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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Feb. 6, 2020   COLUMBIA, S.C. — State Epidemiologist Linda Bell, MD, met with leaders from hospitals across the state this week to discuss the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control’s ongoing…

New York, NY (February 27, 2024) – Today at Northwell Health’s 5th annual Gun Violence Prevention Forum, the Ad Council announced a new gun violence prevention initiative in collaboration with a coalition of health care leaders to…

1. IntroductionThe complexity and intensity of work in the nursing environment have increased due to advancements in healthcare and an increased demand for medical services. As a result, there has been a rise in the incidence of…

SEOUL, South Korea —  South Korea will start deploying military physicians and doctors from public health centers to strike-hit hospitals on Monday to help care for patients affected by the walkout of nearly 12,000 trainee doctors from…

March 08, 2024 “You owe Congress, state officials, and the public answers for the record of failure and greed that has culminated in the current Steward Health Care crisis.” Senators raise questions about…

Guaynabo, Puerto Rico – The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded nearly $14 million to the Mennonite General Hospital for repairs to its facilities in Aguas Buenas, Cayey, Cidra and Guayama. This figure is part of over $20…

This photo shows the Wajima Municipal Hospital in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Feb. 14, 2024. (Kyodo) KANAZAWA, Japan (Kyodo) -- Around a fifth of the…

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA —  Public hospitals in South Korea will extend working hours, the prime minister said on Friday, while expanding use of telemedicine to alleviate growing strain on health care services after a mass walkout by…

Hospital food isn’t known for tasting good or even being all that good for you. But some U.S. hospitals are teaming up with farms to change that.You probably think of hospital food as premade, prepackaged, bland, and colorless -- except…

Palestinian Red Crescent first aid waiting to receive bodies from Al-Najjar Hospital in the city of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip, on January 10, 2024, Photo Credit: ShutterstockBy Kathy Kelly, February 20,…

TORONTO, Feb. 18, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- As the Ford government counters horror stories about unprecedented emergency department wait times, burgeoning deficits, and an unrelenting staffing crisis, it is running high-rotation…

Lurie Children's Hospital sign is seen at the hospital as patients walk in, Feb. 5, 2024, in Skokie, Ill. A cyberattack on a renowned children’s hospital in Chicago…

The Federal Emergency Management Agency will be sending more than $20 million to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts to reimburse Southcoast Hospitals Group, Inc. for the cost of contracting for additional staff to handle increased patient…

Proposed changes in MaineCare reimbursement rates are intended to benefit hospitals, but some facilities said it would cause financial harm. Under the reforms, Maine hospitals would be taxed at a higher rate. It may sound…

1. IntroductionAccess to healthcare for non-COVID-19 patients was compromised during the COVID-19 pandemic due to the increase in patient demand and supply concerns. Patients infected with COVID-19 were afraid of it, and administrative…

Private equity is an increasing presence in US healthcare, with unclear consequences. Leveraging unique data sources and difference-in-differences designs, we examine the largest private equity hospital takeover in history. The…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:January 8, 2021   COLUMBIA, S.C.—The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) announced today that South Carolina Hospitals should begin to vaccinate their admitted patients,…

The Federal Trade Commission today sued to block Novant Health, Inc.’s $320 million acquisition of two North Carolina hospitals from Community Health Systems, Inc. (“CHS”). The Commission issued an administrative complaint and…

At a Glance After hospitals were purchased by private equity firms, patients had a substantial increase in infections, falls, and other adverse events. Acquisition of hospitals by private equity may lead to poorer health outcomes for…

Speaking in Geneva, Christian Lindmeier, spokesperson for the UN World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed that Al-Khair Hospital was “one of the two hospitals that is now being raided”, while Nasser Hospital was “now basically besieged…

Daily Dose  |  01/16/2024 3:30 pm For the average person, the work done by our local first responders is not something we think about often. People go about our days with a subconscious awareness of the safety and protection that…

For Release WednesdayJanuary 3, 2024 The average cost of providing care to hospitalized COVID-19 patients increased five times faster than the rate of medical inflation during the first two years of the pandemic, at…

Gov. Hochul again addressed maternal and infant mortality, this time from the halls of the State Capitol, on Tuesday as she laid out her broader plans for 2024 in her State of the State address. Anyone wondering whom the plan is meant to…

