Tag: hospitals
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Hospital employees report only 1 of 7 medical errors, study finds
In keeping with other studies on the subject, a new report shows hospital employees only report and recognize one out of every seven medical errors, accidents or other events that...
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Beshear talks to University Hospital officials about future
Gov. Steve Beshear met with officials with University Hospital officials yesterday to discuss ways the facility can take part in a merger. Last week, Beshear rejected a much-publicized proposal that would...
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Beshear says no to hospital merger
Gov. Steve Beshear has said no to the much-discussed merger between three major Kentucky health systems, which, because it required his blessing, puts an end to the proposal. “After exhaustive...
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Beshear must reject hospital merger, C-J argues in huge editorial
Gov. Steve Beshear must say no when it comes to the merger of University Hospital, Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s HealthCare and St. Joseph Health System because it jeopardizes the...
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Calls for hospitals to reveal more about errors, infections are getting louder; feds plan more data, but hospitals fight state rules
By Tara Kaprowy Kentucky Health News LEXINGTON, Ky. — The stories are hard to hear. A little girl is taken to the hospital after she turns on the water and...
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Critics, proponents debate Louisville hospital merger
Questions regarding ectopic pregnancy, end-of-life care and funding for indigent care were addressed Wednesday by proponents and critics of a proposed merger between University Hospital, Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s...
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University Hospital merger documents being released
The University of Louisville will hand over records pertaining to the merger involving University Hospital, under a settlement signed Tuesday. The documents will include “the June 14 agreement to consolidate...
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Federal cuts, financial instability and competition leave many rural hospitals fearing the future
Many rural hospitals could be forced to close because of cuts to the Critical Access Program and the fact that, according to the National Rural Health Association, , 41 percent...
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A culture of silence remains about medical errors, but things are slowly improving, physician-activist says
There has been a culture of silence when it comes to talking about medical errors, but things are slowly changing, writes Dr. Kevin Kavanagh, right, in an op-ed piece in...
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Baptist-Trover hospital merger another example of trend
Though the proposed merger of Saint Joseph Health System, University Hospital and Jewish Hospital & St. Mary’s HealthCare has grabbed recent headlines, another merger is under way, with Baptist Healthcare...