Hospitals

Roughly 80 percent of all first strokes arise from risks that people can influence with behavioral changes, doctors say — risks like high blood pressure, smoking and drug abuse.

Health Conditions That Increase Stroke Risk Rise Across All Ages, Races

5:18pm October 11, 2017

by April Fulton

Smoking, drug abuse and diabetes are all modifiable risk factors for stroke. Yet a large study of patients hospitalized for stroke suggests the number of people with these risk factors is rising.

Carmen Algeria, a survivor of the mass shooting in Las Vegas, was admitted to Sunrise Hospital. She had been shot in the leg and on Oct. 2 was awaiting surgery.

Sheer Number Of Casualties Makes Las Vegas Count Difficult

2:37pm October 04, 2017

by Rebecca Hersher

Doctors and emergency officials are still trying to figure out exactly how many people were shot in Las Vegas. The wide range of injuries and the sheer number of people injured are challenges.

Critics of Anthem's policy say imposing a blanket rule that gives preference to freestanding imaging centers is at odds with promoting quality and will lead to fragmented care for patients.

Anthem Says No To Many Scans Done By Hospital-Owned Clinics

11:14am September 27, 2017

by Michelle Andrews

MRI and CT scans done at hospitals for outpatients are often too expensive, says the firm, which insures patients in 14 states. The shift in policy won't apply to mammograms or X-rays, Anthem says.

Police surround the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills, which had no air conditioning after Hurricane Irma knocked out a transformer, in Hollywood, Fla.

Florida Nursing Home Case: Many Questions, And Few Answers, After 8 Patients Die

8:45pm September 14, 2017

by Bill Chappell

The Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills never lost power — but a transformer that drove its air conditioning unit was knocked out, leaving residents vulnerable to the heat and humidity.

A frame grab from video taken from a police body camera shows the July 26 arrest of nurse Alex Wubbels at the University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City. The image was provided by Wubbels' attorney, Karra Porter.

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Calling Nurse A 'Hero,' Utah Hospital Bars Police From Patient-Care Areas

4:00pm September 05, 2017

by Bill Chappell

"Law enforcement who come to the hospital for any reason involving patients will be required to check in to the front desk of the hospital," the chief nursing officer says.

Dr. Ruth Berggren stands outside Charity Hospital in New Orleans in 2005, where she had earlier cared for patients during Hurricane Katrina.

A Doctor Who Weathered Katrina Now Tends Victims Of Harvey

3:23pm September 05, 2017

by Shefali Luthra

Dr. Ruth Berggren spent six days struggling to keep patients alive in in New Orleans' Charity Hospital after Hurricane Katrina hit. She's now caring for evacuees from Hurricane Harvey.

Parts of Houston remain flooded, but most hospitals are up and running, according to Darrell Pile, CEO of the Southeast Texas Regional Advisory Council, which manages the catastrophic medical operations center in Houston.

In Houston, Most Hospitals 'Up And Fully Functional'

6:43pm August 30, 2017

In the past few days, Southeast Texas' catastrophic medical operations center has faced challenges like it has never seen before in keeping the health care system functioning.

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A recent study shows a link between high discharge rates for live patients and hospice profit margins.

Nearly 1 In 5 Hospice Patients Discharged While Still Alive

12:41pm August 11, 2017

by Ina Jaffe

The hospices that discharge the most patients before their death also make the most money, a recent study shows.

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Valeant Pharmaceuticals, based in Bridgewater Township, N.J., bought two specialty heart drugs used in emergency treatment from Marathon Pharmaceuticals in 2015, and then dramatically increased each drug's price.

47 Hospitals Slashed Their Use Of Two Key Heart Drugs After Huge Price Hikes

7:44pm August 09, 2017

by Sarah Jane Tribble

These two older drugs, nitroprusside and isoproterenol, are frequently used in emergency and intensive care situations and have no direct alternatives, say cardiologists.

Patient information can be vulnerable when health care facilities are the focus of cyberattacks.

Hospitals Face Growing Cybersecurity Threats

5:00pm July 26, 2017

by Lauren Silverman

Cyberattacks and data breaches are common at health care facilities, and they can put patients' health at risk. Hospitals are behind the curve in beefing up defenses, industry analysts say.