MORE ON: hospital safety

Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Advocates fear patient care will suffer under state budget cuts

May 15, 2012, 12:05 AM
Gov. Jerry Brown announced a state budget yesterday that relies on hospitals and nursing homes to achieve nearly $400 million in savings – a week after a far smaller proposal prompted concerns about patient care. The governor's revised budget is the starting point to... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Calif. hospital infection rates look low, but may be incomplete

January 18, 2012, 12:05 AM
California public health authorities released a ream of documents reflecting reports by hospitals on infections that crop up during patient stays. The reports are part of a nationwide effort to shed light on the deadly – but preventable – infections that are estimated to occur in 5... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Assembly committee OKs 7-year quake safety extension for hospitals

April 6, 2011, 12:05 AM
The Assembly health committee approved a bill yesterday requiring the state’s riskiest hospital buildings to undergo a thorough “collapse risk” assessment in order to qualify for up to seven years of earthquake safety deadline extensions. Current hospital seismic safety laws... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Despite overall drop, infection rate remains high for dialysis patients

March 2, 2011, 12:05 AM
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported a drastic drop in one type of patient infection in hospitals, noting that targeted efforts have saved lives and millions of dollars. Yet the report also reveals that the same type of infections are showing up in large numbers at dialysis... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Medical boards to crack down on sex offenders, addicts

February 9, 2011, 12:05 AM
Boards that license nurses, doctors and chiropractors in California are working to pass separate slates of get-tough regulations less than a year after a similar proposal died in the Legislature. Russ Heimerich, a spokesman for the Department of Consumer Affairs, said a number of medical... + read more
Daily Report: Health and Welfare

Mental hospital attacks shed light on persistent violence

December 23, 2010, 12:05 AM
Soon after a patient was arrested in connection with the homicide of a Napa State Hospital worker, another patient is in jail, accused of seriously injuring a hospital employee. Lawmakers are already grappling with what can be done to remedy what’s emerged as a serious problem with the... + read more
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