Williamston, N.C.-based Martin General Hospital said it will close its intensive care unit temporarily on Aug. 1, WITN, an NBC affiliate, reported July 12.
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Orem, Utah-based Nomi Health has opened its first infant and pediatric COVID-19 vaccine site in West Valley, Utah.
Several hospitals are scaling back services for a variety of reasons, including financial challenges and staffing issues.
While many health systems have home health and hospice services, few have expanded these services to incorporate hospital-at-home models. However, as expectations for lower-cost care and higher quality continue to rise, the further expansion to home hospital models will be…
A California physician plans to offer abortions via a boat-based clinic in federal waters to bypass states where the procedure is banned or limited, KCBS Radio reported July 8.
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COVID-19 hospitalizations have steadily increased to reach the highest national average since early March, with more than 33,000 people in U.S. hospitals with coronavirus on a given day.
The value-based care (VBC) journey has been a long and bumpy road for many health systems, while for other health systems, the journey has yet to begin. Quoting Michael Porter, Harvard Professor and acclaimed author “Value-based health care's central tenant…
Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare's Windham Hospital has been denied its initial request to close the site's labor and delivery unit, Connecticut Public reported July 7.
Tenet Healthcare's Framingham, Mass.-based MetroWest Medical Center will continue to offer its oncology services, at least for the time being, NBC Boston reports.
Ascension St. Vincent gave one day's notice that it was closing 11 immediate care centers by the end of the day June 30, according to the Indianapolis Star.