Patient Safety & Outcomes

State health officials and police are investigating the death of a patient who was found unconscious on the roof of Waukegan, Ill.-based Vista Medical Center East on Jan. 23.

In a safety complaint filed with the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation, The Ohio State University Nurses Organization accused the system's Wexner Medical Center of failing to address workplace violence. 

An Alabama woman who received a gene-edited pig kidney transplant at NYU Langone in November is recovering well more than 60 days after the procedure. 

Children's Hospital Los Angeles added a 10th cell and gene therapy treatment for children, adolescents and young adults with serious medical conditions.

A Cleveland Clinic study has found that bariatric surgery can significantly reduce the risk of liver complications in patients with obesity and fatty liver-related cirrhosis. 

Authorities are investigating the death of a patient found unconscious on the roof of Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan, Ill., on Jan. 23, according to the Lake & McHenry County Scanner.

A man in police custody was fatally shot by a Florida Highway Patrol trooper Jan. 24 at HCA Florida Ocala Hospital.

Between 2008 and 2022, U.S. hospitals closed nearly one-third of pediatric inpatient units, but the demand for pediatric care has continued to rise.

A team at Houston-based Baylor St. Luke's Medical Center coordinated and performed a double lung transplant during a rare winter storm. 

There are 12 hospitals that have earned straight "A" grades from The Leapfrog Group for 26 rankings. Despite being located around the country, at least six hospitals have a few things in common.