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Yeovil District Hospital has chosen to replace an existing third-party X-ray unit with Agfa HealthCare’s DR 600 X-ray room offering full automation, auto-positioning and auto-tracking. The hospital chose this top-performance solution based on its successful experience with Agfa HealthCare’s direct radiography (DR) Retrofit solutions, which include MUSICA image processing.  The DR 600 offers faster patient […]

Two simple interventions — sterile tubing change in combination with hub scrub compliance — can significantly reduce the rates of central line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) in children’s hospital neonatal intensive care units (NICUs), according to a multi-centre improvement collaborative.“The practices we identified that are associated with lower central line infections should be considered by clinicians […]

The IHF 39th World Hospital Congress was held 6-8 October 2015 at the Hyatt Regency, in Chicago, USA. The IHF Congress presents a unique and important opportunity for top healthcare leaders from around the world to share ideas and solutions for transforming care delivery. The Congress was hosted by the American Hospital Association and the […]

A small, implantable device that researchers are calling a cancer

The most commonly performed operation in the world is cesarean section, and rates of cesarean childbirth delivery vary widely from country to country, from as little as 2 percent to more than 50 percent of live births. The World Health Organization recommends countries not exceed 10 to 15 percent (10 to 15 C-section deliveries per […]