The following is a list of hospitals where patients spent on average five minutes or less in the emergency department before they were seen by a healthcare professional, as listed on Hospital Compare.
Patient Safety & Outcomes
A 61-year-old man who was taken to a hospital after he was involved in a traffic crash shot and killed himself in the hospital's emergency room, according to Naples Daily News.
No evidence was found Tuesday to substantiate a report of a shooting at Naval Medical Center San Diego, according to CNN.
Two women were assaulted and injured in the lobby of Morristown (N.J.) Medical Center on the evening of Jan. 14, according to NJ.com.
One man was killed and a woman was injured outside Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Medical Center when an 89-year-old suddenly accelerated his car while driving past the hospital entrance, according to CBS 8.
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Three medical professionals have been removed from their normal duties at Calhoun Liberty Hospital in Blountstown, Fla., after showing a "lack of compassion" in handling the case of Barbara Dawson, a 57-year-old woman who died after being forcibly removed from…
Mount Sinai West Hospital in New York City redirected incoming patients to other hospitals Jan. 8 after a 31-year-old man jumped from the roof of a nearby building around 2 a.m., hitting a pressurized line that sends oxygen to the…
A 74-year-old patient at MedStar Washington Hospital Center died after an incident with security guards last fall. This week, the death was ruled a homicide, according to the Washington Post.
Participation in CMS' Bundled Payment for Care Improvement initiative decreased when those involved were required to accept downside risk in October, but remains fairly strong overall, even for clinical episodes that involve infections, according to a new Avalere report.
Among patient populations, seniors with dementia present a serious challenge for hospital emergency departments, according to new research from the Regenstrief Institute and the Indiana University Center for Aging Research in Indianapolis.