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Hospital collective works to reduce birth injuries

May 15, 2008 — 6:59am ET
A group of 16 hospitals has come together to create seamless processes to avoid birth injuries to infants in risky situations. Right now, about three infants of every 1,000 are injured during birth,... Read more...

Case study: TX hospital uses 'lean manufacturing' methods

April 16, 2008 — 6:59am ET
At St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital, administrators were as likely to get a patient letter saying that their experience was dreadful as they were to get letters praising the hospital experience. Hoping... Read more...

PA doctors, lawyers cooperate on med mal project

March 4, 2008 — 7:59am ET
Here's a case where strange bedfellows seem to be making good law. Doctors in Pennsylvania's Montgomery County have begun working together on a pilot project that they're hoping will keep malpractice... Read more...

NY hospitals reconstructing, rethinking EDs

February 13, 2008 — 7:59am ET
Even by today's standards, New York City's emergency departments have been in a state of crisis. All told, EDs in the city handled more than 3.6 million visits in 2005, up 6 percent over 2000--with... Read more...

Study: Hand gel not enough to curb infections

January 30, 2008 — 7:59am ET
A new study suggests that the use of alcohol-based hand gel, while effective, is not enough to cut down on hospital-acquired infections. The study, which looked at 300 hours of hand hygiene... Read more...

Untreated patient dies of heart attack in CA hospital

November 28, 2007 — 7:59am ET
It's now official that a 33-year-old man who died in a Los Angeles medical center died because his heart attack wasn't diagnosed, despite his spending three hours in its emergency department. A... Read more...

Case study:Ala. hospital works to cut ER waits

August 21, 2007 — 6:59am ET
Doctors and nurses at Huntsville (Ala.) Hospital are getting what many elsewhere can only dream about having. The hospital is building a $27 million development project that will give the hospital... Read more...

SPOTLIGHT: Staff, patients at Atlanta hospital want say in its future

August 14, 2007 — 6:59am ET
Atlanta's Grady Memorial Hospital is in serious financial trouble--so serious that the tax-funded hospital might need to close. Executives are working to handle the problems, of course. However,... Read more...

SPOTLIGHT: Community health centers at breaking point

July 18, 2007 — 6:59am ET
While the nation's 952 federally-approved community health centers are managing to serve millions of poor and uninsured patients, they won't be able to keep it up forever. With patient loads having... Read more...

SPOTLIGHT: Military faces physician, nurse shortage

June 5, 2007 — 8:01pm ET


With the U.S. at war, and the number of enlisted troops climbing, the volume of military personnel seeking medical care is growing. The problem, however, is that the military is struggling to recruit enough doctors and nurses to meet this demand. Increasingly, military officials are being forced to pay outside providers to care for soldiers and their families. Article

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