Comanche County Memorial Hospital in Lawton, Okla., is one of the latest hospitals in the nation to adopt TeamBirth — a care model that 94% of clinicians say improves patient outcomes.
Patient Safety & Outcomes
At AdventHealth, The Leapfrog Group's hospital safety grades aren't just another nice-to-have recognition or rating — it's a core part of the clinical agenda, which is reflected in 32 of the health system's 42 eligible hospitals receiving an "A" grade…
New York City-based NYU Langone physicians successfully completed the world's first whole eye transplant for a survivor of a 7,200-volt electrical accident.
This live episode from the Becker’s Hospital Review 13th Annual Meeting in Chicago features Dr. Holly Geyer, Medical Director of Occupational Health Services and Physician Lead at the Opioid Stewardship Program at Mayo Clinic. Here, she discusses education in the…
Paul Barach, Facility and Senior Advisor to Dean at Thomas Jefferson University School of Medicine, joins the podcast to discuss his background, key areas where he's improving patient safety, how he's standardizing harm prevention at Jefferson, and more!
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Earlier this year, a team at Northwestern Medicine used breast implants to save the life of a 34-year-old man in need of a double lung transplant.
An Arizona man was arrested after allegedly stealing an ambulance with four firefighters and a patient inside, Telemundo Arizona reported Nov. 6.
Honolulu police are investigating a patient after emergency room staff discovered a gun on him, Hawaii News Now reported Nov. 6.
A viral TikTok trend is encouraging young people to slam a blunt object on their face with the desire of changing their face shapes — and physicians are advising against the practice known as "bone smashing," CBS News reported Nov.…
Two AdventHealth hospitals have been recognized for a "patient falls bootcamp" effort that cut incidents by 33%, with some units improving as much as 50% from last year.