Intensive Care Unit news from FierceHealthcare
NewsChecklist, transparency cut infection rates
Hospital patients in Tennessee were once known to have higher-than-average bloodstream infections in the intensive care unit (ICU), but in only three years, hospitals in the state now score 22 Read more...
Group therapy, nurse support prevent physician burnout
With research showing that burnt-out hospital staff are more prone to unprofessional patient care, finding ways to prevent physician burnout is important to improving the quality of care and patient Read more...
Trauma patients have greater chance of survival on weekends
Patients who have been injured in car or bike crashes, shot or stabbed, or suffered other traumas are more likely to live if they arrived at the hospital on the weekend--rather than during the week, Read more...
Cancer patients prefer home hospice for end-of-life care
Cancer patients who die at home with hospice care experience a better quality of life at the end compared to those who die in a hospital or intensive care unit, according to a new study published in Read more...
Hospital heparin errors continue to be major problem
Despite national attention, heparin overdoses continue to be an issue for hospitals, a fact underscored by a recent case in which 14 babies at a Texas hospital were given a massive overdose of the Read more...
Leapfrog names top hospital safety performers
Leapfrog Group has named 33 hospitals to this year's list of its top safety performers, a number that has shrunk from prior years as the ratings organization has gotten tougher. This year, 26 Read more...
| Press ReleasesIsabelle C. Kopec, M.D., F.A.C.P., F.C.C.P., Named Chair of Society of Critical Care Medicine’s Tele-ICU CommitteeHOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- At the Society of Critical Care Medicine’s 41st Annual Congress (SCCM) this week, Isabelle C. Kopec, M.D., FACP, FCCP, vice president of medical affairs of Advanced ICU Read more >> Regions Hospital significantly reducing pressure ulcers through prevention programST. PAUL, Minn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Regions Hospital reported a 30 percent drop in pressure ulcers since it started an aggressive new program a year ago to improve patient comfort, improve care and Read more >> Kindred Healthcare Announces Hospital Openings in Two Cluster MarketsLOUISVILLE, Ky.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Kindred Healthcare, Inc. (“Kindred”) (NYSE:KND) today announced the opening of a new hospital in Seattle, Washington, and the relocation of an existing hospital in Read more >> Advanced ICU Care® to Lead Society of Critical Care Medicine Webcast, January 12, 2012The Role and Impact of Telemedicine on Patient Safety, Quality Care and Clinical Performance in the ICU to Be Explored ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- An aging population. Too few intensivists. Read more >> Formerly Conjoined Twins Preparing to Go Home After Successful Separation at Lucile Packard Children’s HospitalNew photos and a video statement from the family available at http://conjoinedtwins.lpch.org PALO ALTO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Formerly conjoined twins Angelica and Angelina Sabuco will be Read more >> |
