Mölnlycke Health Care AB: Research Shows Use of Dressings Can Make Pressure Ulcer Prevention More Effective : businesswire

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Mölnlycke Health Care AB: Research Shows Use of Dressings Can Make Pressure Ulcer Prevention More Effective

Mölnlycke Health Care AB: Research Shows Use of Dressings Can Make Pressure Ulcer Prevention More Effective

FLORENCE, Italy--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today at the WUWHS Congress in Florence, the WUWHS Consensus Document "Role of dressings in pressure ulcer prevention" was first presented.As well as highlighting the patient-related and economic benefits of using polyurethane foam dressings in PU prevention, the authors of the document present a guide for clinicians on the appropriate use of dressings, and emphasise the need to consider them as a complement to standard PU prevention.Pressure ulcers are localised injuries to the skin and/or underlying soft tissue that usually occur as a result of pressure in combination with three other elements – shear, friction and microclimate (temperature and moisture).


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Steward Health Care unveils $1.25B national expansion plan

Steward Health Care unveils $1.25B national expansion plan

Steward Health Care unveils $1.25B national expansion planBirmingham, Ala.-based Medical Properties Trust signed a definitive agreement to acquire nine acute care hospitals operated by Boston-based Steward Health Care System for $1.2 billion.The transaction includes a $1.2 billion investment in hospital real estate and a $50 million equity investment in Steward Health Care System.The investment aims to help Steward Health Care System expand its footprint nationally, according to the article.


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What's Ahead in Health Care Workers' Compensation?

What's Ahead in Health Care Workers' Compensation?

For the 2017 accident year, health care systems will face a complex environment of emerging risks that will have a direct impact on workers' compensation, according to analysts at Aon Global Risk Consulting.The risk consulting business recently released its biennial Health Care Workers' Compensation Barometer report, which explores trends in frequency, severity and overall loss rates related to workers' compensation in the health care industry.The report, which analyzes data from 1,600 heath care facilities across the country, found that while the severity of workers' compensation claims has been increasing at a rate of two percent annually, the frequency of claims is expected to decrease one percent annually.


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Medical Properties Trust (MPW) to Invest $1.25B in Steward Health Care System

Medical Properties Trust (MPW) to Invest $1.25B in Steward Health Care System

Steward Health Care System announced today that Medical Properties Trust, Inc. (NYSE: MPW) will invest $1.25 billion in Steward through a real estate sale-leaseback transaction and acquisition of a limited equity stake in the company.The $1.25 billion total value of the transaction includes a $1.2 billion investment in hospital real estate and a $50 million equity investment in Steward.The investment by MPT sets the stage for Steward, a privately owned health care company headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, to expand nationally, continue to provide high quality, affordable community based health care services, and return the original investment Cerberus made in Steward almost 6 years ago.