In 2019, three-fourths of the country's 201,092 sepsis-related deaths were among people aged 65 and older, according to a report from the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics published Nov. 10.
Patient Safety & Outcomes
The American Hospital Association released its latest edition of the COVID-19 Snapshot Nov. 11, underscoring the persisting challenges hospitals face amid the pandemic.
Presbyterian Healthcare Services and University of New Mexico Health activated crisis standards of care Nov. 11 for their Albuquerque metro hospitals, which are facing challenges managing patient needs amid a COVID-19 surge.
Good Samaritan Society - Bethany, a senior living facility in Brainerd, Minn., is partnering with the state to serve as an alternative care facility and relieve hospitals overwhelmed during the latest COVID-19 surge, Gov. Tim Walz announced Nov. 10.
COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations have fallen nationwide in recent weeks, but many hospitals in Michigan are still responding to record high patient levels.
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The Hospital Association of Pennsylvania announced Nov. 10 17 systems across the state as 2021 Hospital Association of Pennsylvania Excellence in Patient Safety Program honorees.
People with certain sleep disorders face a 31 percent increased risk for hospitalization and mortality from COVID-19, according to research published Nov. 10 in JAMA Network Open.
For the first time in its history, Traverse City, Mich.-based Munson Healthcare on Nov. 9 moved to level red pandemic protocols, the highest of the health system's five-stage plan.
People with diabetes, chronic lung disease or chronic kidney disease may be at increased risk for breakthrough infections compared to the general population, according to Nov. 9 research from the health system-led data analytics startup Truveta.
The U.S. lacks a universally accepted set of recommendations for when organs can safely be recovered from COVID-19-positive donors, The New York Times reported Nov. 8.