Patient Safety & Outcomes

Surveying the U.S. healthcare landscape, some leaders are wondering, what if safety was valued as a purpose, rather than a priority? 

At Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip, N.Y., a new tool helped lower the prevalence of healthcare-associated pressure injuries by 67.84%. 

There has never been an effective therapy to reduce major adverse liver outcomes in some patients with severe liver scarring — though a recent Cleveland Clinic-led study shows promise. 

In January, the fourth person in the U.S. received a pig kidney transplant.

Boston-based Tufts University and Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente have partnered to form the Food Is Medicine National Network of Excellence, a national network focused on addressing food insecurity and improving community health.

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.