hospitals

Not all hospitals are created equal, and patients can protect themselves from harm by demanding the best possible care. That message goes along with an updated scorecard on hospital safety.

Local cities and counties would be allowed to tax the revenues of hospitals under a bill that is scheduled to be considered this afternoon by the State Senate Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee.

Hospitals across the Garden State are way behind the times when it comes to inter-department communication and reaching out to vital personnel when they're needed.

Hospitals nationwide could lose half a billion dollars in federal funding meant to offset the cost of covering the uninsured next year. The loss that will be especially felt in states where lawmakers have decided against expanding Medicaid coverage.

Infants weighing less than 3.25 pounds account for half of infant deaths in the United States.  Yet, a new study released in JAMA-Pediatrics documents that these critically ill babies don't receive optimal nursing care, which can lead to hospital-acquired infections that double their death rate and could lead to long-term developmental issues.

A pilot program launched in a dozen New Jersey hospitals in 2009 which was designed to save money, especially among Medicare patients, is now expanding to 33 hospitals across the state.

National Patient Safety Awareness Week is being recognized through Saturday by the New Jersey Hospital Association.

A program to reduce medical costs in New Jersey is going national.

Research that will focus on stem cells as a means of unlocking some of the mysteries surrounding Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has earned a $2.125 million grant from the New Jersey Governor's Council for Medical Research and Treatment of Autism.

A study shows a wide range of costs for hip replacement surgery and confusion among some hospitals about the price of the procedure.