Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a proclamation June 30 suspending elective surgeries at hospitals in four more counties to ensure beds are available for patients with COVID-19.
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One person was killed and four others were injured June 30 after an SUV crashed into the lobby of an emergency room at Atlanta's Piedmont Hospital, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Addressing the Criminalization of Mental Illness by Increasing Sensitivity of First-Responders According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, two million adult arrests, or roughly 16.9 percent, in the United States each year involve people with serious mental illness.
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare is moving forward with its plan to end inpatient services at its 160-bed Leonard Morse Hospital in Natick, Mass. The plan was delayed when the coronavirus pandemic emerged, according to the Worcester Business Journal.
Norwood (Mass.) Hospital temporarily closed June 29 after a violent storm flooded the facility the night before, according to CBS Boston.
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There are mixed messages coming out of Texas regarding hospital capacity as the state saw its 15th consecutive record-setting day for hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients Friday.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order June 25 to ensure beds are available for patients with COVID-19 as cases continue to spike in the state.
MU Health Care plans to open a family medicine clinic in Boonville, Mo., a town that lost its only hospital in January, according to KRCG-TV.
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare is pushing back the October opening of a new hospital in Spanish Fork, Utah, until April 2021.
Health care lags behind other industries when it comes to delivering a patient-centric experience.