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Banner Health hospital enters lockdown after nearby shooting
A Banner Health hospital in Glendale, Ariz., locked down for a few hours the night of Oct. 19 after a nearby fatal shooting, according to local news outlets. -
New York hospital limits care after city runs out of water
Samaritan Medical Center in Waterton, N.Y., is pausing some clinical services and rescheduling surgeries due to a major water main break, the hospital said Oct. 19. -
Christus hospital to close residency program
Christus Spohn Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas, plans to close its emergency medicine residency program, which will end after its current residents graduate in 2026. -
1 year after Atlanta Medical Center's closure: Where things stand
Oct. 14 marks one year since the last patients left Wellstar Health System's Atlanta Medical Center. No plans are in place to build a new healthcare facility in its place, leaving Grady Memorial Hospital and clinics in the region operating on stretched resources, The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported Oct. 16. -
New York governor presses hospitals to restore psychiatric beds: 'We're done with excuses'
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul plans to create more mental healthcare capacity as part of the state's $1 billion investment in mental healthcare. Her plan not only involves creating new access, but restoring it in hospitals. -
New York capacity issues led to 1,700 patient transfers in 1 year
More than 1,700 patients were transferred from New York hospitals during care capacity shortages in 2022, leaving many to receive care hundreds of miles from home, The Journal News reported Oct. 12. -
23 North Dakota hospitals unite to form clinical network
Improved access to and quality of care are major drivers behind the formation of a new clinically integrated network involving 23 rural North Dakota hospitals. -
Kentucky hospital locks down after report of armed suspect
A hospital in London, Ky., went into lockdown the evening of Oct. 10 because of a report of an armed suspect, which was unfounded, according to The Lexington Herald-Leader, a local news outlet. -
ER visit times grow: 12 figures to know
National metrics assessing the timeliness of emergency department care have slipped since 2020, CMS data shows. -
Montana system temporarily closes some hospital beds due to staffing shortage
Great Falls, Mont.-based Benefis Health System has temporarily closed various hospital beds because of ongoing staffing shortages. -
Hawaii health officials working to identify care gaps for Maui residents
Two months after wildfires devastated parts of Maui, Hawaii's health department is conducting a needs assessment to understand where healthcare gaps may exist after the fire upended resources and destroyed some care facilities. -
Hospitals see uptick of RSV, flu patients
While seasonal cases of respiratory syncytial virus are not as high nationwide as they were during this same time in 2022, cases are still rising, and hospitals in Atlanta and Miami are reporting an increase in hospital admissions for it. Flu is also on the rise according to CDC data. -
NYC hospital resumes operations after storm evacuation
New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull in Brooklyn welcomed back its first patients Oct. 7 after evacuating the campus following the city's historic rainstorm Sept. 29. -
Fire spurs evacuation at Intermountain hospital
Authorities responded to a fire that broke out early Oct. 7 on the women and children's floor at Intermountain Utah Valley Hospital in Provo. Staff evacuated patients from the area, and no one was injured, a spokesperson with the Salt Lake City-based system confirmed to Becker's Oct. 9. -
Massachusetts hospital evacuated, diverted patients amid power outage
Brockton, Mass.-based Good Samaritan Medical Center suffered a power outage caused by a plumbing issue Oct. 7 that disrupted services at the hospital, according to a Brockton 25 News report. -
2 hospitalized after car crashes into Idaho clinic
Two people were taken to the hospital after a driver crashed into the Caldwell (Idaho) VA Clinic, Idaho News reported Oct. 6. -
Montana hospital ends labor and delivery care
Plains, Mont.-based Clark Fork Valley Hospital will end its labor and delivery services effective Jan. 1, 2024, NBC Montana reported Oct. 6. -
Bomb threat temporarily halts operations at North Carolina system
CarolinaEast Health System, a two-hospital system based in New Bern, N.C., temporarily stopped operations Oct. 5 because of an emailed bomb threat. -
Why nearly half of Americans avoid emergency care: New ACEP findings
A significant proportion of Americans indicate they would delay or avoid emergency care altogether due to concerns they would be held in hospital emergency departments for extended periods of time while waiting for an inpatient bed to open up, according to new survey findings. -
Shuttered North Carolina hospital to close clinics
Six clinics run by shuttered Martin General Hospital are set to close, NBC affiliate WITN reported Oct. 5.
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