Social isolation significantly increases the risk of mortality in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), highlighting the need for targeted interventions to address this issue.

Hospital design experts Bryan Langlands and Teri Oelrich explains how healthcare facilities can make creative use of their spaces in order to reduce the social isolation felt by healthcare workers and ...

During the first wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, public health authorities recommended that those exposed to the causative pathogen – severe acute respiratory syndrome ...

The Oklahoma Foundation for Medical Quality provides a free, downloadable sample isolation policy. The purpose of the policy is described as the following: “To facilitate patient care for all patients ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with asthma had an increased risk for OA, especially among those socially isolated. Stress and altered ...

MCLEANSBORO, Ill. -- A southern Illinois hospital was awarded nearly $900,000 to help fund a records system, at the same time completing two isolation patient rooms. The Hamilton Memorial Hospital ...