As demand for care increases, many hospitals and health systems are already struggling with high bed-occupancy rates, providing timely care access and aligning patients with the most appropriate level ...

DOWNTOWN BROOKLYN, New York (WABC) -- James Hamilton can rest easy. His mom is safe and sound, despite a frightening ordeal in which he didn't know where she was for nearly a day. Last week, ...

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In the study, published July 5 in Health Affairs, more than half of the regions studied experienced a load imbalance. “The research highlights the need for better coordination of patient transfers, ...

Within one year, Oklahoma University Medical Center in Oklahoma City eliminated patient transfer denials after bringing the transfer center in-house and implementing new technologies and practices, ...

ODENSE, Denmark--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PTR Robots, a Danish service-robot company, announced the world premiere of its robot that can mobilize and transfer patients. Jointly developed with healthcare ...

Spartanburg Medical Center violated the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, according to federal officials. According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Spartanburg ...

The median interhospital transfer time for stroke patients needing targeted therapy is 174 minutes, which is longer than the recommended 120 minutes, results of a new US registry-based study show. The ...

A woman transferred out of St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver to get assisted dying suffered physical and psychological stress ...

At least two reviews have been launched after the “wrong patient” was transported from hospital and delivered to a Surrey, B.C., home by a Fraser Health contractor in the days before Christmas. Sunny ...