Vermont Gov. Phil Scott signed a bill May 2 allowing adults who do not live in the state to access life-ending care.
Patient Safety & Outcomes
Matt Bivens, MD, the EMS medical director at St. Luke's Hospital in New Bedford, Mass., and a Harvard Medical Faculty-associated physician, criticized an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality study on emergency department errors and accused the agency of fearmongering…
This episode features Dr. Kevin Carney, Associate Chief Medical Officer at Children’s Hospital Colorado. Here, he discusses his background in quality & process improvement, the significance of utilizing technology to help close care gaps, how he is preparing for the…
A 16-year-old boy in North Carolina has burns covering most of his body and is expected to stay in a hospital's burn unit for six months after partaking in the "Flamethrower Challenge" on TikTok, according to Fox News and NBC…
A newly developed unit at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston was created out of a need to treat patients following a serious neurological event like a stroke even more quickly, according to a May 1 press release.
Three more patients who contracted Klebsiella pneumoniae at Seattle-based Virginia Mason Medical Center have died, bringing the total to seven patient deaths, the hospital said in an April 28 update.
Amid rapidly increasing gun violence across the U.S., the American College of Physicians issued a statement saying it is time for physicians to prioritize having conversations about gun violence and safety with patients.
This episode features Dr. Teri Caulin-Glaser, Senior Vice President & Chief Clinical Officer OhioHealth Health System. Here, she discusses what her top 4 current core focuses are, technologies she is excited about that will help ease the burden on providers…
The birthing center at Cape Cod Hospital in Hyannis, Mass., has become one of nine hospitals in the state to participate in a new, national labor and delivery care model, capecod.com reported April 27.
Connecticut Children's Specialty Care Center in Hartford has received a $14 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to learn why some children respond differently than others to treatment of GI conditions related to Crohn's disease, according to an…