A surgical recovery program implemented by Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare has so far shown a reduction in length of hospital stays by two days and a 44 percent decrease in opioid usage.
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Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic is leading an effort in the city alongside first responders to assess whether patients who do not respond to shock treatments during cardiac arrest outside the hospital are candidates for extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, or ECMO.
Cedars-Sinai researchers have confirmed a link between COVID-19 infections and a heightened risk for developing diabetes, according to a Feb. 14 press release.
Homelessness was declared a public health crisis by the American Public Health Association in 2017, but it remains a difficult, complex issue for cities and counties across the country to aid. Now, as part of new guidance in an effort…
Enhancing patient experiences and improving outcomes is something that often reaches beyond the four walls of their hospital room into hallways, parking lots and, ultimately, their community. When patients do better, so do the facilities that serve them — that…
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The American Association of Critical-Care Nurses selected 185 hospital units nationwide as the winners of its 2022 Beacon Award for Excellence, the organization said Feb. 9.
Although rare, surgical tools or items are unintentionally left inside a patient in about 1,500 out of 28 million surgery operations each year in the U.S., which can result in significant harm. As part of a national workgroup effort, 114…
North Carolina has been the site of several mass shootings throughout the last several years, and Atrium Health, one of the state's largest health systems, has in turn seen an increase in the number of gunshot victims. Between 2017 and…
Santa Clara Valley Medical Center is at risk of losing Medicare reimbursements due to patient safety concerns, Bay Area News Group reported Feb. 7.
When a patient in California was diagnosed with a rare and highly fatal brain-eating amoebic infection, physicians concocted a treatment plan that included nitroxoline — the drug most commonly known for treating urinary tract infections — which ultimately led to…