Health care workers' union demands more staff before ER expansion at Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Unionized health care workers this week took aim at Northwestern Medicine, saying the health care system needs to hire more ...
FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul on MSN

ICE agents shackled patient to bed at HCMC, advocacy group says

In a rally outside Hennepin County Medical Center’s emergency room Tuesday afternoon, community leaders and health care ...
Inquisitr on MSN

ICE agents accused of entering ER and shackling patient to bed: "He could have lost his life"

ICE agents gained access to the Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis emergency room, and allegedly shackled a patient ...

Man accused of raping patient in Boston hospital was on a psychiatric hold, prosecutors say

A man who is facing charges in connection with raping a patient in a Boston Medical Center emergency room was at the hospital ...

Flu leads to longer local ER wait times, and likely will get worse

Flu cases are on the rise in Alabama, but north Alabama health care professionals don't think the season has peaked yet. "Now ...
Edmonton Journal on MSNOpinion

Keith Gerein: Edmonton hospital staff say ER overcrowding is 'nuts' amid extended cold snap

Security is also stepped up at times of high hospital volumes, and in the case of the Royal Alex, a social worker is now ...
Sportschosun on MSN

Hybrid ER system confirms the effect of improving survival rate and shortening treatment time for se...

Professor Kim Young-min said "In severe trauma care, "Shortening time" can be attributed to improved survival rates"HERS is a ...
The Recorder & Times

Brockville General Hospital running well over capacity, suggests alternative care options

According to hospital CEO Julie Caffin, BGH is running well over capacity – total hospital occupancy is currently at 125 per ...

Man accused in Boston Medical Center emergency room rape case arraigned

A Boston man is accused of rape, assault and witness-intimidation charges after an alleged attack in the Boston Medical ...

Union raises alarm over ER wait times, staffing at Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Union employees pushed for changes at Chicago's Northwestern Memorial Hospital, saying ER wait times are too long and more staff is needed.

Confusion as medical outpatient unit keeps moving University of Alberta Hospital

After a man died in the waiting room of one Edmonton hospital, there's more signs of a strained health-care system in Alberta ...
Becker's Hospital Review

Texas micro-hospital to open in January

Bayou City ER & Hospital in Humble, Texas, is set to open Jan. 9, according to a Dec. 29 LinkedIn post from Laura Rodriguez, RN, the hospital’s chief administrative officer and chief nursing officer.