Patients treated at top-rated hospitals had a lower risk of death, complications. A new Healthgrades 2018 analysis of top hospitals shows thousands of lives could be saved if all hospitals performed at a similar level to those rated as five-star facilities. Healthgrades analyzed the performance of roughly 4,500 short-term acute carehospitals nationwide, evaluating hospital performance connected to 34
Three weeks after Hurricane Maria devastated Puerto Rico, the 3.4 million U.S. citizens living on the island are now facing a growing public health threat – disease brought about by the conditions after the storm ravaged the island. And experts fear that this situation could get worse before it gets better. The storm, which officials
Women in in Sahre Bocar, Senegal go through the TOSTAN Community Empowerment Program, where women participants learn about their right to health and their right to be free from all forms of violence, about hygiene, and how diseases are spread and prevented. They also discuss the health risks of harmful practices such as female genital
Since Sept. 27, a group of Brazilian physicians who are now residents in neurosurgery have been in Jacksonville, taking part in “Techniques and Technologies in Neurosurgery,” a program that is a collaborative effort of the Brazilian Society of Neurosurgery and Lyerly Neurosurgery, which is part of Baptist Health. Most of the training has been done
At a time of profound volatility in the U.S. health system, change management is an essential skill for public and private leaders alike. For these leaders — and young people aspiring to careers as health care managers — one very practical question emerges: What are the critical skills for leading major change in our health system? As
The creation of Britain’s National Health Service was honored during the 2012 London Olympics opening ceremony. In Canada, the development of universal health coverage regularly makes top 10 lists of the greatest moments in the nation’s history. Based on reader responses, it’s hard to imagine that the American health system would be similarly celebrated. Credit. If you missed
The Mersin City Hospital is among the government’s pojects to further advance universal healthcare. Turkey, along with China, Rwanda, Cambodia, Equatorial Guinea and Laos, recorded the biggest improvements in universal health care between 2000 and 2016, which translated into better vaccine coverage, as well as fewer child deaths and malaria infections, according to a Bill
Our Tech Leader Steven Uba, traveled to La Tabla de Pital, San Carlos, Costa Rica, in order to facilitate a computer fixed and put into operation by the IT team to a low-income family as part of our social responsability activities. Sanigest brings help to families in rural areas needing a solidarity hand. We are willing
BENGALURU: The state government has assured Universal Healthcare for all its citizens from November 1, but it has now come at a cost for above poverty line (APL) families. Patients under category-B (which includes APL families) will have to foot 70 per cent of their medical expenses. This is in contradiction to what the state
Dar es Salaam — The government envisions a country where mandatory health insurance for all is the key driver of healthcare delivery. Nonetheless, making the scheme workable will require making tough decisions and working out a strategy, which would help all Tanzanians appreciate the value of being insured. As heath advocacy organisations convened in Dar
