University Hospital Zurich
Raemistrasse 100 Zurich, Zurich (Switzerland)
German Hospital Service
Destouchesstr. 1 Munchen, Bayern (Germany)
Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Trust
162 City Road London, Greater London (UK)
Flinders Medical Centre
Flinders Drive, Bedford Park South Australia (Australia)
Schmerzfreies Krankenhaus
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Description
The project is painfree hospital
In 2003 the pilot project started with the goal of painfree hospital the care of patients in the pain clinic to improve In 2007 the project which is funded by Mundipharma Limburg pain specialists has been completed successfully
After five hospitals were certified in 2006 received at Medica 2007 in Duumlsseldorf 13 other hospitals the certificate quotCertkom qualified pain therapyquot What makes this distinction it is unlike other certification projects awarded only if they meet all operational and nonoperational departments the criteria and more than half of patients satisfied with the therapeutic care are painful To achieve this new structures were created to ensure that an effective pain management
Ambulance staff can speed up stroke treatment
Treating stroke in specialised ambulances en route to hospital is feasible and could boost the number of patients who receive lifesaving therapy experts believe Mobile stroke units can halve the time it takes a patient to get clotbusting drugs a small German trial found The drugs only work if given within four and a half hours of stroke onset... Read More
Four days without a heartbeatbut patient fine before operation
CHENNAI It has been four days since the heart of a 56dayold man stopped beating Relatives took him to a city hospital but over 96 hours later and without his heart being revived his condition is stable as he waits for doctors to operate on him A small machine has taken over the functions of the patients heart and lungs The machine cleanses his ... Read More