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Woman's sentence reduced as long as she obeys conditions - ReviewOnline.com ... - The Review |
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LISBON - A Lisbon woman on kidney dialysis, who previously pleaded guilty to three counts of possession of drugs and two counts of trafficking in drugs, was given three years probation, including time at the Eastern Ohio Correctional Center, when she appeared in county Common Pleas Court Monday.
County Prosecutor Robert Herron said although the prosecutor's office originally was going to request a nine-month prison term on one charge and two-year terms on several of the counts for Ursula Lewis, 20, Elkton Road, Lisbon, he was now willing to allow her to go to the EOCC as long as she obeys several conditions placed on her.
Lewis will be required to pay for all her medical treatments and arrange transportation. She is receiving dialysis treatments three times a week after reportedly receiving two kidney transplants and having rejection issues.
Additionally, Lewis is being required to stay away from Delon Bryant, who her defense attorney, James Hartford, said had been a part of Lewis' drug use problems.
"I've been clean for the last five months," Lewis told Judge C. Ashley Pike, stating she is now thinking more clearly. "If you give me the chance to go to the EOCC, I won't have any contact with Delon Bryant and I will do whatever I can to turn my life around."
Pike ordered Lewis to remain in the county jail until a bed is available at the EOCC and credited her with 150 days already served. He said she will also be on intensive probation for a while and urged her not to make mistakes or he would send her to jail. He urged her to take advantage of the good programs at the EOCC.
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UIHC still tops Iowa's list of best hospitals - Iowa City Press-Citizen - Iowa City Press Citizen |
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University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics once again is listed among the nation's elite hospitals and as the best in the state in the latest rankings released by U.S. News & World Report.
Seven specialties at UIHC were ranked in the publication's "Best Hospitals" edition for 2015-16, down from nine specialties last year. UIHC ranked No. 1 out of hospitals in Iowa.
"Iowans can be very proud of these rankings, which demonstrate yet again our faculty and staff are among the very best, not only in the nation, but also the world," Jean E. Robillard, vice president for medical affairs with UI Health Care, said in a news release.
The specialties that improved their rankings from last year include ophthalmology (up from eighth to seventh); ear, nose and throat (up from ninth to eighth); and orthopedics (up from 18th to 17th). Neurology and neurosurgery held steady between last year's and this year's rankings at 33rd.
The specialties in which the rankings fell include cancer, (down from 27th to 39th), gynecology (down from 15th to 29th) and urology (down from 33rd to 40th).
Two specialties that were included on the list last year — cardiology and heart surgery (No. 48) and nephrology (No. 40) — did not make the top 50 this year but were included in a list of five "high performing" specialties.
"(That) means they rank among the elite programs in the nation," UIHC spokesman Tom Moore wrote in an email. "Appearing anywhere in these rankings is a mark of high quality health care."
The three other specialties earning the high-performing distinction include gastroenterology and GI surgery, geriatrics and pulmonology.
"These rankings demonstrate the commitment of our faculty and staff," Kenneth Kates, CEO of UIHC, said in the release. "All of them are focused on delivering outstanding care, excellent service and exceptional outcomes to each patient, every time they entrust us with their health care."
In its Best Children's Hospitals 2015-16 rankingearlier this year, U.S. News and World Report ranked nine specialty areas for the UI Children's Hospital, up from eight last year.
The list includes, cancer (No. 47, down from 42nd), cardiology and heart surgery (No. 30, up from 45th), diabetes and endocrinology (No. 26, up from 42nd), neonatology (No. 23, up from 30th), nephrology (No. 26, down from 20th), neurology and neurosurgery (No. 49, down from 26th), orthopedics (No. 45, down from 32nd) and pulmonology (No. 49, down from 46th). Urology, which was not on the list last year, ranked this year at No. 24.
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'Best Hospital' ranking
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Dialysis patient sentenced for drug possession, sales - SalemNews.net | News ... - SalemNews.net |
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LISBON - A Lisbon woman on kidney dialysis, who previously pleaded guilty to three counts of possession of drugs and two counts of trafficking in drugs, was given three years probation, including time at the Eastern Ohio Correctional Center, when she appeared in Columbiana County Common Pleas Court Monday.
County Prosecutor Robert Herron said although the prosecutor's office originally was going to request a nine-month prison term on one charge and two-year terms on several of the counts for Ursula Lewis, 20, Elkton Road, Lisbon, he was now willing to allow her to go to the EOCC as long as she obey several conditions placed on her.
Lewis will be required to pay for all her medical treatments and arrange transportation. She is receiving dialysis treatments three times a week after reportedly receiving two kidney transplants and having rejection issues.
Additionally, Lewis is being required to stay away from Delon Bryant, who her defense attorney, James Hartford, said had been a part of Lewis' drug use problems.
"I've been clean for the last five months," Lewis told Judge C. Ashley Pike, stating she is now thinking more clearly. "If you give me the chance to go to the EOCC, I won't have any contact with Delon Bryant and I will do whatever I can to turn my life around."
Pike ordered Lewis to remain in the county jail until a bed is available at the EOCC and credited her with 150 days already served. He said she will also be on intensive probation for a while and urged her not to make mistakes or he would send her to jail. He urged her to take advantage of the good programs at the EOCC.
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Report: VCU Medical Center is best hospital in Virginia - Roanoke Times: News - Roanoke Times |
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VCU Medical Center is the best hospital in the state, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2015-16 hospital rankings.
The annual report, released Monday, also ranked Sentara Norfolk General Hospital in Hampton Roads as No. 2 and Inova Fairfax Hospital in Northern Virginia as third.
The University of Virginia Medical Center ranked No. 4, and Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital was No. 5.
The news magazine ranks hospitals nationally, statewide and locally based on how they perform in 16 adult medical specialties. Of more than 5,000 hospitals and medical centers in the U.S., 137 were ranked nationally in one or more specialty.
Nationally, Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, a teaching hospital of Harvard Medical School, ranked best overall, followed by No. 2 Mayo Clinic in Minnesota. Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles tied for third place.
In the Richmond metro area, VCU Medical Center ranked No. 1, Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital was second, Bon Secours Memorial Regional Medical Center was third, and HCA Virginia’s Johnston-Willis Hospital ranked No. 4.
Within states, hospitals are ranked according to how many specialty programs they have making the top 50.
VCU Medical Center has three programs making the top 50, more than any other hospital in the state.
VCU is ranked 49th in cardiology and heart surgery, 48th in nephrology (kidney care) and 34th in orthopedic care. The medical center also ranked as “high-performing” in six adult specialties: cancer, gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery, geriatrics, neurology and neurosurgery, pulmonology, and urology.
“As central Virginia’s only comprehensive academic medical center and largest safety net provider, we provide care for the most complex patients,” said John Duval, vice president for clinical services and CEO of VCU Hospitals. “This special recognition is a reflection of the hard work and compassionate care our team of physicians, nurses and staff provides to all we serve.”
VCU Medical Center, which ranked third last year, tied for first in 2013.
Sentara Norfolk General ranked nationally in two specialties: 31st in cardiology and heart surgery, and 41st in ear, nose and throat care. The Norfolk hospital was “high-performing” in seven adult specialties: cancer, diabetes and endocrinology, gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery, geriatrics, nephrology, pulmonology and urology.
Inova Fairfax Hospital ranked in the top 50 nationally in one adult medical specialty: 30th in gynecology, and was “high-performing” in eight specialties: cancer; cardiology and heart surgery; gastroenterology and gastrointestinal surgery; geriatrics; nephrology; neurology and neurosurgery; pulmonology; and urology.
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