IU Health Blackford Hospital in Hartford City, Ind., will no longer offer inpatient and emergency department services, effective Oct. 1.

Salem-based Oregon State Hospital has been cited by CMS with immediate jeopardy after inspectors found safety issues related to secure medical transport, The Lund Report reported Sept. 16.

The California Department of Health Care Services has restricted a hospital from accepting new patients at its California Children's Service program until dozens of safety concerns are addressed, the Los Angeles Times reported Sept. 15.

A power outage at Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Memorial Hospital resulted in the hospital canceling appointments Sept. 11 and the IT system shutting down, Wink News reported.

After a fire closed Brockton (Mass.) Hospital in February, the surrounding community continues to grapple with care coordination amid news of its reopening delay — which has now been slated for 2024.

Two driverless taxis in San Francisco blocked an ambulance with a critically injured patient, possibly contributing to the patient's death, the New York Times reported Sep. 2.

A shooting outside UAB Hospital's emergency department Sept. 4 prompted the Birmingham, Ala.-based hospital to lock down for several hours, a spokesperson told Becker's.

Researchers found that discharge delays are more persistent for patients in public hospitals when compared to private, nonprofit hospitals — 12 percent versus 7.2 percent, respectively.

Florida hospitals are eligible to receive additional resources and flexibilities to ensure they can offer timely care to individuals affected by Hurricane Idalia, CMS said Aug. 31.

As Hurricane Idalia travels through the Southeast, Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital said its preventive measures held up, including its AquaFence, which can block flood waters that are 15 feet above sea level. 

Four Tampa, Fla.-area hospitals have evacuated and closed in preparation for Hurricane Idalia, the Tampa Bay Times reported Aug. 28.

UNC Hospitals locked down Aug. 28 after a suspect fatally shot a faculty member on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's campus, according to The New York Times.

Parkview LaGrange (Ind.) Hospital reopened Aug. 28 after an air conditioning outage halted surgeries and relocated patients since Aug. 25. 

Los Angeles-based Adventist Health White Memorial has resumed normal operations after a power outage forced the hospital to evacuate more than 200 patients Aug. 22, a spokesperson told Becker's.

After Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth announced it would end palliative care in May, the health system reversed the decision after pushback and will now restore it, Cascadia Daily reported Aug. 24. 

Parkview LaGrange (Ind.) Hospital temporarily closed Aug. 25 due to an air conditioning outage that's expected to last 48 hours.

A power outage in one building of Los Angeles-based White Memorial Hospital, part of Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health, has prompted the evacuation and removal of more than 240 patients, CBS News reported Aug.22.

Patient care areas were not affected after a California hospital's emergency department flooded because of Tropical Storm Hilary, according to local reports. 

After one of the deadliest wildfires in U.S. history hit Maui in early August, healthcare workers at Hawaii's only burn unit were tasked with treating its highest-ever patient influx from one incident, according to The New York Times. 

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health is forming a new ambulatory surgery division after experiencing year-over-year surgical volume growth. The health system performs about 85,000 surgeries a year, 70 percent of which are done outpatient.