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Florida health systems resuming operations in Ian's aftermath
In the aftermath of Hurricane Ian, some health systems in the state are returning to normal operations, the Orlando Sentinel reported Sept. 30. -
UMMC to fill void as Merit Health set to close Mississippi's only burn center
The University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson said it will step in to provide burn care as Merit Health prepares to close the state's only burn. -
Penn State Health adds virtual ICU
Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health is launching a virtual ICU using Clew Medical's cloud-based "tele-ICU" software, Patriot News reported Sept. 30. -
Hospitals face evacuations, water disruptions amid Ian: 3 updates
As hospitals and health systems in Florida grappled with the aftermath of Hurricane Ian on Sept. 29, organizations in South Carolina prepared for the effects of the storm. -
Integrating Emergency and Hospitalist Care to Strengthen Performance
Operational barriers and a lack of collaboration between emergency medicine (EM) and hospital medicine (HM) clinicians can often hamper efforts to improve clinical quality. The residual strain of the COVID-19 pandemic and ongoing recovery from the shifting patient volumes and high-stress clinicians faced continues to heighten these barriers. When a Georgia facility sought to improve throughput and boost experience scores, they turned to TeamHealth. -
California hospital launches 'fast track' emergency department
Los Angeles-based CHA Hollywood Presbyterian Medical Center, one of the highest volume emergency rooms in Los Angeles County, has opened a fast track emergency department to expedite care. -
Atlanta Medical Center to close ED in October
Wellstar Health System is closing the emergency department at Atlanta Medical Center Oct. 14 before the hospital shuts down Nov. 1. -
Hundreds of hospitals at risk of flooding from hurricanes, Harvard study finds
A study published as Hurricane Ian makes its way through Florida found that at least 50 percent of hospitals in 25 metropolitan areas along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts are at risk of flooding from a Category 2 hurricane. -
Hospitals and Hurricane Ian: 4 updates
Hospitals and health systems in Florida adjusted their operations in preparation for Hurricane Ian, and at least one facility had reported damage as the storm battered the state. -
Lawmakers to OU Health: $39M contingent on gender health cuts
Oklahoma City-based OU Health will cut "some" gender medicine services after state lawmakers threatened to withhold funding, ABC affiliate KOCO reported Sept. 27. -
AdventHealth using 'mission control' center to improve care coordination metrics
Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth is using a command center it calls "mission control" to improve its care coordination metrics, according to a Sept. 19 article from the health system. -
Florida hospitals prepare for Hurricane Ian
Hospitals in Florida are preparing for the impact of Hurricane Ian this week, according to a Sept. 28 report from the Nashville Business Journal. -
When does this count as a crisis, physicians ask of capacity issues at children's hospitals
Children's hospitals across the U.S. are being inundated with patients sick with respiratory viruses. -
Hospitals open mental health crisis units designed to effectively treat patients out of ER
More than ever, hospitals and health systems are focused on ensuring efficient operations amid workforce, patient flow and financial challenges. That is why some organizations are taking a new approach to treating patients experiencing a mental health crisis: "Empath units," Bloomberg reported Sept. 26. -
Florida hospitals evacuate patients ahead of Hurricane Ian
As Hurricane Ian continues its path toward Florida, some hospitals and nursing homes have evacuated patients as part of preparation efforts, the Tampa Bay Times reported. -
Upstate New York hospital group warns of possible service cuts
Increasing labor costs and decreasing revenue could cause about 50 hospitals in upstate New York to cut services in the coming year, the CEO of a regional hospital association told lohud in a Sept. 26 report. -
Man with gun arrested at Colorado children's hospital
A man possessing a gun was arrested Sept. 24 at Children's Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colo., after he entered the hospital through an employee entrance, police said in a statement shared with Becker's. -
Illinois hospital ending inpatient pediatric services
FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport, Ill., is discontinuing inpatient pediatric services, effective Oct. 3. -
Atlanta mayor blocks medical center redevelopment
In a Sept. 26 executive order, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens directed the Department of City Planning to refuse applications to redevelop Wellstar Health System's Atlanta Medical Center, which controversially announced its intent to shutter last month. -
Ohio medical center ending labor and delivery services
Cleveland-based University Hospitals plans to consolidate labor and delivery services from Ravenna, Ohio-based UH Portage Medical Center to Chardon, Ohio-based UH Geauga Medical Center, according to a Sept. 23 news release.
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