After an Idaho hospital closed its obstetrics department, pregnant women in the county have been left without nearby care. Their OB-GYNs fled the state.
Healthcare Systems & Policy
CPR and automated external defibrillators dramatically increase the survival rates of students who go into cardiac arrest, but many first responders and schools don’t have them.
In Los Angeles, patients can wait for hours to be seen in the emergency department, while some lie in hallways for days at a time.
An obstetrician challenged a hospital's ban on VBAC and helped change the policy, making Sutter Davis a model for community hospitals in California.
Doula Kairis Joy Chiaji offers tips on advocating for vaginal birth after cesarean, emphasizing education, timing, medical history, emotional healing, provider selection, and dealing with pressure.
Doctors, midwives, doulas and mothers told The Sacramento Bee that instead, many obstetricians and hospitals in California simply force women under the knife.
The Maryland Department of Health lost access to patient safety data as harm to patients spiked during the pandemic years
The private organizations – many of them honoring fallen athletes – are assisting schools directly, but donations haven't been keeping up with demand.
In this webinar, we’ll look at how systemic racism can lead to substandard care and explore promising interventions with Dr. Lisa Cooper and journalist Usha Lee McFarling.
A group home employee reaches out to the family of a nonverbal woman with evidence of abuse.