Amid new reports of intensified bombing and clashes across the Strip on Wednesday, OCHA said that requests had been denied five times since 26 December to reach the Central Drug Store in Gaza city and Al Awda Hospital in Jabalya, further…

NEW YORK —  More U.S. hospitals are requiring masks and limiting visitors as health officials face an expected but still nasty post-holiday spike in flu, COVID-19 and other illnesses. While many experts say this season likely won't…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Sept. 22, 2021 DHEC encourages flu shots for everyone six months and older as new flu season begins COLUMBIA, S.C. ― With the flu season beginning in September, the South Carolina Department of Health and…

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Teams that undertook the high-risk missions witnessed intense hostilities in their vicinity, as well as high patient loads and overcrowding caused by people seeking refuge.They also reported that food needs remain dire across the…

Governor Carney Announces Workforce Support for Hospitals, Long-Term Care, and 24/7 State Facilities – State of Delaware News …

Governor Carney Announces Workforce Support for Hospitals, Long-Term Care,…

On February 4, 2022, this report was posted online as an MMWR Early Release.Matthew E Modes, MD1,*; Michael P. Directo, MD2,*; Michael Melgar, MD3,*; Lily R. Johnson, MPH2; Haoshu Yang, PharmD2; Priya Chaudhary, MBBS2; Susan…

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- This holiday season, Musicians On Call (MOC), the nation’s leading provider of live music in hospitals, put on an intimate star-studded concert celebrating hospital caregivers and…

On February 11, 2022, this report was posted online as an MMWR Early Release.Jill M. Ferdinands, PhD1; Suchitra Rao, MBBS2; Brian E. Dixon, PhD3,4; Patrick K. Mitchell, ScD5; Malini B. DeSilva, MD6; Stephanie A. Irving, MHS7; Ned…

Summary What is already known about this topic? Exposure to excessive heat is an increasing threat in a warming climate. Some groups, including older adults, are disproportionately affected by heat exposure. What is added by this report?…

Strategic Merger will Enable Integrated Emergency Medicine Specialists to Leverage Emergency Care Partner's Resources for Emergency Department Services and Growth.…

Discussion This survey of the majority of U.S. hospitals describes the current state of sepsis programs and identifies potential areas of improvement. Although sepsis committees are present in most hospitals, they occur less frequently…

In a statement, the Israeli military denied that it had targeted Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, which they claim is above a Hamas command post, but have acknowledged that fighting is happening “around” the facility.UN relief and…

Israel’s warplanes and tanks are circling around the Gaza Strip’s hospitals as health facilities increasingly come under attack. The assaults on hospital compounds affect not just thousands of patients but also an estimated 122,000…

<!-- -->The dense, toxic smog in Lahore is causing illness in a significant number of people.Not only the Indian capital, New Delhi, but also the most prominent city of Pakistan, Lahore, are both suffering from severe air pollution…

In January 2022, health officials in King County (Seattle, Washington) issued an urgent plea to the public. The message: for everyone to do what they could to help reduce the pressure on county hospitals, which had seen a 700% increase…

2025 will see final shift away from coal in hospitals and tertiary institutions Over $78 million invested in 38 projects to decarbonise the state sector – the equivalent of taking 21,100 cars off the road Health sector decarbonisation…

BackgroundVertical integration means merging organisations that operate at different stages along the patient pathway. We focus on acute hospitals running primary care medical practices. Evidence is scarce concerning the impact on use…

In hospitals in North and South America, nurses are hacking medical equipment to improve patient care. Using off-the-shelf materials, they’ve created prescription bottles for the visually impaired, pipe systems…

ImportanceIt is important to assess how the COVID-19 pandemic was adversely associated with patients' care experiences. ObjectiveTo describe differences in 2020 to 2021 patient experiences from what would have been expected from…

For Release FridayAugust 25, 2023 The experiences of patients hospitalized during the COVID-19 pandemic were significantly worse than in the years before the crisis, with hospitals with higher staffing levels holding onto…

    How is care delivered in OECD countries? What characterises the funding? How are resources allocated? Responses from the OECD Health System Characteristics Survey are available online, providing access…

Social and economic factors, especially poverty, affect access to health care, and disproportionately affect people with HIV. Pregnant women with HIV may face more barriers to accessing medical care and staying on treatment if they also…

  The OECD Reviews of Public Health provide in-depth analysis and policy recommendations to strengthen priority areas of countries’ public health systems, highlighting best practice examples that allow…