Tag: Hospitals
Vaccines’ Power Against COVID-19 Hospitalization Fades in Elderly
Hospitalization rates among fully vaccinated higher among older residents of nursing homes and among those with underlying conditions
Daily Average of COVID-19 Hospitalizations in U.S. Hits 100,000
COVID-19 deaths have also risen to an average of more than 1,000 a day for the first time since March
Home Hospital Model Creates Capacity, Delivers Quality Care
Findings show model can successfully free up hospital beds by treating some patients at home during a pandemic
Mishaps Common During Patient Transport From Emergency Care
Common risk events during intrahospital patient transport from ED included limb trapping/displacement, collisions, IV line or catheter issues
Morbidity Risk Up Among Black and Hispanic Term Newborns
More Black and Hispanic women deliver in hospitals ranking in the highest-morbidity tertile compared with White, Asian American women
mRNA Vaccine Effective Against Hospitalization Over 24-Week Period
Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines effective against COVID-19-associated hospitalizations among adults
Regional Stroke Triage by EMS Ups Endovascular Therapy Rate
Implementation of a prehospital transport policy tied to sharp and sustained change in endovascular therapy rates
Monthly COVID-19 Hospitalization Rates Peaked in December 2020
Peak reported in hospitalization, ICU admission, death, but decrease found in frequency of ICU admission, mechanical ventilation, vasopressor use
Record Number of COVID-19 Hospitalizations Seen in Florida
Hospitalizations are 13 percent higher than the previous peak on July 23, 2020
‘Superbug’ Fungus Spreads Among Vulnerable in Two U.S. Cities
There were 101 Candida auris cases at a nursing home and 22 cases at hospitals from January to April
