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. 

NYU Langone physicians see success with transplantation of pig kidney in human body

The scramble to find kidneys for transplants or the long waits on a list amid a usable organ shortage could come to an end in the future. The use of gene-edited pig kidneys could vastly increase supply and help meet life-saving demand for patients, Rob…