Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi significantly reduced intensive care unit admissions among acute care patients after implementing a nurse-led initiative to better identify and respond to patient deterioration. The Critical Care Outreach Nurse Program was first piloted in 2023 to improve…
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Jupiter (Fla.) Medical Center and New York City-based Hospital for Special Surgery have partnered to expand access to orthopedic care in South Florida. The organizations plan to offer comprehensive musculoskeletal care, including diagnosis, surgery and rehabilitation. HSS physicians will perform…
Some hospitals are postponing elective procedures to preserve capacity as a severe flu season pushes admissions higher and fills emergency departments across the U.S. UnityPoint Health-Des Moines said it will delay some surgeries and procedures requiring overnight admission through Jan. 13…
Pittsburgh-based UPMC has expanded its Magee-Womens services to UPMC Washington, strengthening access to advanced women’s healthcare across Washington County and surrounding areas. “This is more than an expansion, it’s a promise kept,” Brook Ward, president of UPMC Washington and UPMC…
Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital has partnered with Lakeland (Fla.) Regional Health to bring the Lakeland region greater access to specialized cancer care and clinical trials. Under the collaborative agreement, TGH oncologists will provide subspecialized cancer care to patients at Lakeland…
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Reducing readmissions at Annapolis, Md.-based Luminis Health begins well before patients leave the hospital. For Catherine Maloney, the system’s new executive vice president and COO, preventing avoidable readmissions hinges on improved coordination across outpatient, primary care and hospital settings —…
Planning a patient’s discharge the day they are admitted is important — but not enough to fix the complex bottlenecks that slow hospital throughput and lead to emergency department boarding. These three systems are taking distinct approaches to smoothing the…
Phoenix (Ariz.) Children’s Hospital has secured more than $3.2 million in grant funding to support new research in pediatric neurology, cardiology, lung disease and infectious disease. The Arizona Biomedical Research Centre awarded $750,000 to support gene-targeting therapies for neurodevelopmental disorders…
The Children’s Miracle Network at University of California Davis in Sacramento awarded 24 grants totaling $2,055,372 to support pediatric clinical care and research at UC Davis Children’s Hospital. Of the total funding, $1,526,147 was allocated to enhance clinical services, and…
Columbus-based OhioHealth has launched a new effort to expand access to comprehensive care for individuals with substance use disorders in rural Southeast Ohio. The Addiction Medicine Program is based at OhioHealth O’Bleness Hospital in Athens and is funded by a…