The medical center is saving money. Employees are avoiding injury. Future nurses are getting early exposure to hospital work. And patients are appreciative. It is all the result of the newly ...

Funded through Compeer’s Emergency Response Equipment Grants, Schuyler Ambulance will use the award to buy lifting gear and ...

The global patient mechanical lift handling equipment market size was US$ 1347.7 million in 2021. The global patient mechanical lift handling equipment market size is forecast to reach US$ 2876.1 ...

There are multiple ways to prevent nurse injuries from patient handling. Find out the pros and cons of various interventions. It's no secret that America's healthcare workers are in danger of injuries ...

In some cases under threat of legislation, hospitals are increasingly investing in patient-lifting and sliding equipment. Such equipment is helping nurses avoid on-the-job injuries and lowering worker ...

Loss aversion is the concept that losses are more psychologically impactful than gains. This is the most important idea in behavioral decision-making (1,2,3) and plays a huge role in healthcare. Loss ...

When thinking of dangerous jobs, fields like construction and manufacturing likely come to mind. But a study by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) found that hospital workers actually have a higher ...

Dallas, Texas, Aug. 26, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The “Global Patient Lifting Equipment Market Size 2018, by Product (Patient Transfer Devices, Medical Beds, Mobility Devices, Bathroom & Toilet Assist ...

Richard Shamonski, of Joliet, suffers so badly from rheumatoid arthritis that even the slightest bit of pressure on his joints can cause him to shout in pain. Before a recent 3 1/2-week stay at ...

What do you get when you combine a national obesity crisis with an aging workforce? Injured nurses, says the nursing union that forced a South Jersey hospital to provide more training and equipment to ...