Police are investigating the death of an infant who was found dead in a patient’s room at Covenant Health Hobbs (N.M.) Hospital.
Category: Patient Safety & Outcomes
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.
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.
Hospital leader survives Moroccan earthquake
Meghan Huffman, senior director of digital health at Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health, survived the Sept. 8 Moroccan earthquake that has killed at least 2,500 people, the Charlotte Observer reported.
Patient dies by suicide in New Jersey hospital
A patient shot and killed himself inside Inspira Medical Center in Vineland, N.J., on Sept. 9 in an incident that prompted lockdown of the hospital, according to the Courier Post.
Safety and on-site hospital leadership: A complex balance
The COVID-19 pandemic forced healthcare organizations to think differently about the workplace. Hospital and health system employees, particularly certain non-clinical staff, started working remotely when the crisis struck.
Safety and on-site hospital leadership: A complex balance
The COVID-19 pandemic forced healthcare organizations to think differently about the workplace. Hospital and health system employees, particularly certain non-clinical staff, started working remotely when the crisis struck.
