Hospital Stay Safety

From hospital-acquired infections to your discharge rights, learn how to make your hospital stay safer, to advocate for the best care, and to avoid additional health issues.
Doctor holding stethoscope
How Clean Is Your Doctor's Stethoscope?
Three doctors talking to each other in the hallways of a hospital
Protect Yourself From Hospital Acquired Infections
Daughter talking to her father in a hospital bed
Avoiding Hospital-Acquired Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococci
Clostridium difficile bacteria.
An Overview of C. Diff
A microscopic image of Klebsiella bacteria (yellow).
Hospital-Acquired Flesh-Eating Necrotizing Fasciitis
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How to Fight a Hospital Discharge
doctor with stethoscope and patient
The Affordable Care Act and Patient Satisfaction in Hospitals
patient with suitcase ready to leave hospital room
Do You Have the Right to Leave the Hospital When You Want To?
doctors in hospital hallway
Pros and Cons of Academic Hospital Care
Washing hands in a medical area
Superbugs and Hospital-Acquired Infections (HAIs)
Man in a wheelchair leaving the hospital
Leaving the Hospital Against Medical Advice
Chairs arranged in medical building
Waiting Room Survival Tips to Combat Boredom
Doctor and nurse with patients in hospital
How to Avoid Hospital-Acquired Infections
Paramedics taking patient on stretcher from ambulance to hospital
How to Be an Empowered Patient in the Emergency Room
A hospital patient sitting on a bed with a loved one who has their arm around them.
Recovering From Surgery? Get a Hospital Room With a View