Emeryville, Calif.-based Vituity, a physician-led and owned multispecialty partnership, announced on Aug. 24 that it is providing emergency medical services at the Lower Umpqua Hospital in Reedsport, Ore.
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Some pregnant patients are accusing Beverly (Mass.) Hospital's North Shore Birth Center of denying them care after suspending the closure of the center for 90 days as of Aug. 2.
Health insurance plan CalOptima Health is partnering with population health management company ZeOmega.
Greenville, Miss..-based Delta Health System's The Medical Center closed its neonatal intensive care unit in July, citing $1 million in annual losses, Mississippi Today reported Aug. 23.
Conemaugh Nason Medical Center in Roaring Spring, Pa., will end scheduled obstetrics deliveries Oct. 9., the Altoona Mirror reported Aug. 24.
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Watertown, N.Y.-based Samaritan Medical Center announced its imaging and lab center would be closed for a third day due to a lack of staff, CBS affiliate WWNY reported Aug. 23.
Honesdale, Pa.-based Wayne Memorial Hospital will end outpatient oncology care after its sole oncologist's last day on Sept. 30., ABC affiliate WNEP 16 reported Aug. 22.
After receiving $13.5 million in COVID-19 relief funds, North Greenville Hospital in Travelers Rest, S.C., may reopen its emergency department, the Post and Courier Greenville reported Aug. 22.
As hospitals across the U.S. face workforce shortages, several have had to halt services.
Sioux Falls, S.D.-based Sanford Health held a national summit on the future of rural healthcare.