Newport Hospital Expands Capacity for Sleep Testing
(posted November 2, 2009)
The Newport Hospital location of the Lifespan Sleep Disorders Center (Read more…)
Rhode Island Hospital Recognized for Excellence in Organ Procurement
(posted October 26, 2009)
Rhode Island Hospital has been recognized for the fifth consecutive year by the United States Department of Health and Human Services as one of the nation’s best performing donor hospitals. This recognition, the Distinguished Performance Award, highlights those hospitals that have achieved specific benchmarks in terms of organ donation. There was recognition also for the strong partnership that exists between the hospital and the New England Organ Bank.
The benchmarks that hospitals measure include high conversion rates (the number of deceased potential organ donors whose families agree to donation), high rate of organs transplanted per donor and high percentage of donors who donate following cardiac death (as compared to following brain death, which is more common).
“Rhode Island Hospital is in a unique position, serving as a donor hospital for all organs as well as a kidney and pancreas transplant center,” said William J. Kirkpatrick, LICSW, director of clinical social work, and member of the Organ Donor Advisory Committee. “Our success in reaching these goals is attributable to the dedication and compassion of everyone on the health care team that provides wonderful support to patients and families while they are dealing with illness and end-of-life care, our strong collaboration with The New England Organ Bank and of course, the commitment of the donor families.”
Newport Hospital Presents Information on H1N1 Flu
(posted October 21, 2009)
Newport Hospital will present a free community program, (Read more…)
Better Blood Screening Process Needed to Prevent Babesiosis Transmission
(posted October 20, 2009)
Babesiosis is a potentially dangerous parasitic disease transmitted by ticks (Read more…)
Researchers at The Miriam Hospital are Recruiting Men for Study on Prostate Enlargement
(posted October 20, 2009)
Researchers with The Miriam Hospital’s Men’s Health Center are looking for local men to participate (Read more…)
