As healthcare has evolved, the logistics surrounding patient care have gotten exponentially more complicated. That’s partially because, thanks to the evolution of payment schedules that penalize ...
Today’s intra-hospital patient transport has become an important part of healthcare delivery. It is a complex and highly sensitive process that requires adherence to high quality and safety standards.
Anyone who has been a patient knows the phrase “it’s time for you to go home” can mean an immediate trip to the parking lot or an hour-long wait. But a team at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center has ...
HARRISON COUNTY, Ohio — WVU Medicine Harrison Community Hospital is making improvements to patient transport, thanks to new technology. The hospital's EMS department has a new ambulance – a third for ...
At Tucson Medical Center Christina Ruebush brings patients from point A to point B. Ruebush walks up to ten miles a day as a patient transporter at TMC. She may be the person you see in the moments ...
CLEVELAND — Six years after doctors told him he had lung cancer, Tony Holland walks the halls of Cleveland Clinic Akron General with a unique perspective. The 65-year-old patient transporter doesn't ...
Intrahospital transport (IHT) of critically ill patients is recognised as an essential yet high‐risk component of modern healthcare. Moving patients from the intensive care unit to specialised ...