‘Capacity disaster’: Mass. General Hospital says it needs more beds to combat ‘unprecedented crisis’
Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston announced Friday that it has been dealing with an ongoing “capacity disaster” and that it’s in desperate need of more beds to help combat the “unprecedented ...
Nursing homes patients had to be evacuated after Hurricane Ian cut access to safe water supplies. AP Photo/John Raoux Health care services are essential at any time, but when disasters strike, those ...
Three years on, the hospital continues to refine emergency response, training and infrastructure to ensure staff and patient ...
(TNS) - Catastrophic fires, extreme weather and cyberattacks have increasingly shown the vulnerabilities of U.S. emergency management procedures and even sometimes the power grid, itself. But what if ...
September is National Preparedness Month, which aims to raise awareness about the importance of preparing for emergencies. The American College of Healthcare Executives advises healthcare executives ...
When a car slammed into an Austin emergency room in early 2024, killing the driver and injuring five others, KXAN investigators dug into the safety concerns surrounding a hospital without security ...
The COVID-19 pandemic was most people’s introduction to the critical importance of hospital emergency preparedness. However, while it is strikingly clear that prolonged surges of patients occur during ...
Montefiore filed plans with the state last year to build a new care center and “off campus” ER to replace Mount Vernon Hospital in Westchester. On Feb. 6, the state’s Public Health and Health Planning ...
A 9-year-old boy lived for weeks in a hospital emergency room, dressed in paper scrubs, because his parents couldn't handle him and the state's social services agency had nowhere to place him. A ...
Floods, fires and even terrorist attacks: how ready are our hospitals to cope when disaster strikes?
Senior Lecturer, Horizon Fellow and NHMRC Emerging Leadership Fellow at the Sydney School of Health Sciences, University of Sydney Faran Naru is the recipient of a Macquarie University Research ...
SOUTHPORT, NC (WWAY) — Dosher Memorial Hospital in Southport held a grand opening and ribbon-cutting ceremony for it’s new ...
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