Drew Roth

Teen Surfer Avoids Paralysis Thanks to Hospital Trauma Team

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Fondly called a “water baby” due to his love of the ocean, Marcos Ornellas was facing paralysis after a dive from his surfboard — that’s when UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital stepped in to provide life-changing care.

Critical Deadline Approaches on Ambulance Patient Offload Times

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On Sept. 1, hospitals must submit an ambulance patient offload time (APOT) reduction protocol under Assembly Bill 40. This bill requires hospitals to include mechanisms that will improve internal operations and reduce APOT. The standard is 30 minutes, 90% of the time for general acute care hospitals with emergency departments.