With few exceptions, having to go to the hospital is not at the top of any individual’s to-do list. However, long after the pain is gone and sutures have healed, patients remember how they were treated.
Category: Patient Experience
Hospitals embrace RV living for patients, staff
Some U.S. hospitals are embracing the idea of RV living for patients, families and staff members, providing on-site parking spaces and hookups for the vehicles, CBS News reported July 26.
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.
This cell-based therapy could help reverse infertility
Researchers at Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Hospital found a technique that shows promise in restoring fertility to ovaries that have stopped working.
