Physician-Owned Hospitals Faulted on Emergency Care
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Most physician-owned specialty hospitals are poorly equipped to handle medical emergencies, federal investigators will report today, underscoring a long-standing concern about the rapid rise in the number of such hospitals.
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A study reveals most doctors do not believe changes to out-of-hours services have improved patient care.
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What was in many ways a great display of American medicine was also an example of whatâs wrong with our health care system.
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A survey of complaints against more than 16,000 U.S. nursing homes found that care often deteriorates after being acquired by large private investment firms, The New York Times reported in its September 23 edition.
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Workload and doctors who don&#39;t have enough time for patients are cited as causes of medical errors. By Lee Bowman / Scripps Howard News Service.
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Two East San Jose hospitals owned by HCA Inc. have lost a combined $117.5 million over the last five years, raising concerns that the for-profit hospital chain&#39;s $110 million renovation plans for the area could be in jeopardy.
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Many lack health insurance because of its cost and a big reason for that cost is the explosion of expensive, medically questionable care.
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A measure to make the morning-after pill available free at state-run hospitals has generated complaints and challenges in the country.
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Nearly one in five children's hospitals are not providing round-the-clock, life-support cover.
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If people doing work in a house are uninsured and they get hurt, the owner is responsible.
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Leading doctors ask for an independent inquiry into the quality of care of severely injured patients.
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Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, one of the premier hospitals of the East Bay, is in jeopardy of losing its accreditation after performing poorly in a hospital industry audit.
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Three Montreal doctors have traded their rounds at hospital emergency wards for their own private medical emergency clinic. The MD-Plus Medical Clinic opened its doors on Tuesday.
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Patients seeking urgent care in U.S. emergency rooms are waiting longer than in the 1990s, especially people with heart attacks, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.
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Infections acquired in hospitals, which take a heavy toll on patients, arise mainly from poor hygiene in hospital procedures, not from how sick patients were when they were admitted, according to three new studies.
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Greater Southeast Community Hospital was notified yesterday that its accreditation is in jeopardy because of problems in a host of areas, from providing patient care, treatment and services to leadership and oversight of medical staff.
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On the eastern side of the District, you've got three hospitals that are too small and too limited in the services they offer, with not enough private doctors sending insured (read: paying) patients their way.