Nonprofit hospitals have an obligation to help their communities, but the people who live nearby may see little benefit
Standards are vague, and the IRS, which is tasked with enforcement, hasn’t provided much oversight.
Jan. 29, 2024 • ~10 min
A new study found that temporary assignments in new places reignited nurses’ passion to help others and helped them rediscover the meaningfulness of their work.
Standards are vague, and the IRS, which is tasked with enforcement, hasn’t provided much oversight.
Hospitals have been destroyed, and doctors and health care staff killed. Gaza’s health services may take years to recover, warns a Palestinian health specialist.
When people taking part in 22 pilot programs across the US got free fruits and vegetables, their health improved.
Hospital ethics committees and consultants do not make decisions for others, but their input can help support doctors and patients navigate difficult dilemmas.
Coastal hospitals are still at high risk, nearly two decades after Hurricane Katrina’s flood disaster at Memorial Medical Center shocked the world.
Coastal hospitals are still at high risk, nearly two decades after Hurricane Katrina’s flood disaster at Memorial Medical Center shocked the world.
Many people do not realize they are delivering at a Catholic hospital, and others may not have a choice. But where one receives care has a profound impact on the birth control options they’re offered.
Palliative care, often misunderstood, is not synonymous with hospice care.
Mistakes at the hands of health care providers are the third-leading cause of death in the U.S. And many of the blunders are a byproduct of the system.
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