Peggy Duggan, MD, executive vice president and chief medical officer of Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital, discourages employees from asking “How can I get patients out of the hospital sooner?”
Category: patient flow
40% of patients say healthcare wait times are 'unreasonable': Survey
While timely access to care is important when it comes to outcomes and patient satisfaction, findings from an April national survey released July 11 by the American Association of Nurse Practitioners show 40 percent of 1,029 respondents said they have …
Simultaneous heat waves, blackouts could overwhelm hospitals, study warns
Heat and multi-day blackouts don’t go well together. In fact, they can be deadly, overwhelming hospitals with even millions of people suffering from heatstroke or other heat-related illnesses, according to a May 23 New York Times report.
U of Iowa Hospitals opens 30-room short-stay unit to address immediate capacity concerns
Ames-based University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics has opened a new 30-room unit for short-stay patients as the system continues to deal with stressful crowding and capacity issues, The Gazette reported April 19.
Methodist Dallas increases security, remembers employees after hospital shooting
Methodist Dallas Medical Center is honoring two employees who were killed and ramping up security after an Oct. 22 shooting at the facility.
10 top patient safety concerns for 2022
Staffing shortages are the top threat to patient safety in 2022, according an annual report on patient safety concerns from ECRI, an organization that conducts independent medical device evaluations, published March 14.
9 hospitals ending services, closing departments
Several healthcare organizations have closed medical departments or ended services at facilities to shore up finances, focus on more in-demand services or address staffing shortages.
Idaho removes crisis standards of care as staff, blood supplies stabilize
Idaho on Feb. 15 deactivated crisis standards of care for hospitals in the southern part of the state.
Oklahoma hospital puts ICU on lockdown after online attacks
Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City has increased security and locked down the intensive care unit in response to online threats against Mercy and its workers, the hospital confirmed to Becker’s.
Mercyhealth’s plan to end inpatient care faces opposition
In an unanimous decision, the Winnebago County Board passed a resolution Feb. 10 opposing Mercyhealth’s plan to end inpatient care at Javon Bea Hospital-Rockton in Rockford, Ill., the Rockford Register Star reported Feb. 11.
