Up to one-third of patients with critical injuries are first taken to the closest non-trauma-specialized hospital before being transferred to a higher-level trauma center. But these transfers can take ...

Rise in home births may increase hospital transfer delays as midwives face challenges coordinating with hospital staff, impacting patient safety.

Patients with a medical emergency expect life-saving treatment when they arrive at the emergency department (ED), and many receive it. But what happens when hospitals can’t provide the care a patient ...

Longer door-in-door-out (DIDO) times during interhospital transfer for endovascular therapy (EVT) are associated with significantly lower rates of EVT, higher complication rates, and worse functional ...

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 ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with no insurance, Medicare or Medicaid vs. commercial insurance were significantly less likely to ...

The Oregon State Hospital must make additional safety improvements to the way it transports patients or risk losing a large chunk of its federal funding, according to the Oregon Health Authority. The ...

When patients stabilize enough to leave the ICU, the transition should represent progress. Instead, it often marks the beginning of a new set of risks. Research shows that in some patient cohorts, 1 ...