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August 11, 2023

Marberry: Is the hospital of the future one without walls?

By Sara Marberry — It’s no secret that digital technologies such as smartphones, social networks, and internet applications are changing how we monitor our health and access information. As […]
September 9, 2019

Central HEPA-filtered air system allows pediatric bone marrow transplant patients to play at renovated Levine Children’s Hospital

Atrium Health’s Levine Children’s Hospital celebrated in September the grand opening of its newly expanded and renovated Bone Marrow Transplant and Cellular Therapies unit. The program, […]
January 4, 2019

Prevent more falls: Need-to-know code updates, new research on slip-resistant grab bar surfaces

by Alan Gettelman Slips and falls are a serious patient safety issue facing healthcare facilities. According to an epidemiologic study conducted by the U.S. Department of […]
March 4, 2018

Study: PUP Fall-Prevention System reduces falls by more than 90%

An eight-month functionality and utility study of Palarum LLC’s IoT fall-prevention system PUP (the Patient is Up), conducted at a 50-bed acute care hospital in Ohio in 2017, demonstrated […]
July 29, 2017

Rural patients wait longest for EMS

The average interval between a call to 911 and arrival on the scene of emergency medical services (EMS) is 7 minutes in the United States, but […]
October 14, 2016

Stats from Tarkett flooring: 11,000 fatal falls in hospital settings

Cynthia Hubbell, Director of Healthcare Strategy & Development at Tarkett, shared some shocking statistics about slips and falls in healthcare settings at the third-annual New York Hospital and […]
June 5, 2016

Mercy health system launches virtual visits for rural patients

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Mo. — For years, heart problems have brought Donald Smith face to face with his Mercy cardiologist. During his recent visit, however, the doctor […]
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