BACKGROUND It is unclear whether teaching status or day of discharge influences outcomes after a heart failure hospitalization. METHODS AND RESULTS We evaluated adults discharged after a heart failure hospitalization between 1999 and 2009 in Alberta, Canada. The primary outcome was death or nonelective readmission 30 days postdischarge. Of 12 216 patients discharged from teaching hospitals an...

BACKGROUND The ownership, location, and teaching status of hospitals affect their missions, policies, finances, and operations. OBJECTIVE This study assesses the relationship of hospital ownership, location, and teaching status with charges and length of stay for children with asthma, the most common reason for pediatric admission after birth. METHODS All 28 545 complete records of patients...

The objectives of this study were to analyze the morbidity and mortality profile in elderly patients hospitalized in two teaching and two non-teaching hospitals in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (Municipal Planning Area 2.2) in 1999, and to compare in-hospital mortality rates adjusted for differences in profile. Data were obtained from the National Hospital Database of the Unified National Health Syste...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this study is to establish teaching hospital accreditation standards anew with the hope that Taiwan's teaching hospitals can live up to the expectations of our society and ensure quality teaching. METHODS The development process lasted two years, 2005-2006, and was separated into three stages. The first stage centered on leadership meetings and consensus building, th...

CONTEXT As the managed care environment demands lower prices and a greater focus on primary care, the high cost of teaching hospitals may adversely affect their ability to carry out academic missions. OBJECTIVE To develop a national estimate of total inpatient hospital costs related to graduate medical education (GME). DESIGN Using Medicare cost report data for fiscal year 1993, we develope...

The importance of health and being medically fit is goal for every human being. Unhealthy situations of human beings are of course very disadvantageous and disastrous to our society. Some public hospitals in Ghana comprising of Korle Bu Teaching Hospital (KBTH), Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH), 37 Military Hospital, Ridge Hospital as well as Tema General Hospital are notable hospitals tha...

Citation: Li C, Li Y, Huai Y, Liu S, Meng X, Duan J, Klena JD, Rainey JJ, Wu A and Rao CY (2018) Incidence and Outbreak of Healthcare-Onset Healthcare-Associated Clostridioides difficile Infections Among Intensive Care Patients in a Large Teaching Hospital in China. Front. Microbiol. 9:566. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2018.00566 Incidence and Outbreak of Healthcare-Onset Healthcare-Associated Clostridio...

Nivy, R.,1 Brenner, O.,2 Kaufmann, R.,3 Aroch, I.1 and Zur, G.3 1 Department of Small Animal Internal Medicine, The Hebrew University Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Koret School of Veterinary Medicine, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, P. O. Box 12, Rehovot, 761001, Israel. 2 Department of Veterinary Resources, Weizmann Institute, Rehovot 76100, Israel. 3 Department of Dermatology, The Hebrew ...

Petrus Uchenna Inyama, AIDS/ Leishmaniasis Research Laboratory, University of Jos, Nigeria Chigozie Jesse Uneke, Department of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Clinical Medicine, Ebonyi State University, Abakaliki, Nigeria Greg Ike Anyanwu, AIDS/ Leishmaniasis Research Laboratory, University of Jos, Nigeria Okonkwo Moses Njoku, GEDE AIDS & Infectious Diseases Research Institute Abuja, Nigeria J...