The government announced on Feb. 20 that it will introduce a digital system to speed up emergency patient transfers by enabling hospitals to quickly indicate their availability, reducing the time ...
The government is accelerating efforts to strengthen staffing and expertise at regional emergency medical situation rooms nationwide in order to address the issue of "emergency room bouncing." The aim ...
Staff availability Ward “What works fairly well is that we as a hospital group are available on a 24-hour basis and we have a good working relationship with the ICU physicians.” Ward provider ...
Implement standardized discharge communication tools to ensure continuity of communication between providers and patients and their families (e.g., standardized written summary of patient course in ...
With just a few clicks on her laptop, Huang Jing, a nephrologist at a district-level hospital in Jinan, Shandong province, completed the transfer paperwork for a uremic patient in need of advanced ...
Transfers of newly arrived patients to another hospital are often unnecessary and could be reduced, resulting in significant cost savings, according to a release by UC San Diego Health System. A study ...
Several paramedic services in the Greater Toronto Area are supporting the Hospital for Sick Children as it continues to operate over capacity, providing the downtown facility ambulance to support ...
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 ...