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A hospital today is an institution for professional health care provided by physicians, nurses and other professionals.
Terminology
During the Middle Ages the hospital could serve other functions, such as almshouse for the poor, or hostel for pilgrims. The name comes from Latin hospes (host), which is also the root for the English words hotel, hostel, and hospitality. The modern word hotel derives from the French word hostel, which featured a silent s, which was eventually removed from the word; French for hospital is hôpital.
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New rapid tests for drug-resistant TB for developing countries
Mon, 30 Jun 2008 11:40:00 +0200
30 June 2008 -- People in low-resource countries who are ill with multidrug-resistant TB (MDR-TB) will get a faster diagnosis thanks to two new initiatives unveiled today by WHO, the Stop TB Partnership, UNITAID and the Foundation for Innovative New Diagnostics (FIND). Test results will be available in two days, compared to the standard two to three months later.
New checklist to help make surgery safer
Wed, 25 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0200
25 June 2008 -- With major surgery now occurring at a rate of 234 million procedures per year - one for every 25 people - and studies indicating that a significant percentage result in preventable complications and deaths, WHO today launched a new safety checklist for surgical teams to use in operating theatres, as part of a major drive to make surgery safer around the world.
China, UAE make big progress in ensuring safe blood donation
Fri, 13 Jun 2008 12:00:00 +0200
13 June 2008 -- China and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have made impressive strides in tackling the risk of contamination from unsafe blood by reaching close to 100% voluntary blood donation, said WHO today.
WHO, partners to visit Sudanese town for restoring health services
Fri, 13 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0200
13 June 2008 -- WHO and other UN agencies will tomorrow make the first high-level visit to Abyei in Sudan since last weekend's peace accord. The mission is to plan for the reconstruction of health facilities and other vital infrastructure in the town.
World leaders call for action to reduce TB deaths among HIV-positive people
Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0200
9 June 2008 -- Heads of governments, public health and business leaders, heads of UN agencies and activists came together at UN Headquarters today to confront a threat to global health that could undermine investments in life-saving drug treatment for people living with HIV.
3 million now receiving life-saving HIV drugs
Mon, 02 Jun 2008 12:00:00 +0200
2 June 2008 -- Nearly 3 million people are now receiving anti-retroviral therapy in low- and middle-income countries, according to a new report jointly launched today by WHO, UNAIDS and UNICEF.
American Hospital Association - The Association represents hospitals, healthcare networks and their patients and communities. Extensive information on current Acts, Congressional budgets and news of interest to the healthcare industry.
Coalition to Protect America's Health Care - Information on how the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 is hurting America's hospitals.
Duke Center for Health Policy: Hospital Conversions - Hospital conversion in the marketplace and the policy world. The growing trend towards mergers and acquisitions in the hospital industry.
Institute for Safe Medical Practices - Organization that gathers safety data from hospitals and makes recommendations to improve patient safety in hospitals.
Meta Description: [ The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is devoted entirely to medication error prevention and safe medication use. ISMP represents over 30 years of experience in helping healthcare practitioners keep patients safe, and continues to lead efforts to improve the medication use process. T... ]
National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems - Represents the nations's health care system as advocate to hospitals, research, and education. Most members are major teaching hospitals or academic health science centers.
Meta Description: [ The National Association of Public Hospitals and Health Systems represents over
100 hospitals and health systems that comprise the essential health infrastructure of many
of America's largest metropolitan health systems. Since 1980, NAPH has worked to educate
federal, state and local decis... ]
National Association of Urban Hospitals (NAUH) - A coalition of private safety-net urban hospitals who have joined to assure adequate reimbursement from public payers such as Medicaid Medicare.
The Leapfrog Group - An organization of health insurance companies that is promoting Computerized Physician Order Entry to hospitals as a way to decrease medication errors.
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