Patient Safety & Outcomes

Using a combination of ibuprofen and acetaminophen in patients presenting at the emergency department with acute pain in their shoulders, arms, hips or legs is as effective at reducing pain than certain opioid and acetaminophen treatment combinations, according to a…

Hospitals in New Jersey and Ohio are two of the latest to renovate their emergency departments to better accommodate senior patient populations.

Frisco, Texas-based Code 3 Emergency Partners started construction for the first freestanding emergency room on U.S. airport property at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.

A mercury spill Nov. 1 closed portions of Cincinnati VA Medical Center for nearly a week, according to Cincinnati.com.

A chemical spill at Houston-based Ben Taub Hospital interrupted emergency room operations for three hours Sunday morning, according to KPRC.

A new flier at Daytona Beach-based Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center informs patients the hospital will only provide short-term opioid treatments and will not refill prescriptions or give long-acting painkillers, according to The Daytona Beach News-Journal.

Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar, Minn., will make a $550,000 emergency room renovation in response to a sharp rise in patients with acute needs, according to a Duluth News Tribune report.

A team of researchers from Boston-based Harvard Medical School, Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital and IBM Research developed a risk score to predict patient outcomes after cirrhosis-related admissions, according to a study published in PLOS One.

A toddler whose kidney transplant surgery was postponed after his father violated parole was hospitalized, according to The Washington Post.

The majority of physician leaders — 73 percent — agree issues related to patient safety keep them up at night, according to a Royal Philips survey.