Hospital staff were warned several times that a patient was unsteady before he fell and suffered a catastrophic brain injury, ...

A patient at Western State Hospital in Lakewood has died after accessing a construction crane on the property and jumping or ...

The crane is being used to build the state's new forensic psychiatric hospital on the Western State Hospital campus in ...

The National Center for Patient Safety offers a free, downloadable pocket card designed to help healthcare providers measure the risk of patient falls. Healthcare providers can use the Morse Fall ...

Stephanie Conquest, RN, administrator of Franklin, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Surgery Center Cool Springs, joined Becker’s to discuss key strategies for enhancing quality and patient satisfaction and the ...

Higher nurse turnover in hospitals was associated with an increase in patient falls, according to a December study published in JAMA Network Open. Long-term care operators may be able to learn from ...

Overall, there is little variation in interventions used to prevent patient falls, despite different risk levels, according to a new data analysis from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

A study finds higher nurse turnover significantly raises patient falls in U.S. acute care units, highlighting workforce stability's role in safety.

Brightline train collision with SUV shuts down Southeast Dixie Highway in Stuart A crash between a vehicle and a Brightline train has closed Southeast Dixie Highway in Stuart. Delray Beach set to ...

Patients with both chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and severe pain are at an almost 40% predicted probability of falling, indicating the potential interaction between the conditions.