The lead contractor building a new replacement hospital in Clarskville, TN, says the $200 million construction effort is a full four months ahead of schedule and is expected to be completed by April 2008. In response to the news, Gateway Health System administrators say they now plan to have the new hospital ready to receive patients a few weeks later.
The Washington, DC, City Council is scheduled to vote on a bill that would make DC the first jurisdiction in the country to license pharmaceutical sales representatives. One council members say the move would help protect doctors and patients from disreputable agents who help drive up the costs of prescription drugs.
With health reform in the headlines and countless families having their own health crises, students are pouring into health policy classes in economics, political science, history, and public health departments. Many students are also planning on making health policy their career.
Advisors for the Food and Drug Administration say that Genentech's Avastin cancer drug should not be approved for expanded use in breast-cancer patients.
Mount Sinai Medical Center, which owns the Miami Heart Institute campus, wants to sell the property for redevelopment as a healthcare facility of the same height and density as the current building. The Miami Beach City Commission is set to consider the plan.
Two national civil rights organizations are criticizing commissioners in a Texas county for prohibiting nonprofit clinics from treating illegal immigrants with county funds. Several clinics in the county have complained that new reporting requirements requires them to violate patient confidentiality laws and play the role of immigration officer.