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Wyoming hospital to end obstetrics services over staffing
South Lincoln Medical Center in Kemmerer, Wyo., will stop providing labor and delivery services beginning June 1 as the critical access hospital grapples with workforce challenges, according to the hospital's website. -
Mercyhealth gets OK to close 70 surgical beds in Illinois
Mercyhealth received approval from the Illinois Health Facilities & Review Board to close 70 surgical beds at Javon Bea Hospital-Rockton in Rockford, Ill., the Rockford Register Star reported March 15. -
Protest over infant's care prompts lockdown at Idaho hospital
St. Luke's Hospital in Boise, Idaho, went on lockdown and diverted ambulances March 15 in response to protests about an infant being treated at the facility, according to NBC affiliate KTVB. -
Biden administration's plan to close, build VA hospitals: 6 takeaways
The Biden administration released a plan March 14 to restructure the veterans' healthcare system, which includes the closure of hundreds of hospitals and clinics and the construction of several new facilities. -
Ellis Medicine pauses overnight emergent care services at medical center over staffing
Schenectady, N.Y.-based Ellis Medicine will temporarily pause overnight emergent care services at the Medical Center of Clifton Park (N.Y.). -
9 hospitals cutting inpatient care
Several hospitals are scaling back inpatient services or ending inpatient care. -
Lighter COVID-19 case load not enough to pull New York hospital out of crisis mode
Faxton-St. Luke's Healthcare in Utica, N.Y., is treating fewer COVID-19 patients but continues to operate in crisis mode because of staffing shortages, The Wall Street Journal reported March 9. -
How AI/NLP Transforms Healthcare Faxes into Structured Data – Leading to Faster Patient Care
In 2020, as America’s hospitals became overrun by patients presenting with COVID-19 symptoms, providers and labs began sending notifications of positive cases to their local health departments (LHDs). The notices provided these government agencies valuable information on where to mobilize resources to slow potential outbreaks. -
Illinois hospital on verge of losing license
Galesburg (Ill.) Cottage Hospital could lose its license after the Illinois Department of Public Health filed to revoke it, The Register-Mail reported March 4. -
State-by-state breakdown of 37 critical access hospital closures
Nearly 1 in 5 Americans live in rural areas and depend on their local hospital for care. Since 2005, 181 of those hospitals have closed, according to the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research. -
Where hospitals' omicron data and realities diverge
A subtle difference in HHS data reporting is one reason why the public and even some health professionals are under the impression that hospitals never exceeded their safe care capacity during the latest COVID-19 surge of omicron, one physician argues. -
Where COVID-19 hospitalizations are dropping most: 6 state trends
As national COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to drop, trends in six states with the highest rates of decline stand out. -
'You don't need 5G to impact patients': Addressing chronic disease through human touch, technology
Historically, clinicians have delivered care for chronic disease in a fragmented way. Treating conditions in isolation, however, ignores other important factors like social determinants of health, the cost of care or barriers to provider access. -
Chicago's Insight Hospital receiving ambulances again for 1st time in almost a year
For the first time in nearly a year, Chicago ambulances are taking patients to Insight Hospital & Medical Center's emergency room, according to radio station WBEZ. -
Why some children are stuck in Washington state EDs for weeks
Children's hospitals in Washington state are increasingly keeping children with behavioral or psychological concerns in the emergency department for days to weeks after they're ready to be discharged because they have nowhere else to go, staff members told The Seattle Times. -
9 hospitals ending services, closing departments
Several healthcare organizations have closed medical departments or ended services at facilities to shore up finances, focus on more in-demand services or address staffing shortages. -
Idaho removes crisis standards of care as staff, blood supplies stabilize
Idaho on Feb. 15 deactivated crisis standards of care for hospitals in the southern part of the state. -
Oklahoma hospital takes legal action after online attacks
Mercy Hospital Oklahoma City has taken legal action, increased security and locked down its intensive care unit in response to what it describes as online threats to the hospital, The Oklahoman reported. -
Mercyhealth's plan to end inpatient care faces opposition
In an unanimous decision, the Winnebago County Board passed a resolution Feb. 10 opposing Mercyhealth's plan to end inpatient care at Javon Bea Hospital-Rockton in Rockford, Ill., the Rockford Register Star reported Feb. 11. -
4 hospitals ending pediatric services
Four hospitals recently announced closures of pediatric services, with some citing low demand as the reason, Becker's reported on since Jan. 19.
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