Care Coordination

Mount Sinai South Nassau said it is temporarily closing the freestanding Long Beach (N.Y.) Emergency Department beginning Nov. 22 because of nursing staff shortages caused by the state COVID-19 vaccination mandate.

COVID-19 hospitalizations are steadily increasing in Maine and now are at the highest level seen during the pandemic, The Portland Press Herald reported Nov. 21.

West Reading, Pa.-based Tower Health will temporarily close its urgent care centers on Sundays starting Nov. 28 because of staffing shortages, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Nov. 19.

Catholic Health's Mercy Hospital of Buffalo (N.Y.) will keep the emergency department at the Mercy Ambulatory Care Center in Orchard Park, N.Y., closed for the next several weeks, the health system announced Nov. 18.

Minneapolis-based Allina Health has made the decision to move its labor and delivery services from Regina Hospital in Hastings, Minn., to United Hospital and Children's Minnesota, both based in St. Paul, effective Feb. 3, 2022, twincities.com reported Nov. 16.

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of New Mexico entered a value-based agreement with Addus HomeCare subsidiary Ambercare, which will implement Addus' services statewide. 

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Catholic Health's Mercy Hospital of Buffalo (N.Y.) said it expects to reopen emergency services at the Mercy Ambulatory Care Center in Orchard Park, N.Y., this month.

UnitedHealthcare and Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health have reached a multiyear network agreement, the companies announced Nov. 11. 

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