Northern Arizona Healthcare’s Health, Wellness Village In The Works – HCD Magazine

Northern Arizona Healthcare’s Health, Wellness Village In The Works – HCD Magazine

Northern Arizona Healthcare (Flagstaff, Ariz.) plans to build a health and wellness village on 188 acres in Flagstaff to serve area patients, the Navajo Nation, and rural areas of Northern Arizona, according to the website knau.org. The $800 million proect will include a new hospital and adjacent offices and clinics for outpatient care. Twenty-two acres will be set aside as […]

LAAO procedure for AFib: An alternative to blood thinners

LAAO procedure for AFib: An alternative to blood thinners

If you’ve been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation (AFib), your doctor may have mentioned the Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion (LAAO) procedure. An alternative to blood thinners, this minimally invasive treatment option is helping many people get back to living a happy, healthy, active life—unrestricted by many of the worries that often come with AFib. Let’s walk through the benefits of the […]

Frontline Honors: Sidi Kamara, Capital City Nurses

Frontline Honors: Sidi Kamara, Capital City Nurses

Sidratu “Sidi” Kamara, Caregiver for Capital City Nurses, has been named a 2022 Frontline Honors honoree by Home Health Care News. To become a Frontline Honoree, an individual is nominated by their peers. The candidate must be a dedicated, high-performing frontline worker who delivers exceptional experiences and outcomes; a passionate worker who knows how to put their vision into action […]

KIKA – Atlantic-Pacific

KIKA – Atlantic-Pacific

Dress: Kika Vargas (see more images here) // Headband: Atlantic-Pacific X Lele Sadoughi (sold out but you can pre-order for a limited time) // Earrings: Atlantic-Pacific X Lele Sadoughi // Shoes: Jeffrey Campbell The post KIKA appeared first on Atlantic-Pacific.

Biden’s COVID symptoms ‘almost completely resolved,’ doctor says

Biden’s COVID symptoms ‘almost completely resolved,’ doctor says

President Biden’s COVID-19 symptoms are almost completely resolved, his physician Kevin O’Connor said in a memorandum released by the White House on Monday.  The president, who completed his fourth day of the antiviral Paxlovid on Sunday evening, only has residual nasal congestion and minimal hoarseness, O’Connor said.  “His symptoms have now almost completely resolved. When questioned, at this point he […]

The New J.Crew

The New J.Crew

So Babenzien has designed his J.Crew to do something else. His philosophy is so direct, and his ambitions so seemingly modest, that you’d be forgiven for thinking that his vision for the brand is simple. Because, when you hear it, his plan—making affordable, accessible, and high-quality clothing available to the largest possible audience—can sound facile. Not up to the monumental […]

Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 739

Makeup and Beauty Blog Monday Poll, Vol. 739

Gentle reminder for today and the rest of the week. So…what is the Monday Poll? Excellent question! It isn’t, contrary to its name, an actual poll, like with little clicky buttons. It’s just a list of more or less random questions I’ve been posting on this blog every Monday morning for the past quadrillion years (since 2007). 1. A food […]

CMS fix for 340B Supreme Court ruling divides providers

CMS fix for 340B Supreme Court ruling divides providers

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’s potential response to a Supreme Court decision that invalidated cuts to 340B payments spotlights the divide between providers that participate in the drug-discount program and those that don’t. While the informal policy proposal drew cheers from 340B hospitals for reversing payment cuts, some who don’t use the program described the agency’s road map […]

University of Washington Plans Behavioral Health Teaching Facility In Seattle – HCD Magazine

University of Washington Plans Behavioral Health Teaching Facility In Seattle – HCD Magazine

The University of Washington is planning a new behavioral health clinic and teaching facility on the UW Medical Center Northwest campus in Seattle. Located adjacent to an existing acute care hospital, the six-story, 184,000-square-foot building will feature a crisis stabilization unit, 50 medical/surgical beds, and separate service and public skybridges connecting to the hospital’s emergency department. A full continuum of […]