Seniors 65 years and older are more likely to have access to a family doctor or nurse practitioner than younger adults between 18 and 34, and access to primary care is highest in Ontario and ...

Hospital emergency departments are critical safety ... those physicians — as well as physician assistants and nurse practitioners — but, the shortage will likely remain as long as prospective ...

Security officers are posted at emergency room drop-offs around the clock, and pat down patients for weapons at the ED door. It still wasn’t enough to protect three nurses on the morning of Oct. 12, ...

When I became a geriatric nurse practitioner, Pop ... mimicking the popular TV ad for an emergency monitoring system, ever ready to lighten a dark moment. After that, he decided to stop the ...

Scott says there were "a total of 35 firefighters on scene, including five ambulances and two advanced providers, which were nurse practitioners that fully evaluated" all 17 students. Two students ...

The crisis in Canada’s primary care is reaching a breaking point. A staggering 6.5 million Canadians are without a family doctor or nurse-practitioner (NP). A recent C.D. Howe report by one of us ...

Philadelphia police identified a suspect on Tuesday wanted in a hit-and-run that injured three Penn Presbyterian Medical Center nurses and ... Penn Presbyterian's emergency room and begged for ...

Nearly 180,000 people in New Brunswick are without a primary care provider, prompting the Nurse Practitioners of New Brunswick (NPNB) to call for essential updates to our healthcare system. During an ...

A group of nurse practitioners has sued New York state in federal court alleging their employer has them doing the same work as physicians, but for substantially less pay. The lawsuit is part of an ...

The injured nurses were hit by the car while they were treating a gunshot victim just outside the emergency room. Philadelphia Police said it happened around 4 a.m. when a silver Jeep Cherokee ...

Oct. 12 (UPI) --Three nurses were injured, including one critically, after being struck by a driver who brought a gunshot victim to the emergency room of a Philadelphia hospital, police said Saturday.

I am praying that all three nurses make a full and speedy recovery, most especially the one who remains in critical condition. I also commend the emergency room team for continuing to care for ...