Court records detail how cascading events led to a type of medical error known as a “never event,” because it is preventable and should never happen.

Nurses shape unit design at Providence Willamette Falls Medical Center to enhance patient flow and increase surgical capacity by 1,000 cases annually.

Shaw is just one of many patients who are having “awake” surgery instead of going under general anesthesia or IV sedation.

Hallway beds cut into the bones that sustain emergency medicine, shaving away layers of the moral tenets and high standards, ...

Bridgewater is the nation’s only forensic psychiatric facility run by a corrections department, rather than a state mental ...

Whether by building new facilities or updating older rooms, health systems are transforming their physical spaces to improve care coordination. An Apple iPad device stationed outside of a hospital ...

A family room now sits waiting for its first group of patients and loved ones in Pine Rest's soon-to-be-opened Pediatric ...

Understanding how pediatric patient room design influences comfort and care perceptions is critical for improving healthcare environments. This study examines the visual engagement and subjective ...

Scrolling on your phone while sitting on the toilet might be doing more harm than you think. A new study found that people who use smartphones during bathroom visits had a 46% higher risk of ...

Miami-Dade’s public health system will soon open one of the largest emergency rooms in the nation as part of its efforts to ...

Eating disorders are complex psychiatric conditions that frequently present in medical settings under the guise of benign gastrointestinal symptoms such as constipation, bloating, or abdominal pain.

A person’s sex at birth will determine which restroom they’re allowed to use, according to a proposed new California bill. The proposal, known as AB 1998, would define “sex” in state law as biological ...