Patient safety is a top health care priority, but determining how to consistently ensure highest quality can be a complex process that doesn’t always provide a clear path toward action. Confronting safety concerns—and preventing patient harm, delays, and errors in care—can be even more challenging in larger organizations in which support from executives, clinical and… Read More »
When her doorbell rang Sunday night, Blanche Jordan was just starting a new Game of Thrones puzzle on her living room floor. Jordan, 39, is a breast-cancer survivor who is taking social distancing seriously, so she put on a mask before opening the door. A woman handed Jordan a paper and said: “You’ve been served.” The… Read More »
By Carrie Arnold In New York City, the Javits Center convention hall has been converted to a temporary field hospital to help ease the burden on hospitals overwhelmed by treating people with covid-19John Lamparski/Getty Images In the US, the focus of the coronavirus outbreak last week shifted from the West Coast to New York City.… Read More »
President Donald Trump signed the $ 2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package into law on Friday, after the House voted to pass it. For hospitals, it means a $ 100 billion influx of cash. But how the money will be able to be used and when it will arrive are questions still being figured out by… Read More »
Hospitals are racing to prepare as top U.S. health officials warn the spread of the coronavirus will only ramp up in coming days. That includes checking supplies of personal protective equipment, as the FDA this week took steps to free up the supply chain. The American Hospital Association is asking Congress for an additional $ 1 billion,… Read More »
A third of hospitals in England put up car parking charges last year, with total income rising by a 10th, an investigation shows. The Press Association used the Freedom of Information Act to obtain data from more than 140 NHS trusts. The responses showed £254m had been raised during 2018-19 – up from £232m the… Read More »