With exclusive access in a Houston hospital, a Times team documented the impact of the health crisis on Hispanic families, in words, images and graphics. SOURCE: Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Better collaboration means better care for long-term care residents
By Elaine Mitropoulos As COVID-19 continues to highlight the need for strong collaboration and clear communication among healthcare providers, particularly when it comes to vulnerable older adults, a unique partnership is creating a digital link ... [Continue Reading]
Health Experts Warn About Perils of New Virus Data Collection System
An administration shift is putting a burden on hospitals and undercutting the integrity of data on the pandemic, current and former members of a federal advisory panel said. SOURCE: Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
‘Are You OK?’: Audio Captures Father and Son in Beirut Hospital Minutes After Blast
An audio recording taken by Omar Abou Mrad at St. George Hospital in Beirut, Lebanon, where his son Yuri is a cancer patient, shows the sheer terror of the moment. SOURCE: Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Beirut’s Youngest Cancer Patients Lose Care Options After Blast
Many children undergoing chemotherapy in Lebanon now have nowhere to turn for treatment after an explosion destroyed hospitals and wiped out medicine stockpiles. SOURCE: Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Virtual care shifts into high gear in response to COVID-19
By Crystal Gonder The COVID-19 pandemic has forced all parts of the health care system to rethink the way they deliver care and at VHA Home HealthCare, the more than 10,000 virtual visits completed by our service providers since April, have proven ... [Continue Reading]
‘A Smoking Gun’: Infectious Coronavirus Retrieved From Hospital Air
Airborne virus plays a significant role in community transmission, many experts believe. A new study fills in the missing piece: Floating virus can infect cells. SOURCE: Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Staff provide wellness supports to team caring for inpatients with COVID-19
By Anna Wassermann When a team of health care workers at St. Joseph’s Health Centre was redeployed to care for some of the hospital’s patients with COVID-19, it was the team’s wellness that their leaders were focused on. The Interprofessional ... [Continue Reading]
For Doctors of Color, Microaggressions Are All Too Familiar
“They ask you if you’re coming in to take the trash out — stuff they wouldn’t ask a physician who was a white male.” SOURCE: Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
‘Prefiero quedarme en mi casa y morirme ahí’
El miedo a los hospitales lleva a muchos mexicanos a postergar el tratamiento del coronavirus hasta que es demasiado tarde para recibir ayuda. SOURCE: Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Benefits of autonomous solutions for COVID-19 related cleaning
****Sponsored Content**** The outbreak of COVID-19 has put a spotlight on the importance of cleanliness. It has also resulted in much-deserved recognition and respect for the people who work to keep spaces like healthcare facilities clean and ... [Continue Reading]
‘The Wounds Are Still Fresh’
These front-line medical workers are struggling with what comes next. SOURCE: Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
‘I’d Rather Stay Home and Die’
A fear of hospitals is leading many Mexicans to delay treatment for coronavirus until it is too late for doctors to help them. SOURCE: Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
When Covid-19 Hit, Many Elderly Were Left to Die
Warnings had piled up for years that nursing homes were vulnerable. The pandemic sent them to the back of the line for equipment and care. SOURCE: Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Trump elogia el tratamiento de plasma mientras los investigadores luchan por finalizar los estudios que prueban su eficacia
Miles de pacientes de la COVID-19 han sido tratados con plasma sanguíneo de personas que se han recuperado del virus. Sin embargo, el tratamiento aún no ha sido probado en ensayos clínicos rigurosos. SOURCE: Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
El tratamiento de plasma: Trump lo elogia y los investigadores luchan por finalizar estudios que prueben su eficacia
Miles de pacientes de la COVID-19 han sido tratados con plasma sanguíneo de personas que se han recuperado del virus. Sin embargo, el tratamiento aún no ha sido probado en ensayos clínicos rigurosos. SOURCE: Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Medical mask testing services in Canada
*Sponsored Content The COVID-19 pandemic has created an unprecedented demand for medical personal protective equipment (PPE). This is particularly true for procedure or surgical type masks and NIOSH-type (e.g., N95) respirators. While government ... [Continue Reading]
Why I’m Obsessed With Patients’ Medical Bills
To report on the true cost of health care, it’s critical to see what a hospital charges patients. But since hospitals keep those prices a secret, I turn to the next best source: you. SOURCE: Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Could This Be the Last Time We See Our Dad?
Zoom has become a link between loved ones. But is what we see onscreen real life? SOURCE: Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
She Was Pregnant With Twins During Covid. Why Did Only One Survive?
Why being Black and giving birth in New York during the pandemic is so dangerous. SOURCE: Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Hawa Abdi, Doctor Who Aided Thousands in Somalia, Dies at 73
Dr. Abdi turned her family’s land into a hospital and camp that treated and supported legions of people displaced during a civil war. SOURCE: Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
New virtual clinic streamlines care for COVID-19 patients
By Erinor Jacob-Levine Receiving a positive COVID-19 test result can be both scary and overwhelming due to the potentially serious and largely unknown consequences of the virus. To better support those who have been diagnosed with COVID-19, six ... [Continue Reading]