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VIDEO: Critical Role of Trauma and Emergency Surgery Physicians in Patient Satisfaction: An Analysis of HCAHPS Data from 186,779 Patients and 168 Hospitals in a National Healthcare System. view more
Credit: American College of Surgeons
CHICAGO (January 29, 2021): Trauma patients and patients who need emergency surgery have little to no opportunity to get acquainted with the surgeon and team that will perform their operation. However, a large study has found that effective and meaningful physician communication is a more important contributor to the overall satisfaction of trauma patients and those having emergency surgery than it is for patients admitted to the hospital for medical reasons or for elective procedures.
Tim Shelley / Peoria Public Radio
Overall demand for COVID-19 vaccinations is strong in the Peoria area and statewide. But that high demand can mask a hesitancy among some groups to roll up their sleeves and get the shot. This is especially true among Black and Latinx communities.
It s an issue local public health officials are addressing on multiple levels in the quest for herd immunity through widespread vaccination.
More than 19,000 people have received at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine in the Tri-County area since December. That s included frontline healthcare workers and long-term care residents, so far.
There hasn t been a major lack of demand as of yet. But upon drilling down, enthusiasm is far lower among some communities.
Gift will enhance technology commercialization services at B.U.
Canton Daily Ledger
PEORIA Thanks to a generous gift from a local entrepreneur, Bradley University will increase its focus on technology commercialization and innovation. A $75,000 gift from Dr. Aaron Rossi, combined with other funding, will allow Bradley to hire a full-time employee to support technology commercialization services in the Turner Center for Entrepreneurship.
“This gift will allow us to enhance the technology commercialization services at Bradley,” said Jim Foley, Director, Turner Center for Entrepreneurship. “We believe there are significant opportunities in Central Illinois to focus on health care, biomedical technology and life sciences, especially with local hospitals and the University of Illinois College of Medicine in Peoria. The new position will also manage the Peoria Next Innovation Center located at 801 W. Main Street in Peoria.
PEORIA William Marshall was a tall, gentle giant who both commanded respect and exuded elegance, said his friends less than a week after he was found stabbed to death in his North Peoria home.
And they point to one Downtown piece of art that serves as a memorial to his affection for the arts in Peoria. He had a wonderful presence and elegance about him, said Kristan McKinsey, director of the Illinois Women Artists Project and a former curator at the Peoria Riverfront Museum. I loved the way he would walk, very confidently but without haughtiness. He accepted others regardless of their backgrounds or their interests. He really wanted to know who you were.
A new study co-authored by Jain and other doctors at Northwestern University and the University of Chicago revealed physicians are sexually harassed and personally attacked online on the basis of their religion, race or recommendations.