| Two Injured In Richmond Senior Complex Fire
A two-alarm fire broke out early Tuesday at a Richmond senior citizen's housing complex, completely destroying one apartment and sending two residents to the hospital for smoke inhalation. Richmond Fire Chief Michael Banks said the fire began at 8:03 a.m. in a sixth floor apartment of Hacienda Apartments, located at 1300 Roosevelt Ave. It was contained by about 8:20 a.m. Residents on the first five floors were instructed to shelter-in-place while firefighters got the blaze under control because many of them have trouble walking, Banks said. Of the 150 units in the building, 140 were occupied. The apartment where the fire started suffered heavy fire damage and other apartments on the sixth floor may have suffered smoke damage. At least one resident, a woman who had been living in the apartment where the fire started, has been displaced.
Africa: Urban Farming Against Hunger - Safe, Fresh Food for City Dwellers
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization has opened a new front in its battle against hunger and malnutrition - in the world's cities where most of global population growth is set to take place over the next decades. "Urban agriculture" may seem a contradiction, but that is what FAO is supporting as one element in urban food supply systems in response to the surging size of the cities of the developing world - and to their fast-advancing slums - according to Alison Hodder, senior horticulturist with the Crop and Grassland Service. .
County agrees to reduce beds at nursing home
JANESVILLE - Within the next few months, Rock Haven Nursing Home will reduce the number of licensed beds from 156 to 130, but no jobs or current residents will be affected, officials said. Despite a couple motions to table the decision, the Rock County Board of Supervisors approved the reduction Thursday 17-10. Two supervisors were absent.“By March we will be at our new size and have staff moved where we need them most," Rock Haven Administrator Sherry Gunderson said.Rock Haven, located north of Janesville at the corner of Highway 14 and 51, treats people with medically complex needs, such as those requiring IVs, feeding tubes or people with memory loss. The facility also cares for short-term patients, including people receiving rehabilitation from strokes or hip or knee replacements.
Joint Commission, National Quality Forum Seek Applicants for the 2007 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality ...
The Joint Commission and the National Quality Forum (NQF) are accepting applications for the 2007 John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards, which recognize individuals and health care organizations that are making significant contributions in improving the safety and quality of patient care. Nomination forms for the John M. Eisenberg Patient Safety and Quality Awards are available at http://www.jointcommission.org and http://www.qualityforum.org, or from the Joint Commission's Customer Service Center by calling 630-792-5800, between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. CT, weekdays. The deadline for nominations is April 16, 2007. The awards honor the memory of Dr. Eisenberg, a nationally recognized leader in health care quality improvement who advocated for health care -- based on a strong foundation of research -- that meets the needs and perspectives of patients.
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