Care Coordination

A bomb threat investigated by police Aug. 30 at Boston Children's Hospital was a false alarm, officials said, according to The Boston Globe.

Several hospitals are scaling back services for a variety of reasons, including financial challenges and staffing issues. 

The Clallam County (Wash.) Health and Human Services Department will receive $483,320 in American Rescue Plan Act funds to develop a two-year homeless medical respite program, Peninsula Daily News reported Aug. 30. 

Chippenham Hospital and Johnston-Willis Hospital, both in Richmond, Va., will consolidate their neonatal intensive care unit services to one unit at Johnston-Willis, CBS affiliate WTVR reported Aug. 29. 

Harborview Medical Center in Seattle has again started accepting patients who are not in need of urgent care, after temporarily diverting such patients to other healthcare facilities amid capacity issues, The Seattle Times reported Aug. 30.

Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health will keep child care centers operated on-site at its hospitals open for the 2022-23 school year and beyond.

The Defense Department is now offering Novavax as an option for COVID-19 vaccinations, according to an Aug. 29 news release.

Palomar Medical Center in Poway, Calif., will close its 17-bed geriatric psychiatric space on or before Oct. 31, according to an Aug. 24 public notice from Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Health. 

Livonia, Mich.-based Trinity Health System will operate the health clinic at the Franciscan University of Steubenville (Ohio), according to an Aug. 26 report from The Weirton Daily Times.

Pittsburgh area hospitals are experiencing significant delays when discharging patients because of nursing home closures and a lack of staff at long-term care facilities, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Aug. 29.