Tag: hospitals

Hospital Mortality Rates Rise in July

It has often been suspected that death rates in hospitals rise particularly…

Anthony Cirillo Anthony Cirillo

Most Beautiful Hospitals

I went to San Diego this weekend and while there toured the…

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Healthcare Associated Infections: What is the Message, and What Can We Do About Them?

    The good people at GE and JESS3 have come up…

David Harlow David Harlow

A Few Notes on Hospitals, and US Health Care Spending

What’s wrong with this headline: “Falls in hospitals are not preventable and…

JohnCGoodman JohnCGoodman

Small Airplane Crashes Into Community Hospital In Northern California

The crash took place after hours and there will be a couple…

BarbaraDuck BarbaraDuck

Welcome New Interns and Residents

Another July 1st arrives at the Medical Centers of America. Educated observers…

Gary Levin MD Gary Levin MD

Sepsis: A Challenge for Patients and Hospitals

I thought I'd carry through on Infection Control again this week and…

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Do Overworked Medical Interns Cause Medical Errors? Let’s Sleep on It.

As of this writing, 5 air traffic controllers have been found asleep…

Michael Kirsch Michael Kirsch

Bacteria and Mobile Devices

I really see us moving beyond COWs (computers-on-wheels) and an explosion in…

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Emergency Room: Revolving Door or Backstop?

I received a call recently from an emergency room (ER) physician about…

Michael Kirsch Michael Kirsch