Hospitals use color codes to communicate emergencies quickly and discreetly. Each color code represents a different type of ...

This article, originally posted on Sept. 23, 2019, was last updated on Dec. 3, 2025. Please note that these statistics aren’t updated regularly. Always check with your state’s hospital associations ...

> Erlanger Health System employees now are color-coded by department and job under a new professional dress code that promotes staff morale and patient safety, reported the Chattanooga Times Free ...

WAIMEA — Code blue, red, pink, yellow or orange in hospitals signifies an emergency. ADVERTISING WAIMEA — Code blue, red, pink, yellow or orange in hospitals signifies an emergency. At North Hawaii ...

Hospital shootings are becoming distressingly common--and safety advocates say that the color-coded alert systems used by most healthcare facilities are not only inadequate, but may endanger the lives ...

It is hard to think that anything went right at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) on the morning of January 20, when Stephen Pasceri murdered cardiac surgeon Michael Davidson and then turned the gun ...

Sixty seconds can make or break the outcome of a hospital "code blue" or cardiac arrest response. New research found a hospital code response team rushing to a patient in cardiac arrest may arrive at ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . CHICAGO — A “code blue button” to activate code teams via text message may expedite epinephrine administration ...

CHICAGO – Many hospitals call it "code blue," a signal given over the intercom when a patient's heart has stopped. When code blue works well, a team speeds to the bedside and revives the patient. The ...

A simple program involving color-coded food labeling and adjusting the way food items are positioned in display cases was successful in encouraging more healthful food choices in a large hospital ...

A 55-year-old man who visited Sassoon General Hospital with acute chest pain was revived by the Code Blue team members after collapsing. The team attended to the patient within two minutes of the ...