A Northwestern Medicine patient underwent a kidney transplant while awake in July, and 36 hours after the painless procedure, he was discharged.
Category: Patient Safety & Outcomes
Hospital pneumonia diagnoses are often revised: Study
More than half of patients hospitalized and treated for pneumonia receive differing diagnoses during their stays, according to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine.
Patient injured in shooting at South Carolina hospital
A patient was injured in an officer-involved shooting at Lexington Medical Center in West Columbia, S.C., on Aug. 2, state and hospital officials confirmed to Becker’s.
Penn Medicine hospital lowers CLABSI rate to zero: Study
Penn Medicine’s flagship hospital noted zero central line-associated bloodstream infections in fiscal years 2022 and 2023, according to a study published Aug. 1 in Critical Care Nurse.
1 system leans into SimWars to improve patient care
Aurora-based Children’s Hospital Colorado is using SimWars, the national simulation competition for emergency medicine residents, to train and inspire staff — resulting in better patient care and staff morale, as well as a substantial donation.
NYC Health + Hospitals' lifestyle medicine program adds monthly produce boxes
NYC Health + Hospitals has launched a free produce delivery service for patients in its lifestyle medicine program.
UCSF Health performs 116 lung transplants in a year
The University of California San Francisco lung transplant program has performed 116 lung transplants in a year.
Physicians closing in on cure to 'rapid aging' disease
A rare, but fatal genetic disease that accelerates aging in children, progeria, could soon have a cure, The New York Times reported July 24.
An overlooked safety improvement area for hospitals
Health systems must ensure they’re working to better understand and prevent safety risks among patients with disabilities, said Tejal Gandhi, MD, chief safety and transformation officer at Press Ganey.
Tongue-tie release in infants overdone, pediatric group warns
The number of infants diagnosed as being “tongue-tied” has increased 10-fold between 1997 and 2012, but a recent study suggests the treatment is performed too often, The New York Times reported July 29.
