It is common for individuals seeking medical care for symptoms of concern to go to the nearest hospital. Physicians there may determine the facility cannot provide the care they believe the patient ...

Patients with a medical emergency expect life-saving treatment when they arrive at the emergency department (ED), and many receive it. But what happens when hospitals can’t provide the care a patient ...

Lake Charles Memorial Hospital's Mission Move Well aims to support patient mobility, strengthen staff response and improve ...

The Oregon State Hospital must make additional safety improvements to the way it transports patients or risk losing a large chunk of its federal funding, according to the Oregon Health Authority. The ...

Patients’ insurance coverage and gender may influence the likelihood of a hospital transferring them to another acute-care facility, according to a study from the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Longer door-in-door-out (DIDO) times during interhospital transfer for endovascular therapy (EVT) are associated with significantly lower rates of EVT, higher complication rates, and worse functional ...

When patients stabilize enough to leave the ICU, the transition should represent progress. Instead, it often marks the beginning of a new set of risks. Research shows that in some patient cohorts, 1 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with no insurance, Medicare or Medicaid vs. commercial insurance were significantly less likely to ...

High-volume care centers are linked to lower mortality for mechanically ventilated patients, suggesting benefits of transferring to such facilities. Uninsured patients experience higher mortality and ...

The expansion forms part of Madison Medical Rental’s long-term strategy to align its services with structural changes in ...