Hospital profile: Step-by-step plan for improving patient care

Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis wants to be the safest and highest-quality hospital in the country. Pretty lofty goals for a 1,100-bed facility that serves a broad range of patients. Here’s how it’s going about achieving these goals. Read more

More than half of health care workers are afraid to blow the whistle on safety issues

Don’t assume employees feel safe reporting safety errors as required: New research shows more than half of health care workers worry that honest reporting will come back to haunt them personally. Read more

How much security do hospitals really need?

In the wake of a series of violent incidents, hospitals are rethinking just how much security is enough to keep patients and staff safe. Read more

Emergency room shooting leaves nurse, guard injured

A shooting at a hospital emergency room waiting area left a nurse and security guard injured. Read more

See no evil, speak no evil: The health risk most providers ignore

Just because a health care provider sees something that could harm a patient doesn’t mean they’ll speak up about it. Read more

Hospital elevator causes repairman’s grisly death

Despite efforts to improve worker safety at hospitals, they can still be dangerous places for workers caught in the wrong place at the wrong time. The latest case: Read more

Goosing the nurse: Not recommended as an expression of gratitude

Some nurses get fancy chocolates from grateful patients. This one got goosed. Read more

Report: Only half of attacks on ER nurses reported

A new study by the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) reveals startling levels of violence against emergency department nurses. Read more

Survey: Less than 50% of first-responders willing to work a lethal pandemic

Emergency services personnel are known for their mettle — but new research shows even they have a breaking point. Read more

OSHA cites hospital over series of violent attacks by patients

Danbury Hospital in Danbury, Connecticut, has been cited by OSHA after employees were injured 25 times in the past five years by violent patients. Read more

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