SANTA MONICA, Calif. (KABC) -- A Santa Monica hospital is asking the public's help identifying two unconscious patients in the ICU. The two, a man in his 20s and a woman in her 70s, were found in ...
Sometimes, following a brain injury, patients have periods of wakefulness but can't communicate with those around them. Might they still be feeling pain, pleasure or discomfort? Could it be that they ...
Setting proper expectations ahead of surgery makes for “happier patients, happier staff and happier doctors,” and the foundation for all of it is clear, active communication, according to a ...
Caring for complex patients — those experiencing a laundry list of conditions simultaneously — can be challenging for any physician. From incorporating multiple specialists to working with social ...
This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. A patient who was hospitalized for several ...
The Oregon State Hospital is in immediate jeopardy of becoming ineligible to receive Medicaid and Medicare reimbursements following its failure to respond quickly to a patient held in seclusion who ...