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Kochi Floating Hospital Godsend to Locals

Floating hospital, constructed by the state government under the National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), serves as an immense fortune to locals. The

Large City Hospitals: Breeding Grounds for MRSA

Superbug MRSA spreads from hospitals in large cities to regional health centers, suggests study. Researchers found evidence that shows for

Study Says Hospital Readmission Rates Linked to Availability of Care

Readmission rates for heart failure tied to the availability of care and socioeconomics, reveals study. Communities with higher rates were likely to

Review: ICU Stays for Worst Asthma Drop 74 Percent

Annual ICU admissions for life-threatening asthma have dropped 74 percent, a review of 30 years of cases in a San Antonio intensive care unit has found.

CT Scans for ED Patients With Ground Level Fall or Simple Assault Not Necessary

Conducting CT scans for emergency department patients who either have had a ground level fall or are victims of simple assault is not necessary unless

Link Between Expensive Hospital Readmissions and Health-care Associated Infections

Expensive hospital readmissions linked to healthcare-associated infections (HAIs), say researchers. The findings, published in the June 2012 issue of

Emergency Surgery Faces Scarcity of Hand Surgeons: Vanderbilt Study

Emergency departments nationwide are often presented with wrist, hand and finger trauma, yet only 7 percent of Tennessee hospitals have a hand specialist

Hospitals Putting Additional Focus on Infection Prevention After Suspension of Additional Funds by Medicare

Hospitals are taking greater care, including changes in practice, in preventing healthcare associated infections (HAIs) after a decision taken in 2008

Removing Ruptured Appendix Earlier may Cut Down Hospital Costs

A recent study conducted by American researchers has found that waiting longer to remove a child's ruptured appendix may increase the hospital costs as compared to removing it sooner.

Deaths for Emergency Patients Less in Hospitals That Spend More

A new Vanderbilt study says that higher-spending hospitals do have better outcomes for their emergency patients, including fewer deaths. The study has

Angioplasty Performed in the Middle-of-the-Night Do Not Adversely Affect Operator Efficiency on the Next Day

Angioplasty procedures undertaken by operators during the middle of the night do not adversely affect the safety and effectiveness of procedures performed

Chicago-Area Ambulances Contain Low Levels of Resistant Bacteria

Optimistic results after examination in treatment areas of ambulances when tested for dangerous bacteria, states a new study published in the April issue

British Mental Asylums Threaten Teenagers

In Britain, a lot of teenagers are being confined alongside potentially dangerous adults in mental hospitals ensuing crisis in health services for the young, reporter the Daily Express on Sunday.

Antimicrobial Catheters may be Cost-Saving Equipment

Scientists are developing a new catheter coating that reduces bacterial attachment to its surface. They are presenting their findings at the Society for

Across 13 Countries International Research Finds Quality and Safety Problems in Hospitals

A consortium of investigators across 13 countries, discovered nurses who reported better working conditions in hospitals and less odds of leaving also

Study Finds Hospitalization Spikes Memory Problems

Older people may have an increased risk of problems with memory and thinking abilities after being in the hospital, suggests a new study published in

Allocation of Limited Health Care Resources Boosted by Engineers in Nations Short of Resources

Allocating limited health care resources in the developing world as effectively and equitably as possible is top most priority. To address that need,

Plan to Modify Graduate Medical Education Announced by ACGME

Key changes in how the nation's medical residency programs will be accredited in the following, strategically placing an outcomes-based evaluation system

GPs Can Lessen Prescribing Errors By Up To 50 Percent With In-House Pharmacists' Help

In primary care, medication errors are common however the mistake figures may well be reduced notably if GPs introduced an in-house pharmacist-led intervention scheme.

Clinicians Must Know the Rights and Responsibilities of Electronic Health Records

It is imperative that clinicians know the rights and responsibilities of using electronic health records. Despite commitments to electronic health

Online Hospital Reviews by Patients Tally With Data on Hospital Outcomes

An independent study published in iArchives of Internal Medicine/i. says that ratings of hospitals provided by patients tally with objective measures of the hospital's performance.

Drugs Factory Sealed by Pakistan After Deaths

Pakistan has shut down leastwise temporarily a pharmaceutical factory accused of manufacturing medicine supposed to have taken the lives of over 100 heart patients, an official said on Thursday.

Weekend Admission to Hospital Increases the Chances of Death

Patients are 16% more likely to die within 30-days of admission if they are admitted to a hospital on Sunday and the likelihood is 11% for Saturday admissions,

Hospitals Must Strive Hard Towards Maintaining Quality Emergency Departments

Hospitals must continuously work towards improving and maintaining their emergency departments to take good care of the critically ill. Time can

Inquests Highly Probable for Younger People and Demise from Medical Care Complications

Coroners likelier to conduct inquests for deaths concerning younger people or people whose cause of death is fatal complications from medical care, states

Leading Cause of Infection Outbreaks in US Hospitals - Norovirus

Norovirus, a pathogen that often causes food poisoning and gastroenteritis, was the reason for 18.2 percent of all infection outbreaks and 65 percent of ward closures in U.

