Pope Francis marked the one-week point Friday in his hospital stay, getting up and out of bed to eat breakfast as the 88-year ...

The number of hospital beds 'blocked' by elderly patients well enough ... benefit around 150,000 more elderly people every year. The NHS Confederation said bed-blocking was part of the 'vicious ...

Pope Francis is continuing his recovery from pneumonia. The Vatican said he got out of bed to eat breakfast Thursday morning ...

Wet floors, rugs, steps, base of doors pose common dangers in homesDr Ajibola Oladiran is a lecturer and consultant orthopaedic and trauma surgeon with subspecialty in hip surgery and sports medicine ...

A great-grandma lay helpless on a bed in a hospital corridor for 70 hours as she waited to be taken to a ward. Maureen Harman ...

“A lot of these elderly folk looked fearful and confused. Some were being treated as people ... a proper bed – while some never get one at all. The problem is so bad that one hospital in ...

Medical errors are the 3rd leading cause of death in the United States. Researchers say the quality of care in hospitals ...

U.S. hospitals could face a bed shortage as early as 2032, with occupancy remaining elevated even as the country rec ...

Rural hospitals in some parts of East Texas are having to shut down or limit their services due to challenges with finances, staff, and a lack of patients. Sabine County Hospital has managed to stay ...

A woman who lived in a hospital bed for an astonishing 550 days has been ... our broken NHS discharge system is failing vulnerable people. "Our 10 Year Health Plan, backed by a £26 billion ...