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 ...
More hospitals in North Carolina have abandoned their color-coded alert systems for ones that use plain language in order to improve patient and guest safety and also shorten the response times of ...
NORFOLK, Va. - Code Silver! Code Yellow! Those who watch medical dramas may be more familiar with what these color codes mean, but many folks don't. That's why all Sentara hospitals switched to "just ...
Six months into the coronavirus pandemic, California entered a new phase Monday on monitoring the disease, officially launching a new color-coded system to guide how and when schools and businesses ...
The U.S. Geological Survey Hawaiian Volcano Observatory changed the Volcano Alert Level and Aviation Color Code for Mauna Loa Volcano from normal/green to advisory/yellow on Thursday. This change ...
In the Middle Ages, colors weren’t just aesthetic choices — they carried strict social meaning, religious symbolism, and even legal consequences. Red signaled power and danger, blue represented purity ...
Six months into the coronavirus pandemic, California entered a new phase Monday on monitoring the disease, officially launching a new color-coded system to guide how and when schools and businesses ...