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Story Archives of 'Hospitals'Rising Rates of Hospital InfectionsBy Laura Knoy on Tuesday, September 2, 2008.It’s a national problem. More and more patients are going in the hospital sick or injured and become sicker or even die from bacteria and illnesses they pick up during their stay. Two years ago, New Hampshire passed a law requiring hospitals to report their infection rates, but little has happened on that score. We’ll find out why and look at how this issue is more complicated than it appears. Guests
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  Many Hospitals Are Expanding, But Some Critics Ask WhyBy David Darman on Monday, August 4, 2008.Nearly twenty hospitals in New Hampshire are undertaking multi-million dollar additions or renovations. In a few cases, the construction is the first modernization in decades. But in most instances, the renovations are directed at making changes in patient care and to handle a growing number of patient visits. Still, as New Hampshire Public Radio’s David Darman reports, some analysts say there’s a kind of profit motive behind the construction. listen:
NH Vets Gripe About Traveling to Boston for some VA Healthcare, but Vets Elsewhere Travel Greater DistancesBy David Darman on Thursday, June 26, 2008.New Hampshire politicians have joined veterans to push for the VA Medical Center in Manchester to be a full service hospital. They delivered that message to The Secretary of the Veteran’s Administration earlier this week. They claim Granite State veterans are shortchanged when it comes to VA services. But as New Hampshire Public Radio’s David Darman reports, veterans across the country are frustrated by what they see as a lack of access to healthcare. listen:
A Peek Behind the Swinging Hospital DoorsBy Virginia Prescott on Thursday, May 29, 2008.
Hospitals are big businesses, where bureaucracy, budgets, politics and personalities shape patient care. Award-winning journalist Julia Salamon spent a year getting an insider’s view of one of the nation’s largest hospitals. She came away with a revealing portrait of modern medicine from those who make the system run. Her new book is called Hospital: Man, Woman, Birth, Death, Infinity, Plus Red Tape, Bad Behavior, Money , God and Diversity on Steroids. She joins us on Word of Mouth to talk about her work. listen:
What Was Your Best Medical Experience?By Andrew Walsh on Thursday, May 29, 2008.More often than not, it seems like people complain about their experiences in doctors offices and health centers. Either we wait too long for an appointment, or we don't get the time and attention we deserve, or we never really get to see our primary physician...and so on. Health Insurers to Stop Paying Hospitals for Medical MishapsBy Dianne Finch on Monday, January 28, 2008.Starting this year, a few health insurers in the state say they’ll stop paying hospitals for conditions caused by medical mishaps. Last year, Medicare implemented similar rules. Proponents say that the trend will likely boost patient safety and lower healthcare costs. NHPR’s Dianne Finch reports. listen:
MRSA Infections Continue to Go UnreportedBy Dianne Finch on Friday, November 23, 2007.That nasty staph germ known as M-R-S-A or MRSA is in the spotlight again. Public alarms sounded nationally after three children died from MRSA infections last month - including a 4-year-old from New Hampshire. She may have picked up the bug at school. Those stories typically make headlines. But what rarely makes news is that far more people---tens of thousands---pick up MRSA infections at healthcare facilities In New Hampshire - a law passed last year requiring hospitals to report infections publicly. But that law wasn't funded - and it doesn't require reporting MRSA infections. NHPR's Dianne Finch has more. listen:
North Country's Only Inpatient Psychiatric Unit Closes; Doctors Worry About Suicidal PatientsBy Dianne Finch on Thursday, July 19, 2007.Last month, Androscoggin Valley Hospital in Berlin shut down its inpatient psychiatric unit. With the unit closed, the North Country has no facility to provide inpatient care to hundreds of people a year who are suicidal or are prone to fits of violence. State and local officials are looking for ways to fill the gap, but there are concerns that those efforts will fall short. NHPR’s Dianne Finch has more. listen:
Medicare to Withhold Payments to Hospitals for Infecting PatientsBy Dianne Finch on Thursday, June 28, 2007.Under a new federal law, New Hampshire’s hospitals will soon pay a financial price if a patient picks up an infection during a hospital stay. For Medicare and Medicaid patients, Washington plans to stop paying hospitals for treating illnesses acquired at hospitals. New Hampshire hospitals are concerned about how the plans would be implemented, but some say it could help improve quality. NHPR’s Dianne Finch reports. listen:
Identity Theft in New HampshireBy Laura Knoy on Tuesday, June 19, 2007.The accidental release at Concord Hospital of over 9,000 patients’ records, including personal information like social security numbers, is only the latest in a series of security breaches in New Hampshire, including TJ Maxx and BJ’s Wholesale Club. In an increasingly technology and internet oriented society, is identity theft more prevalent or is it just more widely reported under new standards of law? We’ll get an idea of how big the problem is or isn’t, what the laws are and what you can do about it. Guests
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When you visit a hospital in real life, you probably won’t see the quick diagnoses and swarthy doctors that populate the medical field on TV shows like E.R. and Grey’s Anatomy.