Hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) affect more than 2.5 million Americans every year.1 And while healthcare facilities have made improvements in reducing the incidence of many different ...

While hospital acquired conditions (HACs) have steadily declined, hospital acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) are rising in the U.S. Angelia Rose, FNP-C, family nurse practitioner of wound care at ...

Benjamin Franklin once said that "an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure." His 1736 statement was referring to firefighting — better to prevent a fire than deal with putting one out ...

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla., Dec. 6, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Pressure injuries are common and often left out of the larger healthcare conversation. Worldwide Pressure Injury Prevention and Awareness Day ...

With the addition of HeelP.O.D. to the RF Health innovative Pressure Injury Prevention (PIP) portfolio, the company now offers a comprehensive approach to address the leading causes of hospital ...

On the heels of Pressure Injury Prevention Day (November 17), what are the most important measures for pressure injury prevention? MCKNIGHT’S LONG-TERM CARE NEWS MCKNIGHT’S SENIOR LIVING ...

Additionally, each unit has at least two nurses, called champions, who ensure pressure injury prevention stays top of mind. The University of Chicago’s pressure injury rate has declined by 94% ...

Pressure injuries are common and often left out of the larger healthcare conversation. Worldwide Pressure Injury Prevention and Awareness Day helps bring attention to this overlooked area of the ...

FISHERS, Ind., March 25, 2025--Recovery Force Health (RF Health), a provider of data-driven med-tech devices and healthcare solutions that revolutionize the process of early mobilization, blood ...