A 33-year-old quadriplegic patient was allegedly dumped out of a wheelchair outside of Phoenix-based Valleywise Health’s Maryvale campus without receiving treatment on June 14, Fox 10 Phoenix reported July 27.
Category: Patient Safety & Outcomes
Tuberculosis outbreak from hospital-used products: 2 updates
More than two patients have laboratory evidence of tuberculosis from a contaminated lot of human bone tissue products sold to hospitals, the CDC confirmed to Becker’s on July 27.
White House unveils precision surgery program
The White House is launching a program to help surgeons remove cancerous tumors more accurately to improve patient outcomes.
Children's Hospital Colorado launches precision medicine institute
Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora has created the state’s first precision medicine institute to better integrate personalized care into patients’ treatment.
Alaska hospital submits plan after deemed status revoked
Anchorage-based Alaska Native Medical Center has submitted a corrective plan after federal regulators revoked the hospital’s “deemed status,” the Anchorage Daily News reported July 26.
Tuberculosis outbreak linked to bone tissue products used in hospitals
The FDA, CDC and several states are investigating an outbreak of tuberculosis connected to recalled human bone tissue products that were sold to hospitals and dental clinics, according to Politico.
The condition behind 1.4M emergency room visits a year
People with Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia end up in the emergency room about 1.4 million times every year, according to recent findings from researchers at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.
UAB Hospital delivers first baby after uterus transplant outside clinical trials
In May, Birmingham, Ala.-based UAB Hospital made history by delivering the first baby after a uterus transplant outside of a clinical trial.
See anything, say something: WellSpan doubles near-miss safety reports
In the everyday chaos of a busy hospital, it can become easy to find work-around solutions that push standards to the side in favor of getting the job done faster. But at what cost?
Cedars-Sinai team performs rare triple organ transplant
Earlier this year, a team of clinicians at Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai successfully performed a triple organ transplant on a patient with a rare inflammatory disease called sarcoidosis.
