When their beepers buzz, they hustle through the University of Michigan Hospital, ready to do some heavy lifting - literally - that makes life easier for nurses and patients. They are members of the ...

With 40 percent of the nurses blowing out their backs lifting bigger and bigger patients, health care workers in Washington state are asking the Legislature to approve an unprecedented “patient ...

BECKLEY, W.Va. (AP) - National observances are a dime a dozen, fighting to claim a spot on the calendar as their own, with platforms as solid as National Sister’s Day and as iffy as Zucchini Bread Day ...

Mario Gutierrez and Jay Pimentel are two beefy University of California health care workers who spend 12 hours a day lifting heavy patients in and out of bed. On Thursday, they circled the entrance of ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- An adorable video shows how a few nurses went above and beyond to lift a young patient's spirits during an extended hospital stay. A 3-year-old girl named Madison had been stuck ...

The Michael E. DeBakey Veterans Administration Medical Center recently completed installation of ceiling-mounted patient lifts for 40 beds on its Spinal Cord Injury Unit and 127 beds on its ...

Nurse's Easy Lift and Positioner with driver and Tilting Torso cushion affixed. Legs cushion can lift both calves at any height to aid circulation or hold a leg and knee still for better healing. Arm ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. -- An adorable video shows how a few nurses went above and beyond to lift a young patient's spirits during an extended hospital stay. A 3-year-old girl named Madison had been stuck ...