Category: Patient Safety & Outcomes

Texas hospitals to start asking patients about their citizenship status: 6 notes

Starting Nov. 1, Texas hospitals will have to ask patients about their citizenship status, The Texas Tribune reported Oct. 17. 

Inside an Illinois hospital's safety first culture: 3 successful programs

Since elevating safety to its No. 1 priority, Springfield (Ill.) Memorial Hospital has launched several projects to protect its staff and patients. 

AHA issues community violence interventions for hospitals

The American Hospital Association released its last Hospitals Against Violence Advisory Group guidelines. The guidelines focus on community-based violence interventions.

Children with COVID 50% more likely to be diagnosed with diabetes: Study

A study found children were 50% more likely to be diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes six months after having a COVID-19 infection, The Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 14.

1st journal for interorgan communication launches

The American Physiological Society and online library Wiley will relaunch the journal Comprehensive Physiology with a new focus on interorgan communication.

Postpartum hypertension program cuts readmissions 69%

A new postpartum, at-home blood pressure monitoring program at M Health Fairview reduced postpartum readmissions due to hypertension by 69%.

Philadelphia hospital nurses struck in hit-and-run while helping patient

Three nurses at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center were seriously injured Oct. 11 after being struck by the driver of a vehicle who dropped off a gunshot victim outside the hospital’s emergency department. 

ED visits for pregnancy condition rise 76%: 4 study takeaways

Over 14 years, there was a 76% increase in emergency department visits related to hypertensive disorders in pregnancy, an Ann Arbor-based University of Michigan study found. 

Yale New Haven physician performs 1st ovarian transplant in New England

A physician at Yale New Haven (Conn.) Hospital successfully performed the first ovarian transplant procedure in New England, for a patient whose ovary was removed and preserved 18 years earlier. 

Sentara Health to launch adult sickle cell clinic

Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health is set to open its first adult sickle cell clinic Oct. 9 in the city.