Category: Northwest Hospital
This year’s list the magazine’s judges included more health-care leaders working outside the Seattle area, including Pullman, Walla Walla and Yakima.
Medicare’s new Hospital Compare website allows you to compare hospitals side-by-side on a variety of patient safety and patient satisfaction measures. But are the comparisons fair?
Northwest Hospital’s Child Care Center is calling for community support to help it win The Home Depot Foundation’s $25,000 “Aprons in Action” prize.
Magazine also rates the three Seattle hospitals and Seattle Children’s as some of the best in the nation.
Swedish/Cherry Hill, Swedish First Hill, Tacoma General Hospital and Valley Medical Center tie for fourth place. Seattle Children’s ranked best area children’s hospital.
The switch to daylight saving time can be harder than switch from daylight saving time to standard time—and not just because we’re robbed of an hour’s sleep
A hectic holiday schedule can run anyone ragged — but lack of sleep can make things worse. Dr. Sarah Stolz, medical director of the Sleep Center at Seattle’s Northwest Hospital and Medical Center, provides practical tips on how to stay rested during the coming festive days.
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Lost in translation: Lack of trained interpreters can lead to medical errors
Interpreter services at hospitals and other medical settings are often inadequate, forcing family members, including children, to step in, or the task falls to medical staff members who may not speak the language well.
Some insurers deny ER coverage to people who have been drinking
Laws in more than half the states permit insurers to deny payment for medical services related to alcohol or drug use. Faced with the prospect of not getting paid for care, some ER personnel sidestep the problem by simply not testing patients’ blood or urine for alcohol.
Travel insurance can protect your wallet — and your health on vacation
Think your regular health insurance policy will cover you if you get into medical trouble overseas?
Don’t bet on it.
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