We've had to see patients in the hall, and every shift we call hospitals to see what their availability is. The answer almost uniformly is that they're full.

It's not uncommon in this county for existing hospitals not to have enough beds, and we're not even into flu season yet. Anybody who is opposed to a new facility is outright saying that they don't see the bed shortage as a real issue.

These survival rates are much better than those occurring in cardiac arrests outside of hospitals.

All private and public hospitals have been urged to step up infection control measures and report to the [health] department unusual pattern of illness.

I think they provide a necessary service, particularly to smaller hospitals and smaller communities. We've thought about it, we've contemplated it, but it's not the format that fits us yet.

Our analysis, which includes patients treated in all types of hospitals across the country, shows that dosing errors occur more often in vulnerable patients, such as women, the elderly, or those with kidney insufficiency or low body weight.