A hospital is an institution that provides specialized medical and surgical treatment as well as proper nursing care for sick and injured persons. Hospitals offer round-the-clock treatment for patients suffering from major injuries, urgent health problems, sudden illness, and rare diseases. Some also serve as educational institutions where health science […]
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Sarasota Memorial Hospital named among world’s most “wired” hospitals
Sarasota Memorial Hospital was listed by the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) as one of the most “wired” global hospital systems The report serves as a measure of hospitals with digital health systems that promote safer care and more secure hospital systems Some of the CHIME-highlighted technologies utilized […]
Investigation: Many U.S. hospitals sue patients for debts or threaten their credit | WFAE 90.7
Despite growing evidence of the harm caused by medical debt, hundreds of U.S. hospitals maintain policies to aggressively pursue patients for unpaid bills, using tactics such as lawsuits, selling patient accounts to debt buyers, and reporting patients to credit rating agencies, a KHN investigation shows. The collection practices are commonplace […]
UPMC Magee Named to U.S. News & World Report Best Hospitals for Maternity Care
12/6/2022 PITTSBURGH — UPMC Magee-Womens Hospital, a global leader in women’s health care and research, has been recognized as a 2022-2023 High Performing Hospital for Maternity Care (Uncomplicated Pregnancy) by U.S. News & World Report. “UPMC Magee welcomes more than 10,000 babies a year into the world, and this honor is […]
Construction starts on Auburn hospital’s cancer center
AUBURN — Officials from Auburn, Cayuga County and the Syracuse area came together Tuesday to celebrate the start of construction for Auburn Community Hospital’s new cancer center. A groundbreaking ceremony for the $15 million cancer center project took place at the corner of Lansing and North streets in the parking lot […]
Canadian Hospitals, Strapped for Staff, Strain With Sick Children
TORONTO (Reuters) – Canadian hospitals are straining to care for an influx of sick children, many with respiratory illnesses, in the midst of staffing constraints and as a shortage of children’s over-the-counter medication sends more kids to hospital. Hospitals across the country are reassigning staff to pediatric care and putting […]
Tampa General Hospital’s John Couris and Mark Runyon Named Highly Successful CEO-CFO Duo by Becker’s Hospital Review
TGH CEO and CFO recognized for leadership and driving innovation to boost quality and lower the cost of care TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — John Couris, president and CEO of Tampa General Hospital (TGH), and Mark Runyon, executive vice president and CFO of TGH, are among the seven CEO and […]
Tampa General Hospital’s Innoventures Is Honored at the Tampa Bay 2022 Inno Fire Awards by the Tampa Bay Business Journal
The award recognizes TGH Innoventures’ commitment to driving quality improvements at Tampa General Hospital, nurturing early-stage health care startups, and investing in innovation and companies. TAMPA, Fla., Nov. 10, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Tampa General Hospital’s (TGH) innovation center and venture capital fund, TGH Innoventures, is being recognized by the Tampa Bay […]
Guru N Reddy, Chair & Managing Director of Continental Hospitals
Guru N Reddy, Chair and Managing Director of Continental Hospitals, has inspired sweeping changes in perspectives and practices, with the aim to make Continental Hospitals the poster child for new-age Indian health care. And while Guru has had a long and successful career abroad, which includes several leadership achievements in […]
Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund Previews Healing Walls, a Book Commemorating NYC Health + Hospitals’ Community Mural Project from 2019 through 2021
Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund Previews Healing Walls, a Book Commemorating NYC Health + Hospitals’ Community Mural Project from 2019 through 2021 NYC Health + Hospitals Community Mural Project is the country’s largest public hospital mural program since the Works Progress Administration (WPA) mural program of the 1930s The preview […]
Newsweek Honors UVA Medical Center Among World’s Best Specialized Hospitals
Three specialties at University of Virginia Medical Center are recognized by Newsweek on the news publication’s 2023 list of World’s Best Specialized Hospitals. Out of tens of thousands of hospitals worldwide, UVA is ranked in three specialties: Neurosurgery: No. 72. UVA is a pioneer in the use of focused ultrasound – an […]
4 rural Intermountain hospitals are receiving AI devices to improve colonoscopy findings
Intermountain Cedar City Hospital officials held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Wednesday as they begin use of a GI Genius unit at the hospital. The tool uses artificial intelligence to help doctors identify polyps during a colonoscopy and catch cancerous ones sooner. (Intermountain Healthcare) Estimated read time: 2-3 minutes CEDAR CITY […]
Busy Des Moines hospitals plead with public to take COVID precautions
CLOSE Gov. Kim Reynolds, Dr. David Williams of UnityPoint, and Dr. Hijinio Carreon of MercyOne spoke at a news conference on Thursday. Des Moines Register Des Moines hospitals are already jammed with COVID-19 patients, but the number could double again by Thanksgiving unless Iowans take immediate precautions to help curb the […]
Utah hospitals Covid: Proposed critera would ration health care at overwhelmed facilities
A group of administrators representing Utah’s hospitals presented Gov. Gary Herbert with a list of “criteria they propose doctors should use if they are forced to decide which patients can stay in overcrowded intensive care units,” The Salt Lake Tribune reported. They told Herbert that they’d need to put the […]
Coronavirus: Inside Altnagelvin Hospital’s battle with Covid-19
Image caption Staff talked about the pressures of working during the pandemic For one day we observed Altnagelvin Hospital’s fight against the virus – just one 12-hour window into a pandemic which is now into its ninth month. There was talk of staff burnout, post-traumatic stress disorder and coping with […]
UPMC Hospitals
UPMC Altoona is a 380-bed acute care hospital with a surgery center and regional trauma center serving Blair and surrounding counties in west-central Pennsylvania. UPMC Bedford is an acute care general hospital with medical, surgical, obstetrical, intensive care, coronary care, and telemetry units. UPMC Chautauqua, a 317-licensed bed hospital, was […]
California Department of State Hospitals
Important Health Information for Visitors to Atascadero State Hospital, Coalinga State Hospital, Metropolitan State Hospital, Napa State Hospital and Patton State Hospital To protect patients and staff from exposure to the coronavirus (COVID-19), normal visiting to all hospitals is prohibited until further notice, except for court-ordered […]
Best Hospitals | U.S. News Hospital Rankings and Ratings
Hospital Heroes U.S. News Hospital Heroes is a special ongoing series spotlighting the extraordinary efforts being mounted by health professionals in the trenches of fighting the historic coronavirus pandemic. Read Hospital Heroes Profiles Pre-Order 2021 Best Hospitals Guidebook U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals 2021 guidebook provides consumers with […]
List of hospitals in California
Wikipedia list article This is a list of hospitals in California (U.S. state), grouped by County and sorted by hospital name. In healthcare in California, only a General Acute Care Hospitals (GACH) or Acute Psychiatric Hospital (APH), as licensed by the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) can refer to […]