State officials have fined Vista del Mar Hospital in Ventura, Calif., $75,000 for care deficiencies tied to a teenage patient’s death, the Ventura County Star reported Aug. 11.
Category: Patient Experience
UF Health tests program to improve surgical patient outcomes
Gainesville, Fla.-based UF Health is testing a new blood management program to prevent unneeded transfusions among surgical patients, according to an Aug. 13 report from Mainstreet Daily News.
Why Brigham and Women's quietly serves vegan meals
After complaints piled up about “Meatless Mondays” at Boston-based Brigham and Women’s Faulkner Hospital, leaders pivoted to a new strategy: Removing the words “vegan” and “vegetarian” from the cafeteria’s menu, NPR reported Aug. 11.
Barnes-Jewish team performs 1st for US robot-assisted organ transplants
A surgical team recently performed the nation’s first robot-assisted liver transplant at Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported Aug. 14.
Person shoots self in leg at Connecticut hospital: Police
An individual suffered a nonfatal self-inflicted firearm injury at Bridgeport (Conn.) Hospital on Aug. 10, according to local authorities.
15% of Grady's ED patients have substance use disorders
Physicians at Atlanta-based Grady Memorial Hospital say 15 percent of patients seen in its emergency department have at least one substance use disorder, WABE reported Aug. 10.
Patient escapes hospital by rappelling with towels: Police
A patient in custody of corrections officers escaped New York City-based Mount Sinai Beth Israel Hospital by rappelling down the side of the building with towels, ABC affiliate WABC reported Aug. 10.
1 dead after car hits ambulance in Florida
The Florida Highway Patrol is investigating an accident involving an ambulance and a car that left one person dead, ABC affiliate WFTS reported Aug. 9.
Common virus linked to severe blood clotting disorder
A life-threatening blood clotting disorder may be caused by the common infection adenovirus, according to researchers at Chapel Hill, N.C.-based UNC School of Medicine.
Top healthcare organizations for patient experience in 2023
NRC Health has identified 12 health systems, hospitals and medical groups that go above and beyond to provide excellence in patient experience, the healthcare data firm said Aug. 8.
