The debate on the state of the healthcare system in the United States has been raging between politicians, political pundits, and healthcare professionals. With millions of Americans living their daily life without access to health insurance, the cry for healthcare reform is no surprise. The current healthcare system not only leaves millions of [...]

U. Illinois- A study conducted over a five-year period at an Illinois hospital created a pain management algorithm. The algorithm is being used to reduce the number of injuries and deaths related to errors in how pain management drugs are administered to patients in the hospital.
“A prescription is a treatment plan. And that treatment plan [...]

Bloomfield, NJ – The Mountainside Hospital School of Nursing has been one of the state’s oldest schools since its inception in 1892.
Now the school, one of few diploma schools for nurses in the state of New Jersey, is closing its doors for good. The school consistently enrolls 140 students a year. This [...]

For many, their next experience in a hospital emergency room may be their first. The emergency room is a place where time is more valuable than money. As such, it tends to run much differently than other areas of the hospital.
Emergency physicians are specially trained to treat emergency medical conditions. They work [...]

A trip to the hospital during holiday festivities is a sure-fire way to ruin the end of a year.
The holiday season brings happiness and joy to all with its decorations, twinkling lights, Christmas trees, and carols. Unfortunately, these happy times also bring increased risk for the health of the public. The holiday [...]

A child suffering from a serious medical condition may need to visit a hospital emergency room. The truth is, bringing your sickly child to the emergency room can be one of the most frightening experiences of one’s parenting life. The emergency room is a place that can instill fear in a young child. [...]

The Baby Boomers are growing elderly; and with medical research continually innovating, the average age of Americans continues to increase.
Those who are taking care of an elderly parent or loved one can benefit greatly from planning ahead for a possible visit to a hospital emergency. When you are forced to rush to [...]

The H1N1 Flu pandemic has created panic across the entire world — and in hospital emergency rooms across the nation. Many hospitals have already started H1N1 readiness and awareness initiatives, aimed at informing the general public and H1N1, its symptoms, and tips for how to deal with the swine flu.
For the few who have [...]

The Institute of Medicine’s July 2006 report showed that medication errors harm an estimated 1.5 million people in the United States each year, costing nearly $3.5 billion in unnecessary hospital costs. The statistics are staggering — each hospital patient may be victim to one medication error each day.
A wrong prescription or misunderstanding can [...]

Here’s a fact that you may not have known: 1 out of every 3 women die of heart disease. Heart disease is still the leading cause of death around the nation, killing more people than all other causes of death combined, including all forms of cancer. In fact, women are up to [...]