Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare and Naples, Fla.-based NCH Healthcare System have each announced actions to aid victims of Hurricane Ian.
Care Coordination
Ravenna, Ohio, Mayor Frank Seman was concerned University Hospitals' Portage Medical Center might shut down after it announced it will end labor and delivery services in November. Bill Benoit, COO of Cleveland-based University Hospitals' South Market, assured him that is…
ChristianaCare opened a 14-bed pediatric care center on Oct. 5. that will offer emergency care and short-stay inpatient services. The center will be open 24/7.
Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health consolidated all virtual intensive care unit operations internally.
The Specialty Hospital for Children in New York City has undergone a $23 million reconstruction and rebranded as ArchCare at Mother Cabrini Hospital.
Advertisement
One day after Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center began diverting patients from its emergency department, Grady Memorial Hospital — about a mile away — is "packed," NBC affiliate WXIA reported Oct. 4.
Michigan has closed 77 patient beds at state-run psychiatric facilities across the state since April, despite significant investment growth in inpatient psychiatric hospitals over recent years, Bridge Michigan reported Oct. 5.
Greenwood (Miss.) Leflore Hospital is permanently closing its labor and delivery unit, Super Talk Mississippi Media reported Oct. 5.
The state of Alabama will house a new maternal health task force composed of several state and research organizations to improve maternal health services and outcomes.
As Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center approaches its Nov. 1 closure date, DeKalb (Ga.) County CEO Michael Thurmond has proposed $20 million to support hospitals expected to assume its patient load.