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Up to one-third of patients with critical injuries are first taken to the closest non-trauma-specialized hospital before being transferred to a higher-level trauma center. But these transfers can take ...

As demand for care increases, many hospitals and health systems are already struggling with high bed-occupancy rates, providing timely care access and aligning patients with the most appropriate level ...

TAMPA, Fla. — An Alabama man recently died after a cardiac event. He was turned away from 43 hospitals because of cardiac ICU bed shortages. So what happens if you get sick, COVID-related or not, and ...

DENVER (CBS4) - Colorado's Combined Hospital Transfer Center was activated in August, at the first sign of hospital capacity going up. It is currently at the lowest level, but an executive order from ...

Colorado hospitals and health systems on Wednesday took the extraordinary step of activating the state’s patient transfer system to its highest level — a sign the state's hospitals are at risk of ...

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Mr. M arrived in the middle of the night. Like many patients transferred from surrounding community hospitals, he came with no advance notice, little time for preparation, and a pile of “outside ...

Spartanburg Medical Center paid $100,000. This came after Spartanburg Medical Center allegedly violated the Emergency Medical ...

Nursing can be a physically taxing job – particularly when it comes to patient transfers – and it's over-represented in workplace injury statistics. With the nursing workforce getting older, and more ...

The global patient lateral transfer market is estimated to be valued at USD 1,304.1 million in 2025 and is projected to reach USD 2,948.5 million by 2035, registering a compound annual growth rate ...