Hospital nursing measures, including staff turnover and workload, are associated with staff’s perceptions of a safety culture, according to a study in the Journal for Healthcare Quality. Researchers ...

The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on February 13 that Cedar Springs Hospital failed its employees by not taking basic steps to protect staff from violent patient attacks. The decision gives HR ...

The National Quality Forum announced its board of directors has endorsed 12 patient safety measures focused on complications. As part of its patient safety endorsement project, NQF evaluated 21 ...

Numerous hospitals in the region received “A” grades on safety from the Leapfrog Group, an independent national watchdog organization that grades hospitals on how well they prevent medical errors and ...

A federal court just made it clear: healthcare employers can't hide behind Medicare compliance when their workers face patient violence.

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (WAFF) - Huntsville Hospital released a statement on Sunday after receiving an “F” grade on Leapfrog Hospital Safety’s recent report. The Leapfrog Group states that they are “an ...

The Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association (VHHA) has introduced an online tool offering information about hospitals’ performance on key quality, safety and patient satisfaction measures. VHHA’s ...

This story is part of KXAN’s “Preventing Disaster” investigation, which initially published on May 15, 2024. The project follows a fatal car crash into an Austin hospital’s emergency room earlier that ...

PENNSYLVANIA, USA — Hospitals are meant to be a place of healing, but healthcare workers in PA shared in a recent petition that safety is a growing concern. “We found that close to 70% of people who ...

New Jersey maintained its ranking on the Fall 2025 Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, placing third nationwide for the number of “A”-graded facilities in the state. More than half of Garden State ...