NYC Health + Hospitals has made significant strides in reducing unnecessary ambulance rides and emergency department visits in New York City through its Virtual ExpressCare telehealth service.

All surgeries and procedures at Livingston, N.J.-based Cooperman Barnabas Medical Center will resume Jan. 25 after nonemergent surgeries and some outpatient services were postponed on Jan. 23 and 24 due a nearby water main break.

Cleveland Clinic has introduced a new primary care model in three of its Florida markets to improve access to services and ease administrative burdens for clinicians. 

Patients who travel longer distances to emergency facilities are more likely to present with more severe medical conditions, highlighting travel time as a key indicator of healthcare access, according to a study published Jan. 21 in JAMA Network Open.

A few years ago, Maryland had the longest emergency department wait times in the U.S. Now, a state-appointed commission is exploring solutions for hospitals and health systems. 

Under a new affiliation, Morgantown, W.Va.-based WVU Medicine Children's Hospital specialists are now providing neonatal ICU services at Independence Health System Westmoreland Hospital in Greensburg, Pa. 

Blue Sky Neurology and Blue Sky Telehealth have united to form CarePoint Blue Sky Neurosciences, building upon their established legacy of excellence in neurological care across the country. This integration creates a seamless solution for healthcare facilities seeking comprehensive neurological services.

Between 2008 and 2022, U.S. hospitals closed nearly one-third of pediatric inpatient units, according to a study published in JAMA Pediatrics. 

St. Louis-based Ascension has completed "move-in day" at its new eight-story Ascension St. Vincent Women and Infants Hospital in Indianapolis.

Frigid temperatures sweeping through the U.S. are prompting hospitals and clinics to pare services, including elective surgeries. 

East Lansing-based Michigan State University and Detroit-based Henry Ford Health signed a master services agreement to advance their 30-year partnership, effective Jan. 1. 

Many health systems have reopened clinics or resumed surgeries during the second week of deadly wildfires spreading through Los Angeles County.

UnityPoint Health Finley Hospital in Dubuque, Iowa, is ending inpatient care for pediatric patients, the hospital confirmed to Becker's Jan. 17. 

Health systems can't achieve truly efficient operations and patient throughput without a healthy workforce.

As the healthcare landscape evolves, the importance of quality home care continues to grow, with both an increase in the aging population and chronic illnesses.

Detroit-based Henry Ford Health is set to open a192-bed behavioral health hospital next week, The Detroit News reported Jan. 15.

The greatest challenge of 2025 will be sustaining momentum of transformation, Amit Vashist, MD, senior vice president and chief clinical officer at Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health, told Becker's.

Care New England Health System always and continually strove to provide an efficient, full continuum of behavioral health services across its organization. However,  the heightened, pandemic-driven rise in demand truly underscored the critical need for full-spectrum behavioral health access.

Tampa General is working to embed behavioral health services within each of its primary care practices by the end of 2025. 

Chattanooga, Tenn.-based CHI Memorial Hospital opened a urinary tract infection clinic, the Chattanooga Times Free Press reported Jan. 12.