Care Coordination

On Dec. 8, PointClickCare announced its intent to acquire Collective Medical, which would create the largest acute and post-acute network for care coordination in the nation. 

In a press release today, PointClickCare Technologies, the leader in cloud-based software technology for the long-term and post-acute care market, announced its intent to acquire Collective Medical, the leading network-enabled platform for real-time cross-continuum care coordination.

Hackensack (N.J.) Meridian Health's Palisades Medical Center, a 202-bed hospital in North Bergen, N.J., temporarily diverted ambulances to other facilities after a COVID-19 outbreak among staff, a spokesperson confirmed to Becker's.

Rhode Island's largest health system, Providence-based Lifespan, opened a 600-bed field hospital as its standard medical and surgical beds fill. 

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…

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. 

Grace Medical Center in Lubbock, Texas, will permanently close its emergency department Dec. 5, according to The Lubbock Avalanche Journal.