A post-discharge risk for older adults with COVID-19 infections has been identified in a new study from Harvard Medical School, according to an Aug. 17 news release.
Category: Patient Safety & Outcomes
Maryland system's new partnership to improve outcomes for emergency trauma patients
Every passing minute matters for patients in need of emergency blood transfusions and now Maryland’s first responders in partnership with the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore will carry whole blood on board for air-lifted patients, ac…
Patient dies after falling from moving ambulance
A 70-year-old man died Aug. 15 after exiting a moving ambulance on a Florida interstate, according to local authorities.
Patient dies after falling from moving ambulance
A 70-year-old man died Aug. 15 after exiting a moving ambulance on a Florida interstate, according to local authorities.
Patient dies after falling from moving ambulance
A 70-year-old man died Aug. 15 after exiting a moving ambulance on a Florida interstate, according to local authorities.
Calls grow for national patient safety board: 3 leaders weigh in
Increasing adverse events, hospital-associated infections, and other harm to patients have compounded and now fuel the call for the formation of a national patient safety board. But, with so many established health entities already within the governmen…
Calls grow for national patient safety board: 3 leaders weigh in
Increasing adverse events, hospital-associated infections, and other harm to patients have compounded and now fuel the call for the formation of a national patient safety board. But, with so many established health entities already within the governmen…
Calls grow for national patient safety board: 3 leaders weigh in
Increasing adverse events, hospital-associated infections, and other harm to patients have compounded and now fuel the call for the formation of a national patient safety board. But, with so many established health entities already within the governmen…
UChicago Medicine boosts security after 3 employees injured amid ED fight
UChicago Medicine is boosting police and security worker presence in the emergency department after several employees were injured amid a fight that broke out Aug. 13, according to the Chicago Tribune.
CDC reports 2nd death in tuberculosis outbreak from medical products
Two people have contracted tuberculosis and died following an outbreak related to contaminated human bone tissue products used in hospitals, surgical centers and dental clinics, according to the CDC.
