2022). Dedicated pediatric transport teams play a crucial role in this process; they are not only responsible for the safe transfer of patients but also involved in the continuity of patient care and ...

What is the Patient Safety Initiative? The Patient Safety Initiative is a collaborative, data-driven effort that gives hospitals and health systems a strong voice in the national conversation around ...

Background Our objective was to examine the frequencies of medication error and adverse drug events (ADEs) at the time of patient transfer in a system with an ...

As part of 64-page review into the Pathways Associated with the Temporary Suspension of Emergency General Surgery at South ...

Fermanagh campaigners SOAS have said safety claims in the report by the health regulator are "a complete travesty." ...

In early 2023, if a patient living in rural Routt County, Colorado, was admitted to the UCHealth Yampa Valley Medical Center ...

Hofberger said the county had been reluctant to make the change due to concerns transfer revenue would drop, but that patient safety is ultimately the priority. EMS revenue is tracked each month ...

President Trump’s inauguration when Maria Moe placed a “frantic” call to her mother from inside the Massachusetts prison ...

Up to one-third of patients with critical injuries are first taken to the closest non-trauma-specialized hospital before being transferred to a higher-level trauma center. But these transfers can ...

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