This release is also available in Chinese on EurekAlert! Chinese. In a large, traffic-congested city in China, severe heart attack patients received treatment faster and had better long-term results ...

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — Patients are dying waiting for transfers from small hospitals to larger ones that might have had a better chance to save their lives. Small, rural hospitals say short staff and ...

A study, published in the American Journal of Infection Control, examined the impact of interhospital patient transfers on the risk of Clostridium difficile infection. “Our results suggest ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Harris Health Systems, the public health agency that operates Ben Taub and LBJ hospitals, is sending COVID-19 patients to facilities outside of the area in an effort to cope ...

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas — As COVID-19 brought more severe cases, hospitals struggled to keep up with the need, especially when it comes to transferring and accepting new patients. Hospitals were using ...

High-volume care centers are linked to lower mortality for mechanically ventilated patients, suggesting benefits of transferring to such facilities. Uninsured patients experience higher mortality and ...

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Patients’ insurance coverage and gender may influence the likelihood of a hospital transferring them to another acute-care facility, according to a study from the Annals of Internal Medicine.

Ashely Brown is fed up. A registered nurse at Mission Hospital in Asheville, Brown said she and her colleagues are working long shifts and catching less sleep as they battle a relentless surge in ...

Negotiations to keep 10,000 New York City nurses from walking off the job headed into a final weekend as some major hospitals were already preparing Friday for a potential strike by sending ambulances ...