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Atlanta hospitals see ED visits rise after 2 area medical centers close
Two Atlanta hospitals are reporting an increase in emergency department visits since Wellstar closed two hospitals in the city in 2022, Atlanta Daily World reported June 9. -
EDs, clinics see uptick in patients with respiratory issues amid Canada wildfires
Some healthcare providers in the Midwest and Northeast saw an uptick in patients with breathing troubles and other respiratory issues caused by smoke and poor air quality from Canadian wildfires. -
1 year later: How CommonSpirit is organizing outcome-based healthcare in underserved communities nationwide
What if competing health systems, payers, and community health organizations could join together to provide care for the most high-risk populations? Thanks to CommonSpirit Health, it's already happening in several states. -
Massachusetts hospital to expand maternity services as another closes
Gardner, Mass.-based Heywood Hospital said it is ready to support regional obstetric and maternity care after UMass Memorial Health's Alliance-Clinton Hospital announced plans to close its maternity unit, The Gardner News reported June 2. -
Minnesota physicians recommend ways to mitigate ED boarding crisis
After COVID-19 exacerbated instances of patient boarding in Minnesota emergency departments — that some say reached "unprecedented levels" — the Minnesota Medical Association and the state chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians have outlined a direction for change related to psychiatric patients. -
Cedars-Sinai opens LGBTQ-designated health center
Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai has opened a designated center for LGBTQ health, according to a May 30 news release. -
PeaceHealth to close 5 clinics, cut 69 jobs
Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth is permanently closing five clinics and services, KLCC reported May 24. -
Duke LifePoint hospital no longer in immediate jeopardy
Wilson (N.C.) Medical Center has successfully had its immediate jeopardy designation removed, a spokesperson told Becker's. -
Hackensack Meridian to pilot EMS program for Medicare patients
Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health has been selected to pilot a new care delivery model created by CMS that aims to reduce unnecessary emergency department visits and associated costs for Medicare patients. -
Rural healthcare in 2030: What 4 experts say it may look like
Rural healthcare is under threat nationwide: 170 rural hospitals have closed since 2005, and hundreds more are at risk. To preserve vital services and healthcare access, leaders say a wide range of actions and strategies are needed. -
West Virginia hospital to close long-term care unit
Welch (W.Va.) Community Hospital is looking to close its long-term care unit, according to the West Virginia health department. -
4 hospital approaches to combat capacity issues
Hospitals are employing a range of different measures to address capacity challenges and reduce emergency department wait times. -
PeaceHealth gets pushback for palliative care cuts
Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth is ending comprehensive outpatient palliative care May 26 and reducing staff to one nurse and one social worker for in-home care, Cascadia Daily reported May 16. -
Michigan hospital exec shares approach on cutting ER wait times
The president of ProMedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital in Adrian, Mich., recently spoke about some of the ways the hospital is addressing capacity challenges and emergency room wait times in a podcast with WLEN Radio. -
Mount Sinai ordered to pay $127K fine for understaffing NICU
New York City-based Mount Sinai Hospital was ordered to pay nurses a $127,000 penalty after an arbitrator found it had a "persistent pattern" of understaffing its neonatal intensive care unit, Politico reported May 17. -
OSF to reopen 1 birth center, close another
Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare is reopening its Danville birthing center in September and closing its labor and delivery services at OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center in Urbana. -
Mass Gen opens 'discharge lounge' to address capacity challenges
Massachusetts General Hospital has opened a "discharge lounge" — a new way the Boston-based hospital is alleviating capacity challenges. -
Physicians criticize Maine hospital's closure of obstetrics unit
Current and former physicians at Northern Maine Medical Center fear the hospital's decision to end maternity services May 26 will lead to poor patient outcomes, according to Bangor Daily News. -
Patient's death reignites calls to reopen Alabama hospital
Leaders and community members in Carrollton, Ala., are calling for the reopening of Pickens County Medical Center after a woman believed to be suffering a heart attack died May 10 en route to a hospital more than 30 minutes away, WVUA reported May 12. -
Hospitals prepare for surge in ERs as Title 42 ends
Hospitals near the southern U.S. border are preparing for a surge of patients as Title 42, the tighter policy of U.S. border enforcement enacted at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, comes to an end.
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