Tampa, Fla.-based Johns Hopkins All Children’s Outpatient Care Center is temporarily closed as the local fire department investigates the air quality after facing a potential explosion risk from 30, 100-pound lithium-ion batteries.
Category: Patient Experience
Study links readmissions to discharge process: 6 takeaways
Patients who have had vascular surgeries are often readmitted to the hospital for a variety of reasons — often preventable — more often than patients who undergo different types of surgeries. These readmissions could be largely avoided if other aspects…
Children's Hospital Colorado halts transgender surgeries on young adults
Children’s Hospital Colorado in Aurora has stopped performing gender-affirming surgeries on patients over the age of 18 and removed references to such care from its website, The Denver Post reported July 18.
Detroit VA hospital delayed revoking surgery chief's privileges: Report
Following allegations of threats to patient safety and a lack of quality care from the former chief of surgery at the John D. Dingell VA Medical Center in Detroit, the VA Office of Inspector General published findings July 18 from its recent inspection…
Texas Children's physicians complete 17-hour surgery to separate conjoined twins
Physicians at Houston-based Texas Children’s Hospital successfully completed a 17-hour surgical procedure to separate conjoined twin brothers, according to a July 17 news release.
'Healthcare is not investment banking': At Cleveland Clinic, patient experience is everyone's job
All members of the Cleveland Clinic team are referred to as “caregivers,” because every employee should be focused on patients regardless of their position. In fact, part of every person’s job is to help deliver the highest quality care and provide the…
San Diego hospital sees rise in children with cannabis poisoning
The lone pediatric hospital in San Diego County, Rady Children’s Hospital, has seen an increase of youth admissions due to cannabis poisoning, according to a July 16 report from the San Diego Union Tribune. But, according to a new report from the CDC, …
795,000 Americans die, become disabled from misdiagnoses: Study
In the first study to quantify the burden of misdiagnoses across all healthcare settings in the U.S., researchers estimate nearly 800,000 people become permanently disabled or die from a diagnostic error, according to a study published July 17 in BMJ.&…
Deficiencies led to patient death at California hospital: State probe
Deficiencies at California Medical Center in Los Angeles led to the death of a patient hours after she had a C-section in March, according to a newly released investigation from state regulators.
MetroHealth rolls out $2.6M initiative to improve autism services
Cleveland-based MetroHealth is launching a three-year, $2.6 million initiative to improve care and support services for children with autism who are transitioning to adulthood.
