Mad River Community Hospital in Arcata, Calif., will begin offering home health services and plans to open two outpatient pediatric clinics this spring.
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Maternal and neonatal stays accounted for 22% of hospitalizations in 2021, a recent KFF report found.
By 2032, the average U.S. hospital occupancy will rise from 75% to 85%, according to University of California Los Angeles researchers.
Indianapolis-based Community Health Network partnered with Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Behavioral Health to create two new inpatient behavioral health hospitals in the greater Indianapolis area.
Boonville, Ind.-based Ascension St. Vincent Warrick is launching a new program for adults 55 and older.
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San Diego-based Scripps Health dusted off an initiative it used during COVID to help manage increased patient loads during flu season — internal patient transfers.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health announced a groundbreaking collaboration with Hollywood Fla.-based Memorial Healthcare System.
This year's flu season has been one of the worst in 15 years, exacerbating capacity challenges for emergency departments nationwide.
Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health is embarking on a multi-million-dollar project to improve patient throughput and caregiver experience at two of its trauma centers.
There are about 20 nurse navigation programs across the country that coordinate with 911 emergency dispatch centers to free up ambulances and reduce emergency department visits.