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.
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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.
In 2020, the novel coronavirus has upended the world. In patient care facilities, staff are under tremendous pressure to contain COVID-19. Throughout this continued fight, maintaining effective hygiene practices in facilities has been an essential measure in slowing the spread…
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Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, is admitting anyone age 26 and under to help other hospitals in the area that are near capacity due to COVID-19, according to The Columbus Dispatch.
Renown Health has opened the ground floor of its alternate care site at Renown Regional Medical Center in Reno, Nev., to serve more COVID-19 patients amid a virus surge, the health system said Nov. 12.
Provo-based Utah Valley Hospital is implementing new precautions after several conspiracy theorists attempted to sneak into the intensive care unit, reports NBC affiliate KSL-TV.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused healthcare leaders to rethink population health initiatives. During a Nov. 11 panel at Becker's CEO + CFO Virtual Event, three population health executives discussed how their strategies have shifted due to the pandemic and how…
Nashville, Tenn.-based Envision Healthcare and Humana signed a new in-network agreement for Humana's commercial and government members in Florida, the organizations said