As the older adult population grows, health systems are expanding community care, virtual visits and home-based models to better meet their evolving needs. By 2050, there will be 82 million adults aged 65 and older in the U.S. — a…
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Firearm injuries send patients to the emergency department every 30 minutes, on average, according to a new CDC study examining trends from nine states and Washington, D.C. The study, published April 15 in Annals of Internal Medicine, is the largest…
ECU Health, a nine-hospital system based in Greenville, N.C., is entering a strategic collaboration with Force Therapeutics to optimize and automate care delivery. The collaboration will supply ECU Health with a patient engagement platform to automate CMS-mandated patient data collection,…
Fifty percent of patients who are boarded in the emergency department in 2022 were 65 or older, Louisville Public Media reported April 22. With the number of people over 65 growing by the day, and the rates of dementia expected…
An Illinois hospital that recently changed hands from one health system to another has seen significant physician workforce changes, spurring concerns about healthcare access, The Beacon-News reported April 20. On March 1, Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare acquired eight Illinois hospitals…
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Tacoma, Wash.-based Virginia Mason Franciscan Health opened its hybrid emergency department and urgent care in Bremerton, the Kitsap Sun reported April 21. The clinic has a fully functional ED with CT scan, X-ray machine, labs and 24/7 service. It does…
Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Health Children’s is nearly doubling its neonatal intensive care unit. The 60-bed NICU is regularly at capacity, so to provide better care to local residents, the hospital is adding 40 more beds to the unit, according to…
Inadequate coordination of patient discharges was named among the top 10 threats to patient safety in 2025, according to a recent report from ECRI and the Institute for Safe Medication Practices. Gaps in communication, follow-up and medication management continue to…
Froedtert ThedaCare Health, a system dually headquartered in Milwaukee and Neenah, Wis., is apologizing for turning away a Milwaukee police officer for seeking care while on duty and carrying a department-issued firearm. In an April 16 letter shared with Becker’s,…
Twenty-six rural hospitals across Ohio and West Virginia have partnered to form the Ohio High Value Network — a clinically integrated network aimed at strengthening care delivery, improving outcomes and reducing costs for patients. The collaborative includes 25 Ohio hospitals…