Scottsdale Healthcare's trauma center gets highest verification

Scottsdale (Ariz.) Healthcare Osborn Medical Center's Level 1 Trauma Center once again has been verified by the American College of Surgeons. Read more »

Joint Commission recognizes San Martin's headache and stroke programs

St. Rose Dominican Hospitals' San Martin Campus in Henderson, Nev., earned the Gold Seal of Approval for its headache program, and it earned certification for its Primary Stroke Center. Both designations came from The Joint Commission. Read more »

Nurse creates tool to help reduce patient transfer time

Concerned by how long it can take to transfer patients to appropriate receiving facilities, Flagstaff, Ariz., nurse Ryan Heck, RN, CEN, CFRN, developed an online tool that allows a referring hospital or clinic to concurrently notify multiple transport services and hospitals when they need to transfer a patient. AdmitBed.com, which will launch early this year, aims to shorten the time it takes to secure both patient transportation and a go-ahead from a receptive hospital. Read more »

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