Kansas Kids Count reports rising teen pregnancies in 1995 data
The 1997 Kansas Kids Count Data Book highlights an 11 percent rise in single teen mothers to 3,545 in 1995, with 74 births to girls under 15. County figures show Reno, Saline and Shawnee leading increases while data on child abuse remains unreliable, sparking calls for better state reporting.
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Kansas
Tom McDonald
University of Kansas
McDonald
School of Social Welfare
Statehouse
Gary Brunk
Lawrence
Kansas Action For Children
Reno
Saline
Shawnee County
Wyandotte
Butler
Sedgwick
Johnson County
Leavenworth
Douglas and
Riley
Associated Press
Kids Count of
Health task force studies local health issues data
The CHAP Task Force formed by Ransom Memorial Hospital and Franklin County Health Department spent nine months analyzing community health, holding focus groups and evaluating services. Four problems will be targeted: teen pregnancy, smoking prevention, transportation, and sick child care.
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Mike Pruner
Franklin County Health Department
Ransom Memorial Hospital Home Health Agency
Pruner
CHAP
Normand earns ARDMS vascular technologist credential
Gary Normand, director of diagnostic ultrasound and nuclear medicine at Ransom Memorial Hospital imaging services, is certified as a registered vascular technologist by the American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers. ARDMS notes credentials in sonography and vascular technology, with over 30,000 credentials issued.
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Gary Normand
Ransom Memorial Hospital
Imaging Services Department
American Registry of Diagnostic Medical Sonographers
ARDMS
Pediatric Potpourri nursing CE program at RMH
Ransom Memorial Hospital will host a nursing continuing education program titled Pediatric Potpourri from 4 a.m. to 2 p.m. on February 27 in conference room A. Four contact hours are offered for RN or LPN relicensure. Speakers include Pamela S. Covault, Virginia Dowell, Mary Wiederholt, and Faye Rubick. The course covers child development, injuries by age group, fears, immunization changes, and updated pediatric assessment. Cost is 28 dollars in advance or 33 dollars at the door. Refund requests must be made to RMH Education five business days prior. Preregister by calling 913 242 9074 ext 310.
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Ransom Memorial Hospital
Pamela S. Covault
Virginia Dowell
Mary Wiederholt
Faye Rubick
RMH Education Department
Education Department
First Aid CPR class offered Monday at RMH
Ransom Memorial Hospital sponsors a combined first aid and CPR class from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday in Conference Room A. The $25 course requires preregistration. For details or to preregister, contact the education department at 913 242 9074 extension 310. Gaye Snyder named patient care coordinator for 2 West Medical Surgical Units effective Feb.16. She will oversee primary charge nurse duties on the 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. shift and aid in a revitalization plan on the unit.
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Ransom Memorial Hospital
Rmh
Education Department
Columbia/HCA sues Lawrence over hospital permit denial
Columbia/HCA Health Care Corp files suit in Douglas County District Court claiming the City of Lawrence acted unlawfully in denying a permit to build a hospital. Columbia Mt. Oread and Columbia Mt. Oread Medical Center are named plaintiffs, with the city as defendant. The chain, based in Nashville, operates hundreds of facilities nationwide. The city has 30 days to respond.
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Awrence
Kan
Columbia
HCA Health
Scare Corp
City Commission
Douglas County
Lawrence
Dant
Columbia Mt. Oread
Nashville
Kansas AG probes Blues merger with Kansas City unit
Kansas Attorney General Stovall seeks factual and legal details on the Blue Cross and Blue Shield merger with its Missouri counterpart. She requests terms, authority, and how the deal would meet public benefit obligations, while Missouri officials urge continued public-benefit status and regulation.
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Opera, Kan
Kansas
Blue Cross
Blue Shield
Missouri
Kansas City
Carla Stovall
Jay Nixon
Tom Miller
Blue Shield of
Stovall
Graham Bailey
Resi
Kansas Company
Nixon
Kansas City Blue Cross Group
Janet Cooper
Blue Cross Blue Shield of
Cooper
Twin births rise 42 percent since 1980 in U S
CDC data show live twin births increasing from 68,339 in 1980 to 97,064 in 1994, a 30 percent rise in birth rate from 18.9 to 24.6 per 1000. Older mothers, fertility drugs, and wider availability drive the trend, with twins more likely as women approach age 40.
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Tlanta
United States
Centers For Disease Control and Prevention
CDC
Joyce Martin
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Ically
Brunk
Kids Count
Coun
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Normand
RVT
Dents
Johnson and Wyandotte Counties
Gladman's
Logan
Ottawa
John
Shelter
Platinum Shield
Universal Life
Bob Culver
Peen
Shatter Life Insurance Co
Columbia, MO
Southview
Medicare
Medicaid
Pricess Insurance
Louleburg
Biuem
NEONS
Breeze & Stratus
Intrepids
Yee
Rt Lae
Motors, Inc
N Lawrence
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