Comagine Health News
September is Emergency Preparedness Month—this means it's a great opportunity for long term and post acute care (LTPAC) facilities to make sure your emergency preparedness plan (EPP) is up to date and in place. The implementation of an emergency preparedness plan is crucial for nursing homes to ensure the safety of their residents and staff in the event of natural disasters or other emergencies. This plan should comprise evacuation procedures, communication protocols and medical care guidelines. Emergency preparedness rules are, by nature, general because emergencies can take many forms. Depending on the location of the facility usually determines weather-related emergencies, and facilities are most used to planning for those…
Comagine Health, a leading national, nonprofit health care consulting firm, is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Since its founding in 1973, Comagine Health has grown from serving one local community into a national industry leader improving health care in more than 20 states with an annual revenue of almost $80 million. The company remains committed to its mission to improve health and create a better health care system so that people and communities will flourish.
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Streptococcus pneumoniae, or pneumococcus, can cause severe bacterial infections like pneumonia, meningitis and bacteremia. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), pneumococcal pneumonia causes about 150,000 hospitalizations in the United States, and about 1 in 20 people will die from pneumococcal meningitis. The death rate is higher in adults aged 65 years and older. Other common infections caused by streptococcus pneumoniae include otitis media and sinusitis.…