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When it comes to transferring seriously injured patients, there has not been a significant difference in how Level I and Level II trauma centers have traditionally been viewed, according to Sue Slone, MD, FACS, director of trauma surgery at Swedish Medical Center in Denver.
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The leadership at St. Luke's Episcopal Hospital in Houston has used "Lean" methodology to significantly improve performance in the ED, reducing median length of stay, frequency of diversions, and the percentage of patient who left before treatment was complete (LBTC).
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In response to concerns voiced by staff members about their own safety and that of their patients, and a desire for greater patient privacy, the treatment area of the ED at Central Vermont Medical Center (CVH) in Berlin has, in essence, been put on a full-time modified "lockdown."
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At Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY, congestive heart failure (CHF) has been among the top discharge diagnoses for many years.
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Do you have an effective system in place to evaluate the quality of care received by children at your organization?
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On Feb. 7, a fire and explosion rocked the Imperial Sugar Co. plant in Port Wentworth, GA.
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It could be a routine preoperative check X-ray that shows a suspicious-looking lesion or a STAT blood test suggesting a potentially virulent infection. The test results must be communicated to the ordering physician. When critical test results are not received by the physician in a timely manner there can be tragic results.
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Using a "daily rounding quality checklist," which takes just a few minutes to complete, the Los Angeles County/University of Southern California Hospital increased compliance with "care bundles" to prevent ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and other intensive care unit complications.