From the category archives:

Surgical Error

In January of 2009 the New England Journal of Medicine published the results of a study conducted by the Harvard School of Public Health at the Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston reporting the effect of creating and using a safety checklist in conjunction with the performance of non-cardiac surgery. Eight hospitals in eight cities as [...]

Return To Most Recent News

{ 1 comment }

Communication is essential between health care providers but sometimes communication fails because of the arrogance or carelessness of the persons involved in the needed medical communication. Several years ago, a female client about to enjoy an important anniversary was admitted to a University affiliated hospital for the purpose of having a colostomy wound debrided (cleaned [...]

Return To Most Recent News

{ 0 comments }