'We used to hold patients who died - now we save them'

The service has given more than 450 blood transfusions in 10 years.
PhillyVoice

Reducing nurses' patient loads would save lives and reduce hospital costs, Penn study finds

By instituting safer nurse-patient ratios, job turnover would also go down, saving an estimated $66 million, the researchers ...
Becker's Hospital Review

The healthcare worker saving $12k per patient

Community health workers are saving thousands in avoided ED visits and hospitalizations, but they are still an underfunded resource in healthcare, The New York Times reported April 18. Community ...
AOL

Bowel cancer patient is first to have life-saving surgery by hospital’s new robot

A bowel cancer patient has become the first to have life-saving surgery using a new multi-million-pound robot at a Kent hospital. Mandy Lee from Whitstable who had originally dismissed her bowel ...

When a training exercise became real, FVTC students helped save a life

In the middle of an EMT training exercise at Fox Valley Technical College, a teacher suffered a heart attack. Here's how the ...
Forbes

How New Medicare Payment Plans May Improve Patient Care And Save Money

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 14: Dr. Mehmet Oz, nominee to be administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, testifies during his confirmation hearing. (Photo by Nathan Posner/Anadolu via ...
The Week

Karnataka man’s college registration turns into a life-saving miracle for a 12-year-old thalassemia patient

Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder that causes the body to have less of the protein haemoglobin than usual ...
Colorado PoliticsOpinion

Protect patient access to life-saving drugs | OPINION

By Leslie Herod Since its inception, Colorado’s Prescription Drug Affordability Board (PDAB) created fear among patients ...
Medscape

Saving The Sedentary Patient’s Lung Function, Capacity With Exercise

While the rate of adults who smoke is reportedly down to a record low of 11% and fewer adolescents are vaping, children and adults alike are leading more sedentary lifestyles that can pose a variety ...
The Business Journals

Patient's life-saving breast cancer diagnosis highlights KC CARE's personalized approach

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. For many, good healthcare feels like a benefit only ...