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How To Prepare for a Blizzard: Hospital and Health System Edition

Relias

Winter storms and blizzards can bring extreme cold, heavy snowfall, ice accumulation, and dangerous winds that disrupt essential services, transportation, and hospital operations. Ensuring a hospitals readiness for severe winter weather is critical to maintaining patient care and staff safety.

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Child care, family assistance outlined in 2025 California budget

CCRC

The $322 Billion budget introduces no cuts to core programs, and maintains initiatives to fully implement Universal Transitional Kindergarten, expand after school and summer school programs, and Universal school meals. Thanks to a strong economy, the 2025 California budget is larger than the previous years.

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They Mean the World to Us

Gary Direnfeld

Over the course of 7 years as a Certified Therapy Dog, Kugle has made some 350 visits to senior’s residences, colleges and universities and a few hospitals. Their rules today require a dog to be two years old before testing for certification.

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Partnering With Hospitals Can Boost SNF Referrals

Relias

As an SNF operator, one strategy to rebuild occupancy and increase revenues is to partner with a local hospital and become part of its SNF-preferred network. Many hospitals are establishing preferred SNF networks to refer their patients for continued care. She encouraged hospital providers to increase the amount to 80%-90%.

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The Pandemic and Your Kids

Gary Direnfeld

Back in my day, one needed grade 13 to go to university. There I took an elective in psychology and with that applied as a mature student to York University. There I took an elective in psychology and with that applied as a mature student to York University. I am a late bloomer. I wasn’t a good student.

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Diana Lee Guida Brown

Social Work Blog

There, she attended Columbia University School of General Studies to earn her bachelor’s degree in Sociology while working part time in the Dean of Study’s Office. Diana’s first job as a social worker at Flower-Fifth Avenue Hospital earned her recognition by Glamour Magazine (September 1965) as being a “Girl with Go Jobs.”

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GuestPost: Surviving a Major Bipolar Depressive Episode and Finding a Purpose in my Life by Becky Rowland

Bipolar Bandit

I also worked in the mental health field for three years during this time, helping mentally ill patients in hospital settings. I was no longer allowed to take graduate courses at this university. I had memories of being mistreated by hospital staff. I was in a psychosis.