When mothers in New York go to the hospital for childbirth, they may expect to receive exceptional care to protect their health and lives during delivery. However, the United States has the highest maternal injury and mortality rate among developed countries. Every year, around 700 mothers die in childbirth and 50,000 mothers suffer severe injuries.
New Yorkers may be concerned about the quality of care they will receive when they enter the hospital for surgery or other serious medical treatment. A spring 2018 safety report card issued by the Leapfrog Group noted that standards had improved at four hospitals in Central New York while safety grades had declined at four additional medical centers in the region. The report is issued twice a year and assigns letter grades– A, B, C, D and F — to hospital safety practices across the country.
According to a recent study, a startling number of patient deaths are related to data breaches at medical facilities. While the focus on data breaches usually revolves around a hospital’s monetary loss, a data breach can in fact directly impact the health of patients in New York medical facilities.
New York readers may be surprised to learn that around a dozen children have contracted a rare infection after undergoing cardiac surgery at a New Orleans hospital. All the infections occurred this summer.
Going to the hospital can be a frightening experience for New York patients. Most of the time, this is simply because of the illness or injury prompting the hospital visit. However, when something goes wrong, there can be other reasons to be concerned.
Like all other parts of the body, skin too grows old with age. It thins and becomes weak as we grow older. Older skin tends to injure easily and takes much longer to heal. Not being active, pain, incontinence, and even not eating and drinking enough can lead to skin damage which left unattended can turn into sores.
Bed sores or pressure ulcers are generally caused by sitting in the same position for way too long. Patients who are bedridden are most susceptible to sores. These sores occur on the body parts of the body like the hips, tail bone, and the ankles.
Bed sores at a medical facility in New York can begin to form in barely two hours and can turn serious, potentially leading to an infection that can spread to the bloodstream, if left untreated.
These sores are rather painful and can take a long time to heal. If not tended to immediately they can also cause other severe conditions such as infections and bone or muscle loss.
The birth of a baby is traditionally heralded with much anticipatory joy and excitement. When the birth involves complications, those feelings are muted and can quickly evolve into worry and sadness.
