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Program aims to reduce hospital readmissions among San Diego County's rural patients
KPBS San Diego· 2 days agoOn a recent Thursday morning, a team of nurses and a paramedic firefighter drove through dusty...
How 1 California hospital reduced readmission for rural patients by 10%
Becker’s Hospital Review· 1 day agopatients in rural areas of San Diego County have increased at La Mesa, Calif.-based Sharp Grossmont Hospital, but those rates were reduced by 10% for < ...
Signings enhance care for seniors Law presumes elderly patients to be eligible for home care via...
Republican-American· 2 days agoBLOOMFIELD - Some elderly patients being discharged from hospitals will be presumed eligible for...
Clubhouse step-down programs help discharged mental health patients reintegrate
NBC Dallas Fort Worth· 23 hours agoWhen Jonathan Denhart was discharged from the psych ward at Austin Oaks Hospital last year, he was...
Massachusetts General Hospital fires medical assistant who allegedly assaulted patient: ‘We are...
Boston Herald· 1 day agoThe MGH medical assistant accused of assaulting a patient was fired after the alleged victim...
Sepsis metrics unfairly ding safety-net hospitals, study suggests
Becker’s Hospital Review· 6 days agoState and federal quality metrics that focus on in-hospital mortality for sepsis patients may unfairly penalize safety-net hospitals, ...
3 small changes net big results for discharges at Bon Secours Richmond Health
Becker’s Hospital Review· 2 days agoMany hospitals struggle to discharge patients into post-acute care in a timely manner, but at Bon Secours Richmond (Va.) Health, three ...
Patients dying in hospital corridors amid NHS ‘national emergency’, nurses warn
Press Association News via AOL· 4 days agoSaffron Cordery, deputy chief executive at NHS Providers, said: “These findings reflect the severe...
Israel maintains a shadowy hospital in the desert for Gaza detainees. Critics allege mistreatment
WLNS Lansing· 6 days agoJERUSALEM (AP) — Patients lying shackled and blindfolded on more than a dozen beds inside a white...
Woman diagnosed with rare condition that makes her appear drunk
Press Association News via AOL· 4 days agoDespite not drinking alcohol, she also had elevated blood alcohol levels and alcohol on her breath....