http://www.hospital.com Hospital Sat, 06 Feb 2010 03:59:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en [caption id="attachment_422" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="Healthcare Reform"][/caption]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. ...http://www.hospital.com/healthcare-reform-debate.html [caption id="attachment_386" align="aligncenter" width="474" caption="Doctor Emergency"][/caption]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 ...http://www.hospital.com/pain-management-protocol.html [caption id="attachment_361" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="New Jersey Hospital Nursing School"][/caption]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 ...http://www.hospital.com/new-jersey-hospital-nursing.html [caption id="attachment_357" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption=" Remember In The Emergency Room"][/caption]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 ...http://www.hospital.com/5-things-to-remember-in-the-emergency-room.html [caption id="attachment_354" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="Hospital Holiday Tips"][/caption]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 ...http://www.hospital.com/hospitals-healthy-holiday-tips.html [caption id="attachment_351" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="Child to The Emergency Room"][/caption]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 ...http://www.hospital.com/taking-a-child-to-the-emergency-room.html [caption id="attachment_348" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="Doctor and Patient"][/caption]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 ...http://www.hospital.com/5-tips-for-taking-an-elderly-patient-to-the-emergency-room.html [caption id="attachment_345" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="Emergency Room for H1N1"][/caption]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 ...http://www.hospital.com/emergency-room-for-h1n1.html [caption id="attachment_342" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="Improving Medication"][/caption]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 ...http://www.hospital.com/improving-medication-safety.html [caption id="attachment_339" align="aligncenter" width="480" caption="Women\'s Risk of Heart Disease"][/caption]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 ...http://www.hospital.com/5-tips-for-reducing-womens-risk-of-heart-disease.html