So far in 2026, about half a dozen U.S. hospitals and health systems have said they plan to expand rehabilitation services as organizations aim to ease capacity strains and meet rising demand. In January, Springfield, Ill.-based Hospital Sisters Health System…
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The University of Kansas Health System, the University of Kansas Medical Center and Children’s Mercy are collaborating to establish the nation’s first fully integrated theranostics platform for adult and pediatric patients. Theranostics is a precision medicine approach that uses radiopharmaceuticals…
A large fire severely damaged the Orthopedic Institute at Lehigh Valley Hospital–Dickson City (Pa.) on Feb. 4, forcing a full evacuation of the hospital, according to a Feb. 5 report by Fox affiliate WOLF. The hospital temporarily closed following the fire…
Alabama’s proposal to use robotic ultrasounds to close care gaps is being praised by national leaders but facing pushback from local physicians, KFF Health News reported Feb. 12. Alabama is facing above national average rates for infant mortality on top…
UChicago Medicine cut its nonurgent emergency department visit rates by 45% with a single initiative. The UCM Medical Home and Specialty Care Connection program launched about 20 years ago with the goal of providing patients who visited for nonurgent reasons…
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Midland, Texas-based Midland Memorial Hospital is temporarily diverting all trauma surgeries due to issues with its sterilization equipment. Patients requiring trauma surgery who are transported by ambulance are being taken to alternate facilities during the diversion period, which began Feb.…
Some hospitals are still experiencing care disruptions after cold weather caused flooding issues. In late January, winter storm Fern brought heavy snow, freezing temperatures and icy conditions to 34 states and more than 200 million people. Hospitals grappled with disruptions…
In November, Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate Health launched a systemwide clinical trial network. The Advocate Health National Center for Clinical Trials aims to make clinical research part of routine care within the health system’s 69 hospitals, more than 1,000 care sites…
Although a growing percentage of emergency department visits require immediate treatment, throughput in EDs is improving, according to Vizient’s latest “System of CARE” report, published Feb. 5. In the first quarter of 2025, 61% of ED visits were emergent, meaning…
North Carolina’s first pediatric-only medical helicopter is ready for liftoff, Greenville, N.C.-based ECU Health said Feb. 6. ECU Health is launching the aircraft, which is designed as an intensive care unit and equipped with specialized neonatal and pediatric equipment, according…