Hundreds of hospital patients were being evacuated from facilities across the Fort Myers region Thursday after damage from Hurricane Ian...
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The University of Vermont Health Network, including six hospitals in Vermont and New York, on Friday was still dealing with...
Nurses, nurse aids, orderlies, emergency medical technicians and physical and occupational therapists have some of the highest numbers of nonfatal...
Four former employees and an owner of the Massachusetts facility responsible for a nationwide fungal meningitis outbreak that has killed...
Medical errors are a leading cause of death in the United States, with some research suggesting that errors can cause...
A hospital in Lander, Wyo., should inform patients who had surgery between December 2013 and October 2016 that they could...
Minnesota hospitals and surgical centers have reported that nearly 340 medical errors risked patient safety last year but medical mistakes...
Voluntary reporting by hospital staff of errors and patient safety events are a key source of information for improving patient...
Fewer patients are dying from conditions acquired while staying in the nation’s hospitals, according to a new federal report. Statistics...
A federal review of hospital medical records and other data has found a 17 percent decline in infections, drug mistakes,...