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CT hospital taking corrective action after reports find failures, including surrounding patient’s death
In another incident, the DPH corrective action report stated that a review of a patient’s worksheet on June 18, 2024 ...
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Nurse stole painkillers from patients, including a child mauled by a dog
An Iowa nurse accused by state regulators of withholding painkillers from multiple patients, including a small child who had ...
A new D.C. hospital grapples with too many patients and too few nurses
The busy ER reflects the challenges of opening a hospital amid a nursing shortage in an underserved community where residents ...
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Smart "intellectual rooms" use IoT and AI to revolutionize patient monitoring
The concept of “Intellectual Rooms” is based on integrating common IoT devices, such as smartphones, wearables, smartwatches, ...
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When Country Meets Pop in the Hospital Room: Kelsea Ballerini’s Heartwarming Justin Bieber Cover Goes Viral
Kelsea Ballerini's spontaneous cover of Justin Bieber's "Baby" during a hospital visit shows how raw, unscripted music ...
N.J. hospital transforms ER with major expansion as patient volumes surge
The newly renovated space at Morristown Medical Center includes 12 new patient rooms and three new private triage rooms.
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Longs Peak Hospital celebrates helicopter landing pad, expanded facilities
As construction continues on Longmont’s UCHealth Longs Peak Hospital, its team is taking time to celebrate recent milestones.
ER wait times are an urgent crisis. How one of N.J.’s busiest hospital systems is tackling them.
The turnaround time for discharged patients across the health system went from a median of 192 minutes to 168 minutes.
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Police: Aultman Hospital patient grabbed gun from security officer, shot patient care tech
An Aultman Hospital patient showing erratic behavior grabbed the gun of a security officer and shot a patient care tech in her abdomen, police said.
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The Exec: How to Reduce Hospital Readmission Rates
To reduce readmission rates, hospitals must consider several factors such as standards for length of stay, medication management, and discharge planning, this new CMO says.