Patient Safety & Outcomes

UChicago Medicine is one of 12 hospitals in the nation with a 26-year, Leapfrog straight-"A" streak and Stephen Weber, MD, said the secret is to never be satisfied.

MedStar Washington (D.C.) Hospital Center is closing the gap on maternal and infant health disparities with a new program, The Washington Post reported Jan. 21.

Grand Forks, N.D.-based Altru Health System is working to prevent behavioral health crises before they happen and opened a new health center to keep care in the community, the Grand Forks Herald reported Jan. 16.

Clinicians should screen women 65 and older for bone density and osteoporosis, according to  the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force. 

Elon Musk said a third person has received his Neuralink implant and plans to give it to 20 to 30 more people this year, U.S. News & World Report reported Jan. 13.

After an HCA Healthcare hospital discovered fractures on four infant patients in 2023, the Virginia health department found reporting deficiencies, and in 2024, three more infants had similar fractures, according to The Washington Post. 

Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Hospital has lacked adequate pharmacy staffing for years, resulting in harmful medication errors, according to the Asheville Watchdog. 

Up to one-third of patients with critical injuries are first taken to the closest non-trauma-specialized hospital before being transferred to a higher-level trauma center. But these transfers can take hours and lead to preventable deaths, a recent study found.

Tampa General Hospital performed the world's first in-human pancreas transplant with a new technology that preserved the organ.

In its first six months of operation, Lexington, Ky.-based UK HealthCare's EmPATH unit helped more than 1,800 patients and reduced emergency department readmissions.