On June 3, Charleston, S.C.-based MUSC Health launched virtual-first primary and behavioral health services through Ovatient, a company it co-founded in 2022 with Cleveland-based MetroHealth. On-demand urgent care is also available through the platform. Ovatient expects more than 50,000 MUSC…
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Health systems are investing millions of dollars to expand or redesign their emergency departments as admissions are projected to increase. Increased demand for emergency medicine has prompted Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network to plug $43 million into increasing the size and…
In the U.S., 57% of rural hospitals do not provide labor and delivery services, according to a November report from the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform. Closing OB-GYN programs leaves some patients without care options and with greater…
In recent years, more systems are turning to command centers or mission control programs to manage throughput amid rising demand. Centralized patient flow command centers have emerged as a key strategy to enhance operational efficiency and ease capacity strain. For…
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A Haverhill, Mass.-based hospital previously operated by now-bankrupt Steward Health Care plans to stop providing medical-surgical inpatient care due to a low patient census. The med-surg unit on Holy Family Hospital’s Haverhill campus averages eight to 10 patients per day,…
In Florida, 91% of rural hospitals do not have OB-GYN services, the highest percentage in the country. Over the past two years, more than 50 rural hospitals have ended their labor and delivery services, contributing to the 57% of rural…
A severe thunder and hailstorm caused flooding inside White River Junction (Vt.) VA Medical Center on May 17, prompting the hospital to relocate its emergency department. The ED was moved within the medical center’s campus, from its Mountains building to…
Hackensack University Medical Center’s pediatric emergency department has significantly reduced patient wait times and its left-before-treatment-complete rate through a series of targeted patient-flow improvements. In 2022, patient volumes hit a record high at the pediatric ED — part of Joseph…
St. Louis-based Ascension is on track to reduce avoidable emergency department visits by 5% within just two years across most of the markets it operates in across 19 states. Behind this progress is a deep commitment to addressing social determinants…