Hosptials

Grace Hospital in Morganton, N.C., was funded in part by the Hill-Burton Act. Construction began in 1969.

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Health & Safety

A Bygone Era: When Bipartisanship Led To Health Care Transformation

6:00am October 02, 2016

by John Henning Schumann

A federal law enacted shortly after the end of World War II provided grants and loans to fund hospital construction that have left a lasting legacy.

Medical errors rank behind heart disease and cancer as the third leading cause of death in the U.S., Johns Hopkins researchers say.

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Health & Safety

Medical Errors Are No. 3 Cause Of U.S Deaths, Researchers Say

7:48pm May 03, 2016

If not for flawed classification of deaths, medical mistakes would be the third leading cause of U.S. deaths, Johns Hopkins researchers say. They're calling on the CDC to track deaths from errors.

Behind-the-scenes work to reduce injuries and infections in hospitals has paid off. Further improvements may be more challenging.

Health & Safety

Hospital Injury Rates Plateau, After 3 Years Of Decline

2:23pm December 03, 2015

by Jordan Rau

Hospitals have averted many types of injuries where clear preventive steps have been identified. But complications with less clear-cut solutions remain a problem, a government report finds.