Brigham Named Top Teaching Hospital by Leapfrog Group, Earns & #39;A & #39; in Hospital Safety
Brigham and Women ’s Hospital received two national distinctions from The Leapfrog Group in recognition of its achievements in care quality and patient safety. The Brigham was named a Top Teaching Hospital by Leapfrog and received an ‘A’ Leapfrog Hosp (Source: BWH News)
Source: BWH News - December 6, 2022 Category: Hospital Management Source Type: news
Mobility and mortality outcomes among older individuals with hip fractures at a teaching hospital in Malaysia - Khor HM, Tan MP, Kumar CS, Singh S, Tan KM, Saedon NIB, Ong T, Chin AV, Kamaruzzaman SB, Hasmukharay K, Zakaria MIB, Teh HX, Tan FC, Chong PY.
This study evaluated the outcomes of older patients with hip fracture admitted to a teaching hospital in Malaysia. We found that one in five individuals was no longer alive at one year ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - December 5, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Trust no longer faces ‘very serious’ finance problems after five years
A teaching hospital trust has been moved out of the lowest finance performance band, five years after being placed in special measures for running up a £130m deficit. (Source: HSJ)
Source: HSJ - December 2, 2022 Category: UK Health Source Type: news
Prevalence and risk factors for motorcycle accidents presenting to the Korle-Bu Teaching Hospital, Ghana - Marnah A, Manortey S, Marnah A, Manortey S.
INTRODUCTION: Road traffic injury is of great public health concern, as it stands as the eighth leading cause of death globally with the most affected being the youth aged 15-29 years. It is projected that by 2030, road traffic deaths will become the fifth... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - November 1, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Nigeria: MSF Treats 58 Lassa Fever Patients in Ebonyi
[Leadership] The Ebonyi State project coordinator of Medecins Sans Frontieres also known as Doctors Without Borders (MSF), Mr. Elton Mbofana, has said 58 Lassa fever patients were treated and discharged at the Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki (AE-FUTHA) by a team of the international humanitarian organisation (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 26, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Chest trauma epidemiology and emergency department management in a tertiary teaching hospital in Kigali, Rwanda - Nsengiyumva B, Henry MB, Kuntz HM, Estes MK, Randall MM, Guptill M.
This study reports the characteristics and emergency department (... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 26, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Ghana: Re-Constructed 44-Year-Old Komfo Anokye Maternity And Children's Block 60 Percent Complete
[Ghana Presidency] The President of the Republic, Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo, has expressed great satisfaction with the progress of work ongoing on the reconstruction and mordernisation of the Maternity and Children's block of the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital, in Kumasi. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 18, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Hazard Allowance - Health Workers Issue 7 Days Ultimatum to Govt
[Daily Trust] The Senior Staff Association of Universities Teaching Hospitals, Research Institutes and Associated Institutions (SSAUTHRIAI) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to pay arrears of hazard allowances owed its members. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 14, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Nigeria: Health Workers Issue Fresh Strike Notice to Govt
[Daily Trust] The Senior Staff Association of Universities Teaching Hospitals, Research Institutes and Associated Institutions (SSAUTHRIAI) has issued a seven-day ultimatum to the Federal Government to pay arrears of hazard allowances owed its members. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 14, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Risk factors for falls among elderly patients admitted to Colombo North Teaching Hospital, Sri Lanka: a cross-sectional analysis - Wijerathna A, De Silva ST, Gunaratna IE, Weerarathne PSM.
This study aimed to describe characteristics of older adults admitted with fa... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - October 13, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Ghana: Cancer Patients Stranded At KBTH Over Breakdown of Machine
[Ghanaian Times] Treatment for some cancer patients at the Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH) has been halted for over a week, following the breakdown of one of the radiotherapy machines of the hospital. (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 28, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Prognostic value of serial score measurements of the national early warning score, the quick sequential organ failure assessment and the systemic inflammatory response syndrome to predict clinical outcome in early sepsis
This study was performed in the emergency department (ED) of a tertiary-care teaching hospital. Adult medical patients with (potential) sepsis were included.
Outcome measures and analysis: The primary outcome was clinical deterioration within 72 h after admission, defined as organ failure development, the composite outcome of ICU-admission and death. Secondary outcomes were the composite of ICU-admission/death and a rise in SOFA at least 2. Scores were calculated at the ED with 30-min intervals. ROC analyses were constructed to compare the prognostic accuracy of the scores.
Results: In total, 1750 patients were included,...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - September 27, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Nigeria: For Want of a Better Life - Still On Nigeria's Medical Brain Drain
[Nigeria Health Watch] Editor's Note: Dr Tanimola Owolabi is a senior registrar, Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital. As part of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on a 'Residency and Post Graduate Training Posting' signed with the Department of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, to build the capacity of resident doctors in public health to conduct evidence-based advocacy, Dr Owolabi, spent two weeks immersed with the Nigeria Health Watc (Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine)
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - September 22, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news
A study on victims of intimate partner violence reported to Colombo North Teaching Hospital, Sri Lanka During 2019-2021 - Muthulingam T, Edirisinghe PAS, Wijewardhane HP, Thivaharan Y, Jayasundara MMS, Borukgama N, Kulathunga DL, Alwis DN, Govinnage PS, Kitulwatte IDG.
INTRODUCTION: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a common issue in any society and the reported cases are just the tip of an iceberg as most of the victims are reluctant to come to the criminal justice system. Forensic experts are often encountering the vi... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 14, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news
Man, 51, gets plastic ball stuck in his anus for two days
Writing in a medical journal, doctors at the Princess Basma Teaching Hospital in Irbid, Jordan, revealed that he had tried to 'extract the foreign body using a screwdriver and spoon'. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 13, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
