960 babies in TB scare at Kaiser in San Francisco

RSS

San Francisco Chronicle, August 27, 2008

Kaiser Permanente is contacting 960 mothers whose babies may have been exposed to a healthcare worker who has an active case of tuberculosis. The worker was assigned to the postpartum unit in the maternity ward of Kaiser's San Francisco Medical Center. Kaiser officials say the infection risk for patients is very low, but testing will be provided along with treatment if necessary. Kaiser also is notifying 115 employees who may have been exposed.

Full Story

Duluth nurses set the stage for 24-hour strike

Nurses in Duluth voted overwhelmingly to reject a new labor contract, setting the stage for a 24-hour strike. More than 90 percent of nurses who voted from St. Mary's Medical Center and SMDC Medical Center...

The hospital’s growing role as care coordinator

Hospitals aren't known for making house calls. Once patients get their discharge papers, they take their chances with a family doctor or staffers at a clinic who may or may not know what happened inside the...

Hospital savings: Salaries for doctors, not fees

Visiting the Cleveland Clinic last week, President Obama held up that well-known hospital as a model for the rest of the country. But for most of the nation’s nearly 6,000 hospitals, copying the...

Audioconference: Slash Your Readmission Rates

With 20% of Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries discharged from a hospital being readmitted within 30 days, two of the nation’s top healthcare facilities share strategies to help you...

go to complete list