Category: Health Care

Home-Based Care Staffing Startup Floats Health Raises $10 Million

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Float Health, a nurse staffing and pharmacy referral startup, has landed $10 million in a Series A led by Canvas Ventures. As part of its business model, San Francisco-based Float helps patients receive care in their homes by contracting with registered nurses and scheduling shifts. The company was founded in 2021, and operates in California and Arizona. One of Float’s key areas of focus as a company is addressing chronic illness, which impacts 133 million people in the US “After years in the emergency room treating patients with chronic conditions, and from treating my father who suffered from one, I…Continue Reading

Edmonton man taken to motel instead of long-term care: family

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The family of an Edmonton man who suffered a stroke was “very frustrated” with the province after he was taken to a motel instead of a long-term care facility when he was released from hospital. After six months at the Royal Alexandra Hospital where he recovered from a stroke that left him partially paralyzed and in a wheelchair, Blair Canniff, 62, was taken to a Travelodge Motel in Leduc, his stepdaughter told CTV News Edmonton. “It’s very, very, very frustrating,” Jeela Manniapik said on Tuesday. “And when AHS released Blair from the care of the hospital to Contentment Social Services,…Continue Reading

Kaiser Permanente, Town Hall Ventures launch Habitat Health

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Photo: Morsa/Getty Images Kaiser Permanente and Town Hall Ventures are launching an organization called Habitat Health, which is designed to help older adults overcome the challenges of aging at home. Operating as a Program of All-Inclusive Care for the Elderly, Habitat Health is designed to help participants live independently in their homes, with comprehensive care the companies say will lead to better health outcomes. The company will serve older adults in partnership with local care partners, beginning first in California with Kaiser Permanente, and then nationally. Habitat Health plans to begin serving older adults in Sacramento and Los Angeles in…Continue Reading

7 Investigates: Healthcare workers without pay and worried about patients after business files for bankruptcy – Boston News, Weather, Sports

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The future of healthcare is what staff at Boston Senior Medicine thought they were signing up for, but now they have gone without paychecks and worried patients aren’t getting the care they need. The Canton-based home-health business aims to bring primary care directly to the homes of senior patients. “We can really help people, we can go right into their homes and we can bring primary care to them. This is a game changer,” said Randy Veraguas, a former Boston Senior Medicine employee. At least, that’s what Veraguas thought when he joined the business in 2020 to head its marketing…Continue Reading

Grady to Build Freestanding Emergency Department in South Fulton County

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The 20,000-square-foot facility will bring emergency care to communities south of I-20 ATLANTA, April 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — As part of its ongoing mission to meet the growing need for emergency services in metro AtlantaGrady Health System will build a freestanding emergency department in the south Fulton County. This freestanding emergency department, built in partnership with Fulton Countywill be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, and fully staffed by board-certified physicians, nurses, and other clinicians. Grady Memorial Hospital Grady’s freestanding emergency department will be south of I-20 in Union City. The community in the south Fulton County…Continue Reading

Grady plans to open ER in Union City to fill gap in emergency care

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ATLANTA – Grady Health System will be opening a freestanding emergency department in south Fulton County. The move is to increase emergency medical services in metro Atlanta following the closure of Wellstar’s Atlanta Medical Center South and Atlanta Medical Center in 2023. Grady Health System, which saw nearly 138,000 emergency visits last year at its main Atlanta campus, aims to address the service gap with this new 20,000-square-foot facility featuring 16 bays for adult and pediatric care, comprehensive diagnostic services, and an on- site helipad for critical patient transfers staffed by board-certified medical professionals. John Haupert, president and CEO of…Continue Reading

Shalina Chatlani to cover business of health care for States Newsroom/Stateline News

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Latest Marketing Partner Case Studies It’s easy to recognize those who run the news media companies or write award-winning articles, but there are those behind the scenes whose contributions are immeasurable. Nominate an editor today that deserves to be profiled in our May 2024 issue as an: “E&P Editor Extraordinaire!” In 2023, Amsterdam News partners with Column to streamline its legals. Siobhan “Sam” Bennett, the President and Chief Revenue Officer of Amsterdam News in New York, NY, highlighted three stand-out reasons why their choice to go with Column has paid off. The three most impactful payment features that Column offers…Continue Reading