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Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) of the Operating Room

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"Improving or maintaining operating room efficiency is a goal for every hospital. If you sell a product and/or service into the Operating Room (OR) and can help them improve their…

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Adelaide’s Women’s and Children’s Hospital changes gendered titles for surgeons from Mister to Doctor

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Male surgeons are always addressed as Mr in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland. Surgery is one of the only professions left that still uses a gendered title…

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What every hospital should invest in

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Hospitals spend large amounts of money on the aesthetics of a hospital, its facilities, and hospital equipment. Investing in these makes sense, and its outcomes are tangible — a fresh…

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Potentially lethal drugs stolen from hospital operating room

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Some of the medication is said to still be missing from Macclesfield Hospital. Image: max homer A man has appeared in court following a raid on an operating theatre at…

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Woman told surgery was cancelled when she was on operating table

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A problem involving sterilisation equipment has forced Brisbane’s busy PA hospital to suspend all surgery. (AAP) One woman was on the operating table at Princess Alexandra Hospital when she was…

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Why are there vending machines in hospitals?

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This seems like an odd question to ponder, and it certainly would seem to have nothing to do with the current state of medicine and health care in our country.…

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A woman took a stranger off life support after hospital allegedly mixed up two men, lawsuit says

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A woman who was told her brother wouldn’t “make it” after a drug overdose ordered a stranger be taken off life support in a mix-up at a Bronx hospital, a…

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Mayo, Cleveland Clinic Again Lead US News Top Hospitals List

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For the third consecutive year, the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, claimed the number one spot in the annual honor roll of best hospitals published by US News and World…

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Diseases in the drapes: Hospital privacy curtains are a breeding ground for MRSA and other dangerous bugs because they are ‘always touched but rarely changed’

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Bacterial swabs of privacy curtains at the Health Sciences Centre in Winnipeg found they all harboured the hospital superbug MRSA at some point over a 21-day period (stock image) Canadian…

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10 Signs the Hospital Wants to Discharge You Too Early—and How to Fight It

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Everyone wants to get you home safe and keep you healthy, but sometimes going home is a bad option.It’s in the medical team’s best interest to discharge you when you’re…

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All Children’s Hospital never told state about surgical needle left in baby

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By Kathleen McGrory, Neil Bedi Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital broke Florida law by failing to tell regulators about two serious medical errors, according to a state report. The report,…

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Patient dies after operating table collapses during surgery

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By Lata Rani Patna: A major government hospital in India’s Bihar state has come under fire again after a woman died of injuries sustained when the table she was being…

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Woman dies after being given formaldehyde instead of saline drip during routine surgery

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By Alex Lasker A Russian woman tragically died after she was administered embalming fluids instead of saline during a routine surgery, according to reports. Ekaterina Fedyaeva, 27, was undergoing a…