An ambulance crew took a COVID-19 patient from Holy Cross Hospital in Nogales, Ariz., to the Nogales International Airport for a long-haul transfer instead of bringing the patient to a neighboring county's hospital due to an apparent capacity crunch, the…
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Dallas-based Steward Health Care plans to close the maternity ward at its hospital in Warren, Ohio, according to news station WYTV.
McLaren Port Huron hospital in Michigan was diverting all ambulance traffic with the exception of life-threatening emergencies as of Dec. 1 due to high emergency room volume and inpatient occupancy, reports the Times Herald.
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center will accept adult patients when possible to help amid a surge of COVID-19, according to the Cincinnati Enquirer.
Several healthcare organizations recently closed medical units or ended services to shore up finances, focus on more in-demand services or prevent patient care lapses.
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Grace Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas, will permanently close its emergency department Dec. 5, according to The Lubbock Avalanche Journal.
Hospitals across West Virginia will start limiting elective surgery cases to help the state respond to the COVID-19 resurgence, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice said Nov. 30.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has ordered hospitals in Erie County to halt elective surgeries to ensure there are enough beds to care for COVID-19 patients.
Rhode Island opened a field hospital for COVID-19 patients Nov. 30 as hospitals fill up statewide, according to The Providence Journal.
CMS is giving hospitals facing a surge of COVID-19 patients expanded flexibility to care for Medicare patients in their homes, the department announced Nov. 25.