilson’s sprawling “Fifth of July” into the Aurora Theatre’s small stage, but the eight-character, multiple story-line drama still seems too big for the intimate space. Even anchored by the solid performance of Craig Marker, as the gay, onetime Berkeley radical turned double-amputee Vietnam veteran Ken Talley, the show that opened Thursday rarely achieves the emotional focus that “Fifth” can have on a larger stage. “Fifth,” though the first one written is a sequel to the others, which take place at the same rural Missouri homestead on the same July Fourth during World War II. Sally Talley, the only character who appears in all three plays, is 64 now (played by a sweet, slightly vacant Elizabeth Benedict) and trying to decide what to do with the ashes of the husband whose awkward-charming wooing is the subject of “Folly.” Two of his former Berkeley commune-mates are eager to buy the place, the glad-handing opportunist John ( a transparently untrustworthy John Girot) and his copper-heiress wife, Nanci Zoppi’s larger-than-life, thoroughly and sensually self-indulgent Gwen. The other, Ken’s sister and John’s former lover June (a finely torn, simmering Jennifer Le Blanc) isn’t supposed to know about the planned sale. [...] for the most part, so many things are happening in so small a space in such a broad range of acting styles that the only way to follow anything is to stay focused on what Marker’s Ken is paying attention to at the moment. Reported by SFGate 18 hours ago.

Review: 'Fifth of July' lacks spark at Aurora Theatre

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Review: 'Fifth of July' lacks spark at Aurora Theatre Lanford Wilson's play focuses on an eccentric widow and her troubled family, but fails to really connect with the audience. Reported by San Jose Mercury News 15 hours ago.

Senators call for completion of VA hospital in Aurora, outside probe

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Members of the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee toured the costly, half-finished VA hospital in Aurora on Friday and pledged to complete the project. Reported by Denver Post 15 hours ago.
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