STATHEART honored for speed across Southern Illinois hospitals
The STATHEART program started in 2007 and now spans 10 hospitals from Chester to Eldorado. It has treated 647 heart attack patients, aims for door-to-balloon within 90 minutes, and reports a 83 minute median this year. Teamwork, 24 hour on call cardiologists, rapid transfers to Memorial Hospital Carbondale, and EMS coordination drive faster treatment and higher patient satisfaction.
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Marine Dakota Meyer Medal of Honor Heroism in Afghanistan
Marine corporal Dakota Meyer defied orders to rescue comrades under Taliban fire during a 2009 Afghanistan ambush. President Obama awarded him the Medal of Honor, praising his bravery that saved 36 lives and killed at least eight insurgents. Meyer, 21 at the time, later became a sergeant and now works in Kentucky.
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Boehner urges debt panel to start on tax code changes
House Speaker John Boehner tells the deficit supercommittee to lay groundwork for a broad tax code overhaul while ruling out tax increases. He says increases are not viable and signals attention to President Obama’s jobs proposal and campaign efforts to garner public backing.
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