St. James Hospital has opened two state-of-the-art ICU-designated rooms. The openings mark a major advancement in critical care services for the Hornell community, allowing patients requiring ...
Hospitals are working hard to control bacterial infections that patients can acquire, and a new study shows that introducing private rooms in an intensive care unit can slash infection rates by more ...
In an acute care hospital, the intensive care unit staff must effectively use specialized equipment, while making split-second decisions pertaining to the care of a large number of medically fragile ...
Multidrug-resistant organisms may be spread around patient rooms by textile cleaning wipes, according to a study published in the American Journal of Infection Control. Researchers analyzed 91 samples ...
William married the love of his life, Marlene, in his ICU room just hours before he was transferred into hospice care.
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For the very sickest patients in an intensive care unit (ICU), being assigned to a room that can't easily be seen from the central nursing station might lower the chances ...
Mercy Fort Smith hospital is opening a $186-million expansion to its emergency and critical care departments. The expansion increases ER capacity from 29 to 50 rooms and ICU beds from 38 to 64.