Care For PA

On July 20, Governor Rendell signed a law that set into motion a new phase in reducing the incidence of health care-associated infections across Pennsylvania. Known as "Act 52 of 2007," the plan involves health care facilities, state agencies, and the community in its efforts.

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Sixteen-year-old Lamont Adams had a date with death. He didn't know where or when, but he knew it would be soon. He had even written a brief obit on a napkin--"Lamont Adams was gunned down...�? The next night, the Philadelphia teen was shot 13 times in the street. He was brought to Temple University Hospital's Trauma Unit; but despite all efforts, Lamont died. And so goes the agonizing story that Scott Charles has recounted to hundreds of students who have participated in Temple's "Cradle to Grave�? program.

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Instead of a sticker or a lollipop, patients between the ages of six months and five years who receive a checkup at Somerset Family Practice or the Somerset Adolescent and Pediatric Health Center (both a part of Somerset Hospital) will get something much more valuable: a new book to call their own.

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