Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health launched the Appalachian Highlands Orthopedic Network in partnership with Germantown, Tenn.-based Campbell Clinic, the health system said June 3. The partnership will provide patients with greater access to orthopedic subspecialties and connects more than 60…
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A Vizient survey of 168 hospitals across 39 states found that poor coordination — not bed shortages or staffing constraints — is the primary driver of excess length of stay, challenging the assumptions behind most length-of-stay reduction programs. Just 2%…
What began as a pandemic-era effort to relieve pressure on hospital capacity has evolved into one of Virtua Health’s most significant care delivery initiatives. The Marlton, N.J.-based health system launched its hospital-at-home program in early 2022 as COVID-19 surges strained…
Emergency departments across the country are caught in a familiar bind: behavioral health patient boarding for hours or days, medical beds occupied, staff stretched thin and a laundry list of resources often complicating the patients care journey. Four health systems…
UPMC Lock Haven (Pa.) has paused several outpatient services after a fire May 26, though its emergency department reopened the morning of May 27 after a brief overnight closure, a UPMC spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s. The fire originated in an…
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Emergency departments across the country are reporting higher-than-normal rates of visits related to tick bites, according to CDC data. In April, 104 of every 100,000 ED visits were related to tick bites, according to a CDC tracker. While this equals…
Boston Children’s Hospital neurosurgery department was able to cut patient appointment wait times, increase volume by 12% and cut cancellations by 26% with three operational changes. The department manages more than 7,000 outpatient encounters and approximately 1,000 surgeries each year,…
Jefferson Methodist Hospital in Philadelphia reopened May 23 after a power outage and flooding led to a temporary closure and patient evacuation. The reopening follows authorization by the Pennsylvania Department of Health after power was restored, according to a May…
Prime Healthcare, a 55-hospital system based in Ontario, Calif., is partnering with Collette Health to expand virtual sitting technology across its enterprise after a pilot hospital recorded significant safety improvements with the tool. A pilot program at Prime’s Paradise Valley…
As medical-dental integration moves from concept to operational reality, Henderson, Nev.-based PDS Health is reimagining primary care around prevention and whole-person health. In April, PDS Health Medical, the organization’s medical arm, appointed Brett Bingham as president to lead operational growth…