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Bringing Hospital Care Home: A Revolution in Rural Healthcare
An innovative concept that started in urban centers is making its way into the heart of rural America: hospital-at-home (H@H) care. The idea stemmed from the realization that patients in rural areas often face significant barriers to accessing regular treatment. -
Northwestern hospital cuts pediatric services
Northwestern Medicine Palos Hospital in Palos Heights, Ill., plans to permanently discontinue pediatric services, citing a low daily census and related hiring challenges, according to an application the hospital filed with the Illinois Health Facilities & Services Review Board. -
California system relocating elective surgeries
As of July 1, Alameda (Calif.) Hospital is ending elective surgeries and relocating them to the Wilma Chan Highland Hospital Campus in Oakland, Calif., and San Leandro (Calif.) Hospital. -
Chicago hospital stops accepting patients due to A/C woes
Chicago-based Community First Medical Center has placed its emergency department on bypass due to high temperatures in the hospital, CBS reported June 13. -
Shuttered Oklahoma hospital reopens clinic after tornado
Marietta, Okla.-based Mercy Health Love County is reopening its clinic June 11 — more than a month after the clinic and hospital temporarily closed after being struck by a tornado. -
New York system halts invasive procedures by PAs
Utica, N.Y.-based Wynn Hospital is no longer allowing physician assistants to perform invasive procedures, the Daily Sentinel reported June 10. -
How 1 California hospital reduced readmission for rural patients by 10%
Readmission rates for patients in rural areas of San Diego County have increased at La Mesa, Calif.-based Sharp Grossmont Hospital, but those rates were reduced by 10% for patients enrolled in a new program, KPBS reported June 4. -
3 small changes net big results for discharges at Bon Secours Richmond Health
Many hospitals struggle to discharge patients into post-acute care in a timely manner, but at Bon Secours Richmond (Va.) Health, three small operational changes dropped their mean length of stay from 2.21 to 1.95 days. -
Illinois hospital reopens some services after flooding
Eldorado, Ill.-based Ferrell Hospital is resuming some outpatient services after flooding forced the facility to shut down. -
1 program, 50% fewer hospital stays for medically complex pediatric patients
In 2015, two nurses created a program to help medically complex children during emergencies. What they did not know at the time is the program would go on to improve care for those patients as well as save hospitals hundreds of millions of dollars. -
Water crisis disrupts operations at Atlanta hospitals
A series of water main breaks disrupted care at several Atlanta hospitals over the weekend and prompted city officials to declare a state of emergency, CNN reported June 2. -
UC Davis Health to open region's 1st trauma recovery center
Starting later this summer, UC Davis Health will establish a comprehensive trauma recovery center to ensure patients who are victims of crime have access to appropriate mental health services, marking a first-of-its-kind program in Sacramento. -
SSM Health hospital doubles ED capacity
SSM Health St. Joseph Hospital in Wentzville, Mo., has expanded capacity in its emergency department as the county's population grows. -
'This is a huge crisis': The system steadfast in expanding behavioral health access
By many measures, the nation's mental health crisis is growing and with a lack of access to appropriate care, hospital emergency departments are often where patients seeking behavioral care show up. -
Cincinnati Children's invests $60M in gene, cell therapy center
Cincinnati Children's Hospital announced May 29 that it will put $60 million toward establishing a new 111,000-square-foot applied gene and cell therapy center in Sharonville, Ohio. -
The question that transformed length of stay at Tampa General
Peggy Duggan, MD, executive vice president and chief medical officer of Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital, discourages employees from asking "How can I get patients out of the hospital sooner?" -
UPMC to take more transplant patients after Penn State Health ends programs
UPMC's division in Central Pennsylvania is actively working to transfer patients to its kidney and liver transplant programs after Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey (Pa.) Medical Center announced it is ending those transplant services. -
Efforts to broaden midwife care in Maryland stall
Maryland's multiyear, legislative push to expand the role of licensed midwives in the state to include care for former cesarean section patients wanting at-home birth for their next child, has come to an end. -
Wisconsin hospital closures drive up ED visits 47% at nearby hospital
Eau Claire, Wis.-based Marshfield Medical Center has seen a 47% increase in emergency department patients and a 160% increase in births and deliveries in the last month after two local hospitals shut down, Wisconsin Public Radio reported May 20. -
Penn State Health flagship hospital pauses 2nd transplant program
Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey (Pa.) Medical Center has temporarily paused its kidney transplant program for two weeks after meetings with UNOS.
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