According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), there are approximately 139 million emergency department (ED) visits every year in the United States.
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Paradise Valley Hospital in National City, Calif., will close its obstetrics, labor and delivery and newborn nursing units by Aug. 4, according to a recent hospital notice. The closures will affect about 40 employees.
UnitedHealthcare announced it will offer a support program for retirees returning home from a hospital or skilled nursing facility.
Nearly 90 percent of emergency department patients who were enrolled in Penn Medicine's new home recovery program did not need to return to the hospital in the month that followed their original visit, according to a study published in Healthcare.
Group members of Highmark, a subsidiary of Blue Cross and Blue Shield, with integrated medical and pharmacy benefits saved an average of $150 to $230 per member, per year and had better health outcomes compared to those who used separate…
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MR imaging widely follows up on CT exams, with demand for MRI capabilities only expected to grow. In response, more healthcare organizations are noticing the value of portable, point-of-care MRI.
The Southern Plains Medical Center-Pauls Valley (Okla.) opened under a new owner April 28, according to News 9.
Community HealthCare System will close the emergency room and all inpatient beds at its hospital facility in St. Marys, Kan.
Blue Shield of California announced it has provided over $114 million in financial aid to 244 healthcare providers during the COVID-19 pandemic.
CMS will allocate $80 million in grants to navigators for its health insurance marketplace in 2022, marking the largest funding amount CMS has made available to the program to date, according to an April 21 press release from HHS.