Patient Safety & Outcomes

In 2023, there was a drop in the maternal mortality rate for all but Black women, according to a Feb. 5 CDC report.

In the last two years, 12 people have reported injuries from a malfunctioning elevator at Miami VA Medical Center, the Miami Herald reported Feb. 5.

In September, the first over-the-counter continuous glucose monitor approved by the FDA entered the U.S. market. Five months later, the devices have made a splash in the wellness industry, NBC News reported Feb. 2. 

State health officials and police are investigating the death of a patient who was found unconscious on the roof of Waukegan, Ill.-based Vista Medical Center East on Jan. 23.

In a safety complaint filed with the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, The Ohio State University Nurses Organization accused the system's Wexner Medical Center of failing to address workplace violence. 

An Alabama woman who received a gene-edited pig kidney transplant at NYU Langone in November is recovering well more than 60 days after the procedure. 

Children's Hospital Los Angeles added a 10th cell and gene therapy treatment for children, adolescents and young adults with serious medical conditions.

A Cleveland Clinic study has found that bariatric surgery can significantly reduce the risk of liver complications in patients with obesity and fatty liver-related cirrhosis. 

Authorities are investigating the death of a patient found unconscious on the roof of Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan, Ill., on Jan. 23, according to the Lake & McHenry County Scanner.

A man in police custody was fatally shot by a Florida Highway Patrol trooper Jan. 24 at HCA Florida Ocala Hospital.