Health technology company Philips has introduced a new telemetry platform to address the challenge of staffing shortages and alarm management. A key feature is Telemetry Monitor 5500, a "data-driven ...
In late November, staff in Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono’s cardiovascular telemetry unit took 14 minutes to respond to an alarm that sounded because one patient’s blood oxygen level fell to a ...
While alarms play an important role in notifying healthcare professionals of critical patient needs, having too many notifications can cause alarm fatigue for already overworked nurses and may put ...
DENVER (KDVR) — In spring 2023, a patient was admitted to the Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center after they began experiencing shortness of breath and decreased oxygen levels in their blood.
LVH-Pocono sued by family of woman who died after emergency alerts were ignored amid ‘alarm fatigue’
The family of a woman who suffered an anoxic brain injury at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Pocono and later died there is suing the hospital, Lehigh Valley Health Network and nurses who worked there for ...
When you are checked into the hospital you expect to be cared for and monitored. But, a report by the Pennsylvania Department of Health says staff at Lehigh Valley Hospital-Pocono took 14 minutes to ...
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