Bulletin Board

Published February 24, 2014

Bulletin Board
Dual Recovery Anonymous, 12-step peer support meeting, 4 to 5 p.m. Wednesdays at 625 Court St. Framework of recovery for those with addiction and emotional or psychiatric illness. For more information … UnityPoint Health – St. Luke's Outpatient … Read more on Sioux City Journal

Medicare sticks patients under observation with bills
Grandpa's hospital status — whether he is an inpatient or an outpatient — affects how much he will pay for hospital services like X-rays, drugs and lab tests. That status also affects whether Medicare will cover care he gets later in a skilled … Read more on Frederick News Post (subscription)

Heroin presence increases in area
Narcotics use can evolve because of laws and treatment approaches that make it more difficult to get certain types of drugs, said John Lauer, a physician at Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Center in Mattoon. He's the hospital's inpatient medical director of … Read more on Journal Gazette and Times-Courier