Philips is partnering with high tech manufacturers for a Silent Patient Room, especially in the ICU, and will demonstrate the new technology at HIMSS24. For an ICU to be silent, there has to be ...

Amanda Noth-Matchett, chief nursing officer for the adult academic health center at IU Health, says room design was planned with the goal to “support patient care for the next 100 years.” (IBJ ...

Addressing health equity is essential to providing outstanding patient-focused care. Novartis US EVP and Chief Commercial Officer Reshema Kemps-Polanco does this by “putting the patient in the room.” ...

Paramus, N.J.-based Valley Health System opened a new hospital in April after years of identifying and implementing patient-focused technology. CIO Eric Carey connected with Becker’s to discuss the ...

Air is the primary carrier of heat, moisture, contaminants, and airborne pathogens in patient rooms, isolation rooms, and operating rooms. Temperature levels and contaminant concentrations in patient ...

The hospital was designated a rural-access facility in 2024, meaning that it doesn’t have any in-patient beds. However, ...

In a world that is increasingly concerned about privacy, one in which health care records are both highly protected and simultaneously a high-value target of cyber criminals, putting cameras in ...

For hospital patients, the privilege of privacy used to be reserved for those willing and able to pay hundreds of dollars a night for single rooms. That’s changing, as hospitals on Long Island convert ...

When the Urgency Room first opened the doors of its inaugural Woodbury clinic in 2010, the emergency room physicians running the flagship operation promised an intensive new take on walk-in care, this ...

HVAC units at Hot Springs, Ark.-based National Park Medical Center are working overtime amid an ongoing heat wave, leading to uncomfortable temperatures in some areas of the facility. In response, the ...

These days, Dale Cunningham is taking extra time to appreciate the sights and sounds of spring in New England. On a recent walk through a park nearby, Cunningham soaked up the sun and stopped to ...

A crowded hospital is never good for patients or doctors, as it can lead to treatment delays and, worse, more fatalities. Hospital crowding is a severe issue that healthcare experts seek to avoid ...