New York hospitals must report sepsis-related data to the state Department of Health. The establishment of mandatory sepsis protocols at all hospitals in New York State is estimated to have saved more ...

In a hospital emergency department, someone who has been revived from an opioid overdose using the reversal drug naloxone sometimes can be a relatively low-priority case. The standard protocol is to ...

“Nurse-driven protocols are not an ideal solution, but a stop-gap measure to deal with the enormous problem of long wait times in emergency departments especially for patients with complex problems,” ...

As states begin to reopen amid the COVID-19 pandemic and hospitals ramp up elective surgeries, it is crucial hospitals do all they can to strengthen and improve postoperative outcomes. As a result, ...

In the midst of the COVD-19 pandemic, the lack of ICU bed availability in low-income communities can have a huge impact on health incomes. Standard emergency response protocol is to transport a ...

Standardized evaluation protocol improved transfer, ECSL outcomes, and re-transfer to discharge for pediatric hematologic oncology patients.

A new Rasmussen Reports survey reveals an unsettling reality: nearly one-third of American adults say someone they know died ...

Some 65 sexual assault kits — which possibly contain DNA evidence that could someday send a rapist to prison — are in secured storage areas at Cox South, Cox North and Mercy hospitals. From 50 to 60 ...

Legionnaires’ disease is a severe form of pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria. The bacteria is often found in natural and man-made water systems.

SARASOTA, Fla. — Weeks after the release of a report that reviewed its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, Sarasota Memorial Hospital has remained under a storm of criticism by some groups who said ...

Following a successful implementation of hospital protocol during the Feb. 13 shooting at Michigan State, Sparrow Hospital has focused on analyzing and expanding its strategies and capabilities for a ...

Florida Hospital officials are sending out letters notifying patients who underwent an experimental surgery that not all protocols were followed.Most watched video: Raw video: Police chase suspect ...