Becker's Hospital Review

Social isolation and loneliness are America’s next public health issue

At our core, people are social beings. Whether we are a part of a sports team, social group or professional society, we all have the need for some type of social network. These connections give us ...
WVXU

Loneliness and social isolation are at crisis levels. One hospital is doing something about it

If you or someone you know is in crisis, please call, text or chat with the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline at 988, or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741741. Gladys Tandy, 71, was in a ...
Becker's Hospital Review

UH hospital patient no longer in isolation

University Hospitals St. John Medical Center in Westlake, Ohio, has confirmed that a patient previously receiving treatment under isolation after arriving from Tanzania with flu-like symptoms has been ...
Science Daily

Optimal layout for a hospital isolation room to contain COVID-19 includes ceiling vent

Researchers recently modeled the transmission of COVID-19 within an isolation room at the Royal Brompton Hospital in London, U.K. Their goal was to explore the optimal room layout to reduce the risk ...
WSIL-TV

Hamilton Memorial Hospital gets nearly $900,000 grant, dedicates isolation patient rooms

MCLEANSBORO, Ill. -- A southern Illinois hospital was awarded nearly $900,000 to help fund a records system, at the same time completing two isolation patient rooms. The Hamilton Memorial Hospital ...