By Carmen Heredia Rodriguez, Kaiser Health News Krissy Williams, 15, had attempted suicide before, but never with pills. The teen was diagnosed with schizophrenia when she was 9. People with this chronic mental health condition perceive reality differently and often experience hallucinations and delusions. She learned to manage these symptoms with a variety of … Read more
Jan. 6, 2021 — As cases of COVID-19 continue to surge in Los Angeles County, first responders have been directed not to take cardiac arrest patients to the hospital if they can’t be resuscitated in the field and to conserve the region’s dwindling supply of oxygen supplies. The Emergency Medical Services Agency of Los … Read more
“If I’m an employer, I’ll look at three hospitals in my area and say, ‘I’ll pay the price for the lowest one. If you want to go to one of the other two, you can pay the difference,’” said Anderson. Will Price Transparency Reduce Overall Health Spending? Revealing actual negotiated prices, as … Read more
Rising demand is down to the “rapid spread” of the new variant of Covid-19, health bosses say. Source link
By Shyatto Raha, Founder & Chief Executive Officer- My Healthcare One of the greatest healthcare outcomes from Covid-19 has been the emergence of telemedicine as an effective medium of healthcare delivery. While both patients and doctors struggled with it at the beginning, both have now learned and adopted it as one of the primary channels … Read more
Delays in hospitals taking over care of patients is considered “risky”, NHS England said, because it not only delayed patients receiving specialist assessment and treatment, but also reduced the number of ambulances available to respond to emergencies. Source link
For example, Leicester’s hospitals are now on the highest level of alert while three in Essex have stopped non-urgent operations due to the number of Covid-19 cases. Source link
The New York Times: “As Hospitalizations Soar, El Paso Brings In New Mobile Morgues,” “Cuomo Fears ‘Nightmare of Overwhelmed Hospitals’ as Virus Cases Spike.” Wisconsin Department of Health Services: “COVID-19: Alternate Care Facility at State Fair Park.” Wisconsin Public Radio: “State-Run ‘Alternate Care Facility’ Has 15 COVID-19 Patients, As Wisconsin Hospitals Near Capacity.” The Providence … Read more
It comes after Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust was criticised for errors that led to the death of Wynter Andrews, minutes after she was born. Source link
NEW DELHI: Chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday directed health officials to ensure implementation of the health information management system (HIMS) and introduce e-health cards in all Delhi government hospitals by next August. HIMS will be implemented to provide effective healthcare services to Delhiites through technologically empowered processes. Kejriwal, who chaired a high-level meeting to … Read more