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Record number of patients leaving EDs without complete care
Amid rebounding emergency department volumes and growing wait times, patients are increasingly leaving emergency departments before completing treatment, according to Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance data shared with Becker's. -
Indiana hospital to end labor, delivery services
Perry County Memorial Hospital in Tell City, Ind., will end labor and delivery services Jan. 1, according to NBC affiliate WFIE. -
UNC Health Rex hospital under investigation after power outage
Two organizations are investigating Raleigh, N.C.-based UNC Health Rex after a storm left several units without electricity for more than an hour, The News & Observer reported Aug. 11. -
Hawaii wildfires burn clinic and dialysis center
Wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui have killed 36 people, consumed homes and destroyed multiple commercial buildings — including one hospital-run clinic and one dialysis center, Hilton Raethel, president and CEO of the Healthcare Association of Hawaii told Becker's. -
Miami VA Healthcare halts elective surgeries amid AC failure
All elective surgeries at a Miami VA Hospital were halted Aug. 8 after an air conditioning unit stopped working, the Miami Herald reported. -
Orlando Health opening 2 outpatient resource centers
Orlando (Fla.) Health has opened a new resource center designed specifically to help individuals who may not have access to a primary care physician with their outpatient follow-up needs, Positively Osceola reported Aug. 8. One of the two centers is already operational, and the other is set to open this fall. -
Patient rooms at Arkansas hospital reach uncomfortable temperatures amid heat wave
HVAC units at Hot Springs, Ark.-based National Park Medical Center are working overtime amid an ongoing heat wave, leading to uncomfortable temperatures in some areas of the facility. In response, the hospital has had to move some patients to cooler rooms. -
Bomb threat spurs OHSU to evacuate clinic
Oregon Health & Science University in Portland evacuated its Richmond Family Health Center after receiving a bomb threat Aug. 3, according to Oregon Public Broadcasting. -
Florida ED shuts down for hours after patient injures nurse, destroys hospital property
Naples, Fla.-based NCH Northeast Emergency Department shut down for nearly 6 hours after a man allegedly battered a nurse and destroyed over a thousand dollars' worth of property, NBC reported Aug. 6. -
Reopening of Massachusetts hospital damaged by fire delayed until 2024
Inpatient care and emergency department services at Brockton (Mass.) Hospital are not expected to fully reopen until 2024, months later than officials first anticipated, according to an Aug. 6 report from The Enterprise. -
Ohio's Memorial Health joins Mayo Clinic Care Network
Marietta, Ohio-based Memorial Health System is taking its clinical expertise to a new level by joining the Mayo Clinic Care Network. -
'Discharge lounges' gain steam in hospitals
Hospitals are increasingly adopting the concept of "discharge lounges" to improve patient experience and throughput. -
Fire prompts 20 patients to be relocated at Atlanta hospital
A small electrical fire in an elevator at Atlanta-based Emory University Hospital Midtown caused 20 patients to be relocated, NBC affiliate WXIA reported Aug. 1. -
Delaware hospital to stop accepting some Medicaid patients
Wilmington, Del.-based Nemours Children's Health terminated contracts with two major insurers and is phasing out care for more than 10,000 children with disabilities, NJ Spotlight News reported Aug. 2. -
Massachusetts visiting nurse, hospice program ends abruptly
Ayer, Mass.-based Nashoba Associated Boards of Health is closing its visiting nurse and hospice services effective immediately. -
San Diego overhauls ambulance services, increases fees with new model
San Diego has taken control of the city's ambulance services with hopes of improving response times and eliminating financial incentives for private companies, The San Diego Union Tribune reported July 31. -
Activists protest bed closures at California hospital
Mental health advocates on July 31 protested the closure of acute psychiatric beds at Good Samaritan Hospital, CBS affiliate KPIX reported. -
The end of deferred care
Patients' fears of contracting COVID-19 in healthcare settings have subsided, with older Americans who delayed or avoided healthcare services during the pandemic returning in droves. -
California hospital to suspend labor and delivery for 1st time in 62-year history
The board of directors for Tri-City Medical Center in Oceanside, Calif., voted July 27 to indefinitely suspend labor and delivery services, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune. -
StarMed shutters 2 locations with little notice, leaving some patients scrambling
Charlotte, N.C.-based StarMed Healthcare announced it was closing two satellite locations July 19, and patients trying to reschedule have hit nothing but dead ends, ABC affiliate WBTV reported July 27.
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