Physicians at Intermountain Health successfully performed 300 organ transplants for patients last year alone, the Salt Lake City-based system said Jan. 31. In total there were 159 kidney transplants, 104 liver transplants, 29 heart transplants and eigh…
A recent poll found 45 percent of women forgo preventive care services such as check-ups, screenings and vaccines.
For the sixth consecutive year, Texas Children’s Hospital in Houston has been named as the nation’s leading hospital in pediatric organ transplants.
Behavioral flags in electronic health records are designed to to help prevent violence against clinicians, but the flags might also prevent some patients from receiving full care, according to a recent study.
A fire occurred in a hospital room at UPMC East Jan. 29 after a “patient may have attempted to light a cigarette while on oxygen,” a hospital spokesperson told Becker’s Jan. 30.
Press Ganey recognized 95 hospitals, health systems, ASCs, medical groups, and other healthcare providers that rate in the 95th percentile for patient experience.
A patient incurred minor injuries at Portland, Ore.-based OHSU Hospital after a fire broke out in an operating room in Demember, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s in a Jan. 26 statement. The incident prompted a CMS investigation and a corrective pla…
A team of 25 medical professionals at Fort Worth, Texas-based Cook Children’s Medical Center performed the hospital’s first separation procedure for conjoined twin sisters on Jan. 23. The 11-hour surgery required months of planning and several simulati…
New research focusing on improving a standard treatment for septic shock has provided clarity around something that has not been well understood in the past: How to best increase blood pressure during an episode of septic shock.
Strengthening primary care systems directly reduces hospitalizations — even during a large-scale health event like a pandemic — a new study, published Jan. 21 in the Annals of Family Medicine, revealed.
