Mercy Health-Lourdes Hospital is providing gas cards to patients with cancer to help them avoid disruptions to their treatment plans.
Category: Patient Experience
Man charged with shooting into Florida hospital
Police have charged a suspect with firing into the fourth-floor window of Broward Health Coral Springs (Fla.) hospital from his car, CBS Miami reported July 7.
Why CMS wants to conceal hospital safety data
A July 7 Kaiser Health News report sheds more light on CMS’ rationale for its proposed plan to obscure hospital safety data from the public — a move that has been met with strong opposition from patient safety groups and other stakeholders.
The most common symptoms of BA.4 and BA.5 infections
The symptoms of omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5, which now account for more than half of COVID-19 cases in the U.S., generally are the same as those from earlier versions of omicron, The New York Times reported July 6.
2 or more bouts of COVID-19 raise death, hospitalization risk, early study finds
People who’ve had COVID-19 two or more times have more than twice the risk of dying and three times the risk of being hospitalized within six months of their last infection, compared to people who’ve only been infected once, according to a preliminary …
NewYork-Presbyterian CXO Rick Evans: The voice of healthcare is needed more than ever
The last few weeks have brought stunning developments and potentially ominous signs for our country. Recent Supreme Court rulings have stripped away protections related to women’s reproductive rights and gun violence. Threats to rights for the LGBTQ+ c…
Patient safety standards not always backed by strong evidence, Northwestern researchers find
Of 20 actionable standards issued by The Joint Commission during a one-year period, only six were fully supported by cited references, according to a recent study led by researchers at Northwestern Medicine in Chicago.
Maternal deaths rose dramatically during COVID-19: 3 study notes
Maternal deaths in the U.S. rose 33 percent after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020, according to a study published June 28 in JAMA Network Open.
Has smell, taste returned for COVID-19 survivors? 2 latest findings
Temporary loss of smell emerged as a common indicator of COVID-19 early in the pandemic. Research into the cause and treatment of the condition, known as anosmia, is ongoing, though recent studies have brought us one step closer to answers.
What an increasingly anxious workforce means for patient care
Whether a school in Uvalde, Texas, or a hospital campus in Tulsa, Okla., a recent series of violent events are constant reminders of the potential for what could unfold on healthcare workers’ home campuses. The omnipresent anxiety over gun violence in …
