Medical professionals, especially those that work in hospital settings, are often highly aware of how drug addiction and alcoholism can both lead to major medical issues. While you might imagine that the combination of their medical training and their hands-on...
Those who stay at a hospital or a similar facility for medical care expect that staff members will provide them with proper support. Unfortunately, neglect in modern hospitals, rehabilitation facilities and nursing homes is a significant issue. Chronic understaffing...
Bedsores or pressure ulcers sometimes develop on the bodies of older adults with limited mobility. Those living in nursing homes may spend so much time sitting in the same chair or lying in bed that they develop pressure ulcers because of the constant push of their...
Like in many other industries, Rhode Island's healthcare sector is short of workers. Many hospitals and clinics are looking for nurses, aides and other key employees. If they have not hired enough people, they may force their staff to work long shifts and take...
Imagine you coach a little league baseball team. Your kids have been playing well all season. They work well together, and they each know how to maximize their individual strengths in their positions. Your team makes it to the season championship. At the final game,...
Patients can feel overwhelmed by the prospect of a hospital stay for numerous reasons. From the ensuing medical debt to the potential for a painful rehab, a lengthy stay in a healthcare facility generally represents stress and worry on multiple levels. Unfortunately,...
When someone goes to the hospital for treatment, the last thing they expect is that they will suffer from medical malpractice. As rare as you may suspect these injuries are, medical malpractice is actually the third leading cause of death in the country. Suffering an...
No matter the specialization or the healthcare facility, patients rely on doctors to review their symptoms, order the correct diagnostic tests and reach the best solution possible in the shortest amount of time. With many conditions, a delayed diagnosis or a missed...
Expectant women typically do what they can to have a healthy pregnancy and rely on their physicians to help them carry their baby to term. Unfortunate conditions like preeclampsia may develop regardless of any precautions taken, putting both the mother and baby at...
Overlapping surgery or double-booked surgery has been a controversial practice that some U.S. hospitals have subscribed to for years. Teaching hospitals have been the most common to allow it. But it often brings into question matters related to ethics and safety,...