Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont has proposed a bill to expand birthing care across the state after dozens of maternity health centers nationwide have shut their doors in recent years.

The only hospital in Manitowoc, Wis., a city of nearly 35,000 — Froedtert Holy Family Memorial Hospital — will stop all obstetrics care beginning June 1, according to Fox 11 News.

Around two-thirds of U.S. adults have not documented end-of-life medical care directives, but a new case study has found that Integris Health was successful in boosting documentation by 20 percentage points for patients over 65.

Brockton, Mass.-based Signature Healthcare, the system that owns a hospital that caught fire in February, opened two urgent care centers to provide outpatient services, radio station WBUR reported March 7.

Rochester, N.H.-based Frisbie Memorial Hospital will be allowed to discontinue labor and delivery services after a $2.75 million settlement agreement, Foster's Daily Democrat reported March 7.

Immigration activists are trying to stop a Pennsylvania hospital from sending a comatose woman back to the Dominican Republic, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported March 5.

Citing a lack of provider coverage, Ocean Springs, Miss.-based Singing River Health System said it will end obstetric services, which include labor and delivery, at Singing River Gulfport (Miss.), at least temporarily.

Most hospital emergency departments are not well-prepared to care for critically ill children, leading to preventable deaths and poor patient safety, NPR reported March 3.

Businesses can now offer employees a connection with Cleveland Clinic providers for additional insight into medical records and questions through the Ohio hospital's new program.

Two people died and multiple first responders and hospital staff in Syracuse, N.Y., were affected by an unknown hazmat substance March 1, Spectrum News 1 reported.

A citywide water main break has prompted Hoboken (N.J.) University Medical Center to conduct an evacuation, though the emergency room will remain open for life-threatening issues, the hospital said Feb. 28. 

The American Academy of Pediatrics released new guidelines for improving patient safety for children who are directly admitted into a hospital without first receiving care through an emergency department.

Astria Toppenish (Wash.) Hospital is one of many rural hospitals closing labor and delivery care due to costs, creating maternity deserts in areas that need care most, The New York Times reported Feb. 26.

Northwest Hospital in Tucson, Ariz., faced a "hazmat situation" Feb. 26.

Emergency department discharge is a critical point in the hospital healthcare process; communication is key in terms of making certain patients fully understand next steps to ensure optimal outcomes, Nancy Kwon, MD, vice chair of emergency medicine at Northwell Health, based in New Hyde Park, N.Y., told Becker's.

Kealakekua, Hawaii-based Kona Community Hospital is asking Hawaii legislature for $19 million to fix utility issues that are putting the hospital at risk of shutting down, Hawaii News Now reported Feb. 23.

Hospitals in numerous states have seen a rise in emergency department visits as norovirus rates climb. 

Complex discharge delays at New York hospitals are resulting in unnecessary long-term boarding in inpatient units and emergency departments, and costing hospitals millions, according to a new report from the Healthcare Association of New York State.

The American Academy of Pediatrics created five recommendations to reduce emergency department crowding and improve patient safety.

Groesbeck, Texas-based Limestone Medical Center was placed on lockdown Feb. 16 amid a standoff involving an armed man in the hospital's parking lot, CBS affiliate KWTX reported. The standoff ended Feb. 17 when the man was taken into custody peacefully.