- Med school has free August clinic dates for adults and children (rgj.com)
University of Nevada School of Medicine will open its doors for physicals, immunizations and visits for uninsured people later this month...clinics are free services where medical students are supervised by faculty and community physicians. Appointments aren’t necessary and patients can be seen for a variety of well-visits, referrals, blood pressure monitoring and school physicals....The first clinic is open to all from 8 a.m. to noon Aug. 22....
- Watch: Washoe County health officials fight mosquitoes, West Nile virus… with chickens? (rgj.com)
Washoe County Health Department worries heavy rain and flash flooding could raise the mosquito population and West Nile virus. So they fight back to prevent infectious spread with chickens..
- Immunization Requirements For Nevada Students (kolotv.com)
Making Sure Your Child Has The Proper Immunizations Before The School Year Starts.
- No health insurance? Two free medical clinics announced (rgj.com)
University of Nevada School of Medicine will offer two free outreach clinics in July. The clinics are open to people of all ages and are geared to serve Washoe County's medically uninsured population...Patients can be seen for...work physicals, blood pressure monitoring and referrals to specialists. Lab work is available for discounted fees.
- New Travel Health Center Opens In Reno (kolotv.com)
new travel health center (Boheme Travel) Boheme Travel Clinic in Reno provides vaccinations and even prescriptions for international travel.
- No Nevada hospitals in ranking for strong performance (reviewjournal.com)
None of the 60 hospitals in Nevada met the standards for strong performance needed to make the..Best Hospitals rankings for 2015-16. Renown Regional Medical Center..was recognized last year for exceeding key quality measures…In Southern Nevada, most of the acute care hospitals were rated average in the five common procedures studied.
- Code Blue at Tahoe Pacific Hospital (rgj.com)
State investigation, internal documents and former employees bring to light concerns about shortcomings at Tahoe Pacific Hospital.
-Medical missteps
-Equipment failures
-Untrained staff
-'I ring and ring and ring'
-Not enough nurses
- Fundraiser Set for Saturday for Veterans’ Guest House (kolotv.com)
fundraiser Saturday (8AM-2PM July 25th) for Reno's Veterans' Guest House...at 880 Locust Street in Reno....provides U.S. Military service veterans and their families temporary overnight accommodations while receiving treatment at medical facilities in the Reno/Sparks area...
- Red Cross and Smith’s Team to Install Smoke Alarms (kolotv.com)
American Red Cross and Smith’s Food and Drug Stores are teaming up to reduce deaths and injuries due to home fires in northern Nevada and the 6 other states that Smiths serves...both organizations will go door-to-door to install smoke alarms and educate residents about fire safety.
- How medical education will change in Northern Nevada (rgj.com)
...University of Nevada Medical School...Currently operating as a split school in Reno and Las Vegas, medical education and care will change dramatically in the state thanks to the 2015 Legislature,...