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Study finds pandemic worsened patient safety measures
Rates of falls, bloodstream infections from central line catheters, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, pressure ulcers and pneumonia associated with ventilator use increased significantly during the pandemic and have not yet returned to pre-pandemic levels, a study found.
The Value of Health Systems During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Advocate Aurora Health – Milwaukee, Wisc.
Advocate Aurora Health’s scale has been a critical asset that has allowed us to successfully respond to the financial, operational and clinical challenges created by COVID-19.
Stakeholders Target Health Disparities During Pandemic
COVID-19 may be an invisible enemy that threatens all people, but evidence is mounting that it is disproportionately more lethal to racial and ethnic minorities and the poor as well as those with chronic conditions like diabetes. To address these disparities, hospitals and health systems and various stakeholders have been working together to find new ways to share data and develop solutions.
Nurses balance patient safety, staffing needs during omicron surge
Changes to guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have left nurses who test positive for COVID-19 questioning how best to protect their patients.
COVID-19 surges linked to greater risks for all hospitalized patients
Hospitals with greater COVID-19 patient loads confronted higher adverse events for all patients, an Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality study found.
Experts see emerging patient safety benefits from COVID-19 pandemic
With millions of people sick with COVID-19 and hundreds of thousands dead, the negative consequences of the pandemic are clear.
Hospital visitation restrictions hurt patients and nurses
In an op-ed in Medpage Today, Karen Cox, PhD, RN, and Tejal K. Gandhi, MD, MPH, called patient visitation “a silent safety net,” which improves patient outcomes and reduces
COVID-19 Vaccination During Pregnancy: Barriers and Best Practices
Despite improvements in COVID-19 vaccination rates among pregnant people, low vaccination coverage indicates an ongoing public health concern.
UMC of Southern Nevada | Nevada
University Medical Center of Southern Nevada (UMC) is the largest public hospital in the state of Nevada, serving the Las Vegas and southern Nevada area as the region’s Metropolitan Anchor Hospital (MAH). UMC is the only hospital in southern Nevada with a Level 1 trauma center and transplant center.
Quick Safety advisory addresses pandemic health disparities
This week the Joint Commission released a Quick Safety advisory, Supporting Safe, Equitable Care During the COVID-19 Pandemic.