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February 16, 2011
FEATURED story
Patient- and family-centered care:
Where patients join the team
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A pilot program on the Bridgeview Acute Medical Unit at Johns Hopkins Bayview centers care on patients and their families. Read story
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For HIV-positive patients, delayed treatment is a costly decision
Johns Hopkins study finds that later treatment adds tens of thousands of dollars in care
HIV-infected patients whose treatment is delayed not only become sicker than those treated earlier, but also require tens of thousands of dollars more in care over the first several years of their treatment. Read story
Take Heart
Johns Hopkins experts tackle the tragedy of sudden cardiac death.
Thirty-year-old John Campanella, who’d been happily married for a mere three months, felt as though he’d been handed a death sentence. “I was in shock,” he recalls of the day in November 1997 when his doctor broke the news that he had arrhythmogenic right ventricular dysplasia, or ARVD for short. Read story
Set of specific interventions rapidly improves hospital safety “culture”
Study suggests that culture change is necessary for sustained patient safety
A prescribed set of hospital-wide patient-safety programs can lead to rapid improvements in the “culture of safety” even in a large, complex academic medical center, according to a new study by safety experts at Johns Hopkins. Read story
Above, Peter Pronovost, leader of the study published online in the journal Quality and Safety in Health Care.
Mini transplant may reverse severe sickle cell disease
Results of a preliminary study by scientists at the National Institutes of Health and Johns Hopkins show that “mini” stem cell transplantation may safely reverse severe sickle cell disease in adults. Read story
Under the Dome
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Johns Hopkins provides free specialty care for nearby residents. Read story (Baltimore Afro American).
Bayview Medical Center
Sinus surgery awakens a mother’s sense of smell
Stereotactic computer-assisted surgical navigation guides surgeons during sinus surgery. Read story [pdf]
Sibley Memorial Hospital
Some breast cancer patients can skip node surgery
Colette Magnant, Director of Sibley's Breast Cancer Program, discusses how many breast cancer patients can skip aggressive lymph node surgery without increasing their chances of a recurrence. Watch video
Suburban Hospital
A heart attack victim is rushed to Suburban Hospital in a fire truck. Read story [Gazette.net]
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