December 2006
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During emergencies, citizens and even some disaster workers depend on
libraries for Internet connections to the world.
Oklahoma State University is sending a telemedicine bus to rural
communities to bring underserved patients access to higher levels of
medical care, procedures and screenings. The bus also can be mobilized
for immunization clinics and in disaster situations.
In many metro areas, distinct periods of congestion have morphed into
heavy traffic all day long.
The Illinois Department of Revenue has revoked the tax-exempt status
of a hospital in Champaign, finding that it doesn't provide enough
free care to justify that status. The move was unprecedented for a
state agency but was just one salvo in the war Illinois regulators are
waging against nonprofit hospitals.
