A new study published in the current issue of Health Services Research finds that having more registered nurses working on a hospital unit and reducing the amount of R.N.s’ overtime hours are correlated with fewer patients being readmitted or visiting the emergency department within the first 30 days after hospital discharge, and also reduced costs. [...]

The United Neighborhood Centers of Milwaukee’s Childhood Obesity Prevention Project (UNCOM) has been awarded a $360,000 grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) to improve opportunities for physical activity and access to affordable healthy foods for children and families in Milwaukee. Based on a rigorous selection process that drew more than 500 proposals from [...]