Patient Safety & Outcomes

Englewood, Colo.-based Centura Health has announced it will expand its St. Anthony North Medical Pavilion in Westminster, Colo., for $177 million, according to a Denver Post report.

Lowell (Mass.) General Hospital marked the completion of its new Hanson Family Emergency Department and Trauma Center with a dedication ceremony Saturday, according to a Lowell Sun report.

Emergency department crowding is associated with increased inpatient mortality, according to a study in the Annals of Emergency Medicine.

A study published in the December issue of Anesthesiology showed inhaled nitric oxide reduced the adverse effects of transfusing stored blood in mice, according to News-Medical.

A study was conducted in Nova Scotia to assess the risks associated with aprotinin, which the authors hypothesized is associated with higher risk of adverse outcomes than tranexamic acid, according to MDLinx.

FDA has issued a class I recall for certain HeartSine Samaritan public access defibrillators, according to a recall notice.

A report published in Circulation found the choice of general anesthetic may not affect the risk of myocardial infarction in patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery, according to News-Medical.

Herbert Pardes, MD, former CEO and current vice chairman of NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City wrote an op-ed in New York Daily News discussing the need for hospitals to maintain surge capacity.

Palo Alto, Calif.-based Stanford Hospital & Clinics announced its stroke center is the first hospital in the country to receive the Disease-Specific Care Comprehensive Stroke Center Certification from The Joint Commission.

Thirty-one percent of U.S. hospitals plan to invest in patient flow solutions, according to CapSite's 2012 U.S. Patient Flow Study.