The Washington State Hospital Association hopes patients and visitors notice something when they hear an emergency call over the facility’s loudspeaker: they can understand it. The reason it would be ...

The Pennsylvania Patient Safety Authority has released an advisory urging healthcare facilities across the state to standardize the emergency codes they use to notify staff of urgent situations.

Rifle City Council last week passed an emergency code change aligning theft penalties with Colorado standards. The state of Colorado has specific penalties for thefts, a tier system for different ...

When quizzed on 14 codes at their facilities, employees got fewer than half right Anyone who has ever seen a medical show knows what a “code blue” is. For those not in the know, it’s a medical ...

HOUSTON – In a world where personal safety is paramount, knowing how to discreetly alert someone that you’re in danger can be life-saving. While there are many ways to call for help, having a set of ...