The National Action Alliance for Patient and Workforce Safety officially launched in September 2024, representing a major step in the federal government's renewed commitment to improving patient safety and workforce well-being industrywide.
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Among 9,147 hospitalized patients who received general medical care, an estimated 653 experienced a harmful diagnostic error, according to research published in BMJ.
Providence said it is taking action after the California attorney general filed a lawsuit against one of its hospitals that allegedly denied a woman an emergency abortion.
Motor vehicle accidents were the leading cause of death for children, while accidental poisoning, cancer and heart attack were the leading causes of death for adults, according to a report from USAFacts, a nonprofit organization that conducts data analysis.
California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against Eureka, Calif.-based Providence St. Joseph Hospital after a woman was denied an emergency abortion.
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A new study has found that children conceived through assisted reproductive technology face higher risk of congenital heart defects.
Hospitals are finding new ways to provide maternal care amid OB-GYN unit closures and growing research about maternal care deficiencies.
Starting Oct. 1, a new North Carolina law will require hospitals to have an armed law enforcement officer in emergency departments, The Carolina Journal reported Sept. 26.
A study of 237 New York and Illinois hospitals found nurse staffing levels, Magnet designations and other factors were associated with lower COVID-19 death rates.
A recent study found 4 in 5 pregnant women will have iron deficiency by their third trimester.