Apr 27 These hospitals are trying to reduce surgeries by inexperienced doctors By Sandra G. Boodman, Kaiser Health News A contentious, long-running battle focuses on the largely unfettered ability of surgeons with minimal expertise to perform high-risk procedures. Continue reading
Mar 01 Meet the R2D2 of hospital technology By Jenny Gold, Kaiser Health News These R2D2-esque robots ferry carts of stuff around the vast hospital complex — food, linens, medications, medical waste and garbage. And they do it more efficiently than humans. Continue reading
Feb 23 Struggling rural hospitals close labor and delivery units By Michelle Andrews, Kaiser Health News About 500,000 women give birth each year in rural hospitals, yet access to labor and delivery units has been declining. Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch 10:50 Baltimore hospitals work to repair frayed trust in black communities By PBS News Hour In a city renowned for medical schools and research, there's a striking contrast in the dismal health and life expectancy in some Baltimore neighborhoods. There's a deep distrust of the medical system among many African-American residents, dating back to the… Continue watching
Sep 10 When the hospital is boss, that’s where doctors’ patients go By Jay Hancock, Kaiser Health News Why did hospitals binge-buy doctor practices in recent years? To improve care coordination, lower costs and upgrade patient experiences, say hospitals. To raise costs, gain pricing power and steer patient referrals, say skeptics. Researchers at Stanford University tested those opposing… Continue reading
Aug 26 Watch 9:02 Will reimagined New Orleans hospital meet the needs of its most vulnerable? By Jackie Judd, Jason Kane Continue watching
Aug 20 Many rural hospitals remain at risk nationwide By Michael Ollove, Stateline There are approximately 2,300 rural hospitals in the U.S., most of them concentrated in the Midwest and the South. For a variety of reasons, many of them are struggling to survive. Continue reading
Aug 17 Why won’t hospitals let patients sleep? By Shefali Luthra, Kaiser Health News It’s a common complaint — if you spend a night in the hospital, you probably won’t get much sleep. There’s the noise. There’s the bright fluorescent hallway light. And there’s the unending barrage of nighttime interruptions: vitals checks, medication administration,… Continue reading
Aug 04 Watch 5:55 CDC offers new call to arms on nightmare bacteria By PBS News Hour Drug-resistant bacteria infect at least 2 million people and kill 23,000 each year. Now the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have issued a call to slow the rate of hospital-acquired infections. Gwen Ifill talks to Dr. Michael Bell from… Continue watching
Jul 31 Quiz: How much do you know about long-term care at hospitals? By Margaret Sessa-Hawkins Take this quiz to see how much you really know about the role hospitals play in long-term care. Continue reading