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Don't use ER for COVID-19 testing, hospitals urge
Hospitals are urging the public to not use emergency departments for routine COVID-19 tests amid rising COVID-19 hospitalizations and crowded facilities. -
Pennsylvania hospital to reopen maternity unit shuttered since 2019
WVU Medicine Uniontown (Pa.) Hospital, in conjunction with WVU Medicine Children's, said it will restart obstetrics services later this year after ending the services two years ago. -
Virginia governor issues 30-day state of emergency
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam on Jan. 10 issued a limited 30-day emergency order to help hospitals facing an influx of patients during the latest COVID-19 surge. -
This area is recording most COVID-19 hospitalizations per 100,000 people
Washington, D.C., is seeing the highest average rate of daily COVID-19 hospitalizations per 100,000 people in the nation, according to federal data cited by The New York Times. -
University Hospitals Lake Health closes ED amid COVID-19 surge
University Hospitals Lake Health is temporarily closing its freestanding emergency department at UH Madison (Ohio) Health Center. -
Connecticut asks nursing homes to accept positive COVID-19 hospital transfers
Connecticut is asking nursing homes to accept patients who are positive for COVID-19 and discharged from an acute care hospital, according to new guidance from the state department of public health. -
Crozer Health hospital temporarily closes ED, other services amid staff shortages
Citing staff shortages, Chester, Pa.-based Crozer Health is temporarily suspending emergency department, pathology, lab and medical imaging services at Springfield (Pa.) Hospital, starting Jan. 14. -
40 New York hospitals ordered to halt elective surgeries
Forty hospitals in New York state must stop certain elective procedures for at least two weeks after having met the state's threshold for "high risk regions" or low capacity facilities, according to a news release from the state health department. -
Oregon issues hospital crisis care standards amid COVID-19 surge
The Oregon Health Authority released new interim guidelines Jan. 6 for hospitals across the state to follow if a COVID-19 surge forces them to enact crisis standards of care. -
5 hospitals, health systems cutting capacity amid staffing shortages
Hospitals and health systems across the U.S. are struggling with staffing challenges as workers call in sick and COVID-19 infections surge, and several facilities have had to temporarily limit capacity. -
Under capacity pressures, Minnesota hospitals discourage seeking COVID-19 testing at EDs
Minnesota Hospital Association leaders on Jan. 7 urged the public to not seek COVID-19 testing at emergency departments or urgent care centers. -
CDC: Hospitalization rate among 0-4-year-olds rising
COVID-19 hospitalization rates among children younger than 4 are at their highest yet, according to the CDC. -
Massachusetts hospitals to distinguish between primary, incidental COVID-19 admissions in reporting
Later this month, hospitals in Massachusetts will begin adjusting their reporting on COVID-19 hospitalizations to distinguish between how many patients are admitted for the virus as their primary condition and how many are primarily admitted for other ailments and incidentally test positive, according to The Boston Globe. -
BJC HealthCare postpones nonurgent surgeries amid COVID-19 surge
St. Louis-based BJC HealthCare postponed nonurgent procedures Jan. 6 because of a high increase of COVID-19 cases, reporting more than 500 people hospitalized for the virus as of Jan. 4, KSDK reported. -
13 states set COVID-19 hospitalization records this week
As the U.S. shattered global case records Jan. 3, reporting more than 1 million new daily COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations are also rising across the nation, with 13 states reporting new admission records this week. -
COVID-19 outbreak leads Oregon psychiatric hospital to pause admissions
Oregon State Hospital in Salem has paused admissions to protect patients as it deals with a COVID-19 outbreak. -
University of Utah Hospital suspends some surgeries as 500 staff out sick
With hundreds of staff out sick amid the latest COVID-19 surge, University of Utah Hospital in Salt Lake City said it will postpone about 20 percent of its surgeries for at least a week, The Salt Lake Tribune reported Jan. 4. -
Henry Ford Health System closes 97 beds amid staffing challenges
With hundreds of workers out sick during the latest COVID-19 surge, Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System temporarily closed 97 beds as of Jan. 3, the system said. -
VCU Medical Center postpones nonurgent surgeries amid COVID-19 surge
Richmond-based Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center is postponing nonurgent surgeries and procedures that need a hospital bed or donated blood products as it deals with a COVID-19 surge. -
Smoke damage closes Colorado hospital for foreseeable future
Centura-Avista Adventist Hospital — the only full-service hospital in Louisville, Colo. — has closed for the foreseeable future due to smoke damage from the Marshall fire that spread across Boulder County.
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