Tag Archives: Healthcare

WFHB Local News – Prescription for Healthcare

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:00 — 41.3MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThis is the WFHB Local News for Friday, September 11th, 2020. Later in the program, we present a new podcast on the WFHB Local News titled Prescription for Healthcare. In this week’s episode, Karen Green Stone talks to Dr. Rob Stone, former emergency physician about healthcare reform …

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Bring It On! – August 10, 2020: Bloomington’s Mitigation Efficacy with COVID-19

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 58:59 — 81.1MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreHosts William Hosea and Beverly Calender-Anderson spend the hour with guests, Rev. Forrest Gilmore, Executive Director of Shalom Community Center, Ms. Amber Skoby, Executive Director of the Bloomington Housing Authority, and Nicole Johnson, a community activist living the Crestmont area of Bloomington, IN. They talk about Bloomington’s …

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May 8, 2020: COVID-19 Kites

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 29:00 — 35.9MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe country might be locked down, but struggles inside prisons and out continue to develop chaotically and unexpectedly intersect with the COVID-19 crisis.  Prisoners in Stateville in Illinois report that they continue to suffer from a full lockdown, restricting their programming and access to phones.  Yet, guards …

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Abortion Clinics deemed “non-essential” during COVID-19 crisis

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 8:43 — 20.0MB)Subscribe: RSS | More  On March 30, Indiana Governor Holcomb signed an executive order to cancel or postpone all non-invasive and non-essential health care facilities in Indiana. This order applies to all health-care providers however the discretion is left to them where services can be delayed or postponed if it …

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Barge, Hamilton Talk Housing at Second Debate

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 13:45 — 31.5MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreMayoral candidates Amanda Barge and John Hamilton spoke at their second debate of the year, last night. The Democracy for Monroe County debate, held at the Monroe County Public Library, heard both Democratic candidates speak about housing, healthcare, jobs, and inter-governmental relations. The debate was moderated by …

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Daily Local News – December 18, 2018

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 30:22 — 69.5MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIncreases in Indiana’s revenue are expected to be offset by state expenditures in the Department of Child Services and Medicaid; Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill’s office said they’re pleased with a Texas Supreme Court Judge’s decision, on Friday; Attorney General Curtis Hill will use public funds to …

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Bring It On – December 3, 2018

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 59:00 — 57.4MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIn this episode, family practice doctor Dr. Karen Reid-Renner joins hosts William Hosea and Clarence Boone, to discuss her specialty field and the fulfillment she derives from helping those in need. CREDITS Our show’s producer is Clarence Boone, with help from WFHB News Department Director Wes Martin. …

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Final Indiana Senate Debate Tonight

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:13 — 937.4KB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIndiana Senate Candidates Mike Braun and Incumbent Senator Joe Donnelly will face off in the final Senate debate tonight. The candidates will be joined by Libertarian Lucy Brenton at the Toby Theater at Newfields in Indianapolis. The debate will be hosted by the Indiana Debate Commission and …

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Opioid Crisis Bill, SUPPORT Act, Passes Congress

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 1:47 — 1.4MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreThe SUPPORT Act, passed the US Senate 98 to 1 yesterday. Indiana Senator Joe Donnelly spoke on the senate floor promoting provisions to the opioid crisis legislation. The incumbent Democratic Senator proposed three provisions to the bill, including a measure to expand the use of non-opioid alternatives …

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The Bicentennial Journal – Susan Weir: The Local Council of Women and Bloomington Hospital

Podcast: Play in new window | Download (Duration: 4:59 — 3.7MB)Subscribe: RSS | MoreIn this episode of the Bicentennial Journal, Susan Weir tells the story of how the Local Council of Women founded the Bloomington Hospital, and their continuing involvement with the community health care in Bloomington. Support for The Bicentennial Journal and WFHB comes from Monroe County and Visit …

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