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WHAT ARE THE BEST NURSING HOMES WITHIN 50 MILES OF COVINGTON, VIRGINIA?
WHAT ARE THE BEST NURSING HOMES WITHIN 50 MILES OF COVINGTON, VIRGINIA? 150 150 Dan Frith

The answer is provided by a new “5 Star Rating System” provided by Medicare. When using the Medicare site…select “Find and Compare Nursing Homes”.…then select “Find Nursing Homes within certain distance” of a zip code or identified city.The nursing homes receiving the highest ratings include:The Woodlands – Clifton Forge, VirginiaPocahantas…

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NURSE MIDWIVES: PART TWO
NURSE MIDWIVES: PART TWO 150 150 Dan Frith

My post on February 2 about Nurse Midwives sure stirred up a hornets’ nest!I cannot respond to all of your comments but do want to add the following to our “discussion:” 1. I spend a great deal of my professional time representing pregnant mothers and other consumers of medical care…

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WHAT ARE THE BEST NURSING HOMES WITHIN 50 MILES OF LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA?
WHAT ARE THE BEST NURSING HOMES WITHIN 50 MILES OF LEXINGTON, VIRGINIA? 150 150 Dan Frith

The answer is provided by a new “5 Star Rating System” provided by Medicare. When using the Medicare site…select “Find and Compare Nursing Homes”….then select “Find Nursing Homes within certain distance” of a zip code or identified city. The nursing homes receiving the highest ratings include:Benjamin Borden Health Center –…

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DEATH IN VIRGINIA NURSING HOME MAY BE LINKED TO SALMONELLA
DEATH IN VIRGINIA NURSING HOME MAY BE LINKED TO SALMONELLA 150 150 Dan Frith

We have been reading for weeks about the peanut butter from Georgia tainted with salmonella bacteria….well now it appears a resident in a Virginia nursing home may have died from consuming the peanut butter.Hester C. Fields, 78, of Kingsport, died at the Brian Health & Rehab Center in Weber City…

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WHAT ARE THE BEST NURSING HOMES WITHIN 50 MILES OF ABINGDON VIRGINIA?
WHAT ARE THE BEST NURSING HOMES WITHIN 50 MILES OF ABINGDON VIRGINIA? 150 150 Dan Frith

The answer is provided by a new “5 Star Rating System” provided by Medicare. When using the Medicare site…select “Find and Compare Nursing Homes”….then select “Find Nursing Homes within certain distance” of a zip code or identified city. The nursing homes receiving the highest ratings include:Clinch Valley Medical Center –…

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MIDWIVES: A RECIPE FOR DISASTER
MIDWIVES: A RECIPE FOR DISASTER 150 150 Dan Frith

America (and particularly my home state of Virginia) is seeing an explosion in the number of midwives….and this is a bad trend! I see many complicated deliveries where a fetus becomes entangled in the umbilical cord or caught in the birth canal due to the large size of the fetus…

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LAYOFFS WORSEN IN VIRGINIA
LAYOFFS WORSEN IN VIRGINIA 150 150 Dan Frith

Reading the Roanoke Times today is depressing. The front page article is entitled, “Volvo to lay off at least 650 workers.” The story recounts that Volvo has reduced its work force from 3,170 in late 2006 to less than 1,000 by May of 2009. The business section includes an article…

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PHARMACISTS ERRORS CAN KILL
PHARMACISTS ERRORS CAN KILL 150 150 Dan Frith

We hear from clients every month about mis-filled prescriptions and other life-threatening mistakes by their local pharmacies. These serious medical errors are made by pharmacists at the local “mom and pop” drug store but are just as common at CVS, Walgreens, Rite Aid, Wal-Mart, Eckerd, and on and on…..A quick…

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ROANOKE TIMES NEWSPAPER ANNOUNCES WAGE FREEZE AND FURLOUGHS
ROANOKE TIMES NEWSPAPER ANNOUNCES WAGE FREEZE AND FURLOUGHS 150 150 Dan Frith

Everyone knows we are facing difficult economic times in the U.S. The newspaper industry has been hit especially hard. Newspapers face decreased readership, increased costs, decreased ad revenue as more and more companies advertise on the Internet. Well, the bad news hit Roanoke today as The Roanoke Times announced a…

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NEW (FREE) BOOK ON NONCOMPETE LAW IN VIRGINIA
NEW (FREE) BOOK ON NONCOMPETE LAW IN VIRGINIA 150 150 Dan Frith

Who said there is “no such thing as a free lunch”? I know we didn’t.Lauren and I have been hard at work the last few months writing a book which reviews the law in Virginia on noncompete and non-solicitation contracts. The book is written from the perspective of the employee…

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