Patient Safety & Outcomes

Abilene (Texas) Regional Medical Center completed phase one of a $10 million emergency room expansion, according to a KTXS report.

UPMC Susquehanna Muncy (Pa.) Valley Hospital completed a $14.2 million emergency department expansion, according to a Williamsport Sun-Gazette report.

The Washington DC VA Medical Center canceled at least nine surgeries Friday following concerns about the safety of some of surgical instruments, according to NBC-4 News.

An Ohio paramedic-firefighter began experiencing overdose symptoms while driving an ambulance containing a female overdose patient to the hospital Thursday night, according to WKEF.

The toddler whose kidney transplant was postponed after his father violated parole will receive a kidney transplant, according to The Atlanta Journal Constitution.

Kaweah Delta Medical Center in Visalia, Calif., which recently recorded 10-hour emergency room wait times, is constructing a $32 million emergency department expansion to address the issue, according to a Visalia Times-Delta report.

An unconfirmed active shooter call prompted a temporary lockdown Wednesday night at East Chicago, Ind.-based St. Catherine's Hospital, according to KWCH.

Elmhurst (Ill.) Hospital completed a $600,000 emergency department expansion in response to increased volume, according to a Chicago Tribune report.

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.