Expert Roundtable Discusses Opportunities and Challenges of Palliative Care in the ICU

Most people could be forgiven for thinking that palliative care and the ICU do not go together, but the reality is starkly different. The importance

CT Scans for Dizziness in the ER may Not be Necessary

Henry Ford Hospital researchers have revealed that performing CT scans in the emergency department for patients experiencing dizziness may not be worth the expense.

Quality of Colonoscopy Reporting Assessed in New Study

The quality of colonoscopy reporting in daily clinical practice has been assessed by researchers in the Netherlands. They also evaluated the quality of colonoscopy performance.

Surgical Outcomes can be Dramatically Improved by Regional Surgical Quality Collaborative

Hospitals participating in a regional collaborative of the American College of Surgeon's National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (ACS NSQIP (Regd) ), achieved

Intensive Care Required for Romania's Health System

Understaffed, underfunded Romania's health system requires intensive care, express analysts, cautioning that recent mass street protests ought not to derail a drive for reform.

Anti-infective Drug Shortages May Put Patients Care At Risk

Shortages of key drugs used to fight infections represent a public health emergency and can put patients at risk, according to a study. Frequent

Avant-garde Surgical Skill Likely to Rectify Eardrum

Quicker and likely affordable surgical technique can currently be used for treating perforated or punctured eardrum in children and adults, opine researchers.

Healthy Choices in Hospital Cafeteria Improved by Rearranging Food Products

More healthful food choices in a large hospital cafeteria were encouraged by a simple program involving color-coded food labeling and adjusting the way food items are positioned in display cases.

Outbreak of Infection Behind Deaths of Two Babies in Belfast Hospital

Belfast Health Trust has reported that an outbreak of infection is behind the death of two babies at the Royal Maternity Hospital in Belfast. According

NHS Budget Cuts Under Fire

England's outgoing Communications Champion, Jean Gross has tabled her final report after two years in the post and slammed the government's decision to

NIST Standard on Hand for Better Diagnosis, Cytomegalovirus' Treatment

Health care professionals now get help to more accurately diagnose and treat cytomegalovirus (CMV), a common pathogen that is especially risky for infants and people with weakened immune systems.

86-Pence Meal Available in Some UK Hospitals

New figures show that some British hospitals are spending as little as 2.57 daily on food and drink for each patient, working out at 86 pence a meal.

Surgeons Within 35 and 50 Years Offer Safest Care

Surgeons between the age group of 35 and 50 present the safest care in comparison to their younger or older colleagues, finds a study published on BMJ website.

Hospital Admissions More for Persons With Dementia

Patients with dementia required more hospital admissions than individuals without dementia, a study found. Compared to individuals without dementia,

Florida Carries Payment Review of Emergency Department Eye Care

Sizeable proportion of emergency department eye care in Florida is reimbursed through Medicaid or paid out from patients' pocket. Such findings possibly

Overseas Medical Practitioners Urged to Team Up With Indian Institutions: Azad

Union Health and Family Welfare Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad suggested overseas Indian Medical Professionals to collaborate in building institutions in India.

Experts Recommend Blood Glucose Levels Test for All Hospitalized Patients

Having high glucose levels in the blood, a condition known as hyperglycemia, is a common, serious and costly health care problem in hospitalized patients.

Death Rate: Misleading Hospital Quality Measure

A recent study questions the accuracy of widely used approach measuring patient deaths over a period of 30 days from admission even after they have left the hospital.

Several NIH-Funded Clinical Trials Go Unpublished Limited Years After Completion

Study investigated the challenges of disseminating clinical research findings in peer-reviewed biomedical journals at Yale School of Medicine. The researchers

Critical Care Research: Key Issues and Recommendations

To reduce mortality and improve patient care in US ICUs, a task force formed by the Critical Care Societies Collaborative (CCSC), together with the US

NHS Doctors Will Question Patients About Lifestyle Choices

The NHS Future Forum, the government's advisers is proposing that all medical professionals should routinely question patients about their lifestyle choices.

Penn Hospital to Adopt Strict Anti-Smoking Policy

Stating its strict anti-smoking policy, a Pennsylvania hospital said that it will not be hiring any staff who test positive for nicotine starting next year.

Most Paramedics are Victims of Abuse in the Workplace, Says Study

New research has revealed that more than two-thirds of paramedics surveyed have experienced verbal, physical or sexual abuse on the job. Verbal abuse

Survey Indicates Perception of Inappropriate Care Frequent Among ICU Workers

A survey of nurses and physicians in intensive care units (ICUs) in Europe and Israel indicated that the perception of inappropriate care was common among ICU health workers.