David Duncan took his own life in a hospital seclusion room where he was required to be under “continuous observation” by staff. Join the Irish Independent WhatsApp channel Stay up to date ...

Dr. Lyle Leipziger, chief of plastic surgery at North Shore University Hospital and LIJ Medical Center in New York, shared that in his practice, patients are seeking a more “athletic ...

In Dumfries Hospital, a third patient showcased their 16 pieces of macaroni pasta drowning in bright yellow cheese sauce. Here MailOnline reveals the worst offenders from across the UK.

An elderly patient who vanished from a hospital was found six miles away in a ditch after a gruelling trek through the rain. The vulnerable man had left Sacred Heart Hospital in Castlebar ...

Petroliam Nasional Bhd. recognizes the role of Sarawak’s oil firm as the gas distributor in the Borneo state, though it excludes liquefied natural gas, according to Law Minister Azalina Othman Said.

St. James Hospital is adding two ICU rooms to keep patients who require advanced medical treatment in the community. Hospital officials called the addition of the ICU space a “significant milestone” ...

Patients are triaged or prioritized according to their need for emergency care. Resource availability is also taken into account during this process. Triage may be performed by emergency medical ...

yet evidence suggests that patients hold perspectives on patient safety that are distinct from clinicians and academics. This study aims to understand how hospital inpatients across three different ...

Ultimately the technology will detect when patients are at risk for falling or pulling out their IV lines. "The future of hospital rooms are with these devices," Edward Sankary, MD, vice president ...

For instance, performance obstacles such as inadequate supplies in isolation rooms may ... teaching hospital has a sentinel event and sets out to conduct a root cause analysis (RCA). In order to make ...

Background A positive patient safety climate within teams has been associated with higher safety performance. The aim of this study was to describe and compare attitudes to patient safety among the ...

The threat was discovered in three firmware versions for a patient monitor called the Contec CMS8000 (also sold as the Epsimed MN-120), which can display a user’s vitals, including heart rate ...