Orlando, Fla.-based Nemours Children’s Health and Studer Family Children’s Hospital – part of Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Fla.) — have partnered to improve access to specialty pediatric care across Northwest Florida. Three notes: 1. Under the new strategic arrangement, Nemours…
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Imagine being responsible for the full 30-day post-discharge care of your surgical patients, including costs and outcomes. This isn’t a hypothetical scenario; it’s the reality of the TEAM initiative, launching in 2026. Time is running out to prepare for this new…
Annie Penn Hospital, part of Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health, is postponing surgeries amid a water outage affecting the city of Reidsville, N.C., where the hospital is located. The hospital began experiencing a water outage in the early morning hours of…
Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham is investing nearly $400 million over five years into enhancing primary care. “Primary care is in crisis nationwide as physician shortages, rising administrative burden and accompanying burnout, inadequate reimbursement and overwhelming demand outpaces available resources,”…
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Somerset (N.J.) opened a rapid decision unit, mycentraljersey.com reported May 11. The 18-room unit will care for emergency department patients who do not need to be admitted but require further evaluation or monitoring to determine…
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Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare is expanding primary care access in Georgia through a new collaboration with the digital medical practice Galileo. The effort will allow Emory patients to access on-demand virtual primary care, as well as same-day or next-day appointments in…
In today’s healthcare landscape, operational efficiency is not a luxury — it is a necessity, according to Paul Hinchey, MD, COO of Cleveland-based University Hospitals. Operational challenges, including access to care and capacity constraints, remain top of mind for health…
Delays experienced during a patient’s discharge to a post-acute care facility are one of the biggest challenges facing hospitals in the U.S., according to a report published April 30 by the American Hospital Association. The AHA’s “The Cost of Caring:…
Lafayette, Colo.-based Intermountain Health Good Samaritan Hospital opened a new acute care unit dedicated to older patient care. This Acute Care for the Elderly unit features 30 patient rooms, all equipped for people over 70. Patients must have a qualified…
Nearly 1 in 10 infants were admitted to a neonatal ICU in 2023 — a 13% increase since 2016, according to CDC data. National birth certificate data on NICU admissions have been available since 2016, the report said. The percentage…