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Hospitals defend pediatric care after WSJ report
Chris DeRienzo, MD, chief physician executive for the American Hospital Association, released a letter in response to a Wall Street Journal article critical of hospital preparedness to treat pediatric patients. -
Only 14% of hospitals are prepared to treat children: 7 notes
Only 14 percent of emergency departments nationwide are certified as ready to treat children or are children's hospitals designed to care for young people, The Wall Street Journal reported Oct. 1. -
These 4 groups face longer ED wait times
A study by researchers at New Haven, Conn.-based Yale University found four groups of people were more likely to be skipped over in emergency room lines. -
Most common sentinel events in first half of 2023: Joint Commission
The number of sentinel events in 2023 is on track to be near last year's record-setting 1,441 patient safety events that led to death, harm or an intervention required to sustain life, according to The Joint Commission data first shared with Becker's. -
The leading causes of death by age
Transport accidents are the leading cause of death for most children while opioids and major cardiovascular disease are the most common leading cause of death for adults, according to a report from USA Facts, a nonprofit organization that conducts data analysis. -
Why healthcare should ditch life span measures for this instead: Viewpoint
The next national health goal should focus on health span, not life span, Dave Chokshi, MD, a physician at Bellevue Hospital and a professor at the City University of New York, both based in New York City, wrote in an opinion piece published Sept. 28 in The New York Times. -
Cleveland Clinic studies new method for ranking lung transplants
Experts at Cleveland Clinic are hoping to rework the scoring equation that ranks patients awaiting lung transplants and improve overall outcomes. -
COVID-19-related sepsis more common than once thought: Mass General Brigham study
During the first two and half years of the pandemic, the COVID-19 virus accounted for 1 in 6 sepsis cases across Mass General Brigham hospitals, according to new research. -
Adverse events increase for 2nd year in Minnesota hospitals
The number of reportable adverse health events in Minnesota hospitals in 2022 increased by more than 12 percent from the year prior, according to data released Sept. 27 by the state's Department of Health. -
Oklahoma hospitals cleared in patient-dumping investigation
A CMS investigation found Oklahoma State University Medical Center and Hillcrest Medical Center, both based in Tulsa, did not violate anti-patient-dumping laws, The Frontier reported Sept. 27. -
26% of Americans have 1 of these 3 conditions: Study
A recent study found 26.3 percent of American adults have at least one cardiac, renal or metabolic condition, and 1.5 percent have all three. -
Patient advocates worry 'Dr. Death' law is taking too long to implement
After Texas lawmakers passed a bill in June to close its longstanding "Dr. Death" loophole, some are worried it is too cumbersome to implement, NBC affiliate KXAN reported Sept. 21. -
Patient dead, EMTs in critical condition after ambulance crash
Two EMTs are in critical condition and a patient is dead after a Jeep crashed into an ambulance in Huntsburg, Ohio, News 5 Cleveland reported Sept. 26. -
Patient permanently blinds roommate at Florida psych hospital: Police
A patient accused of attacking and permanently blinding his roommate at South Florida State Hospital has been charged with aggravated battery, the Pembroke Pines Police Department said Sept. 24. -
Patient safety events more than tripled across Maryland hospitals in 3 years
State data showed patient safety events in Maryland's 62 hospitals more than tripled between 2019 and 2022, reaching the highest level recorded since 2004, The Washington Post reported Sept. 24. -
UMMC team performs world's 2nd transplant of genetically modified pig heart
A team at the University of Maryland Medical Center in Baltimore has successfully completed a transplant of a genetically modified pig heart into a human patient with end-stage cardiovascular disease. -
Man captured after escaping Massachusetts hospital: Police
A Massachusetts man escaped from UMass Memorial-Marlborough Hospital on Sept. 23, and authorities captured him less than 24 hours later, The Boston Globe reported. -
CMS cites 2 California hospitals over medication errors
CMS cited two California hospitals with immediate jeopardy after medication errors that caused patient deaths and lifted the warnings in May following corrective plans, the Los Angeles Times reported Sept. 25. -
A summer of hospital escapes
If you feel like you've seen an uptick in hospital escapes in the past two months, you're not alone. Becker's has reported on at least five instances in which individuals in custody have evaded authorities and escaped from hospitals since early August. -
UNC researchers test new technique for combating patient loneliness
Researchers from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill are testing whether social media can be used to improve cancer patient well-being and reduce loneliness.
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