State data showed patient safety events in Maryland’s 62 hospitals more than tripled between 2019 and 2022, reaching the highest level recorded since 2004, The Washington Post reported Sept. 24.
Category: Patient Safety & Outcomes
UMMC team performs world's 2nd transplant of genetically modified pig heart
A team at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore has successfully completed a transplant of a genetically modified pig heart into a human patient with end-stage cardiovascular disease.
Man captured after escaping Massachusetts hospital: Police
A Massachusetts man escaped from UMass Memorial-Marlborough Hospital on Sept. 23, and authorities captured him less than 24 hours later, The Boston Globe reported.
CMS cites 2 California hospitals over medication errors
CMS cited two California hospitals with immediate jeopardy after medication errors that caused patient deaths and lifted the warnings in May following corrective plans, the Los Angeles Times reported Sept. 25.
A summer of hospital escapes
If you feel like you’ve seen an uptick in hospital escapes in the past two months, you’re not alone. Becker’s has reported on at least four instances in which individuals in custody have evaded authorities and escaped from hospitals since early August….
Infant's body found in New Mexico hospital bathroom
Police are investigating the death of an infant who was found dead in a patient’s room at Covenant Health Hobbs (N.M.) Hospital.
NYU Langone physicians evaluate pig kidney transplant, 2 months in
Physicians at NYU Langone performed the transplant of a genetically modified pig kidney into a decedent organ recipient in July and now, 61 days later, have completed what is said to be the “longest-documented case of a genetically engineered pig kidne…
Donated organs likely caused Legionnaires' disease in recipients: CDC
Two organ recipients contracted Legionnaires’ disease after receiving organs from a single donor who died drowning in a fresh body of water, according to a Sept. 15 CDC report. The incident raises concerns and new considerations for clinicians to take …
$30K reward offered for DC hospital escapee
Authorities are offering $30,000 for information leading to the arrest of Christopher Haynes, a homicide suspect who escaped custody at George Washington University Hospital on Sept. 6, according to ABC News.
Patient who rappelled down side of hospital arrested
A man who escaped a New York City hospital by rappelling out of the fifth-story window with bed sheets has been arrested again, CBS News reported Sept. 12.
