Dive Brief: The blackouts created by the Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) utility in Northern California have led to numerous hospitals relying on their backup generators for power. Many of the hospitals have had to cancel elective procedures. No hospital has had to close down, but some clinics have had to cut back on operations.… Read More: Sutter, Kaiser among hospitals hit by Northern California blackouts »
Northland and Auckland district health boards (DHBs) have been given the green light for the long-awaited upgrade to their clinical record portal, according to an official release by healthAlliance, the Northern region’s shared IT service provider. The two DHBs’ current system, Concerto 6, will be replaced with the latest version of Orion Health’s clinical record… Read More: Northern DHBs in New Zealand moving towards a regional clinical… »
NASA Earth Observatory image of Camp fire by Joshua Stevens A trio of wildfires has devoured tens of thousands of acres and numerous structures in Northern California, killing five people and destroying Adventist Health Feather River Hospital in the town of Paradise. Both the hospital and the town have been leveled by the Camp Fire,… Read More: Camp Fire in Northern California destroys Adventist Health Feather River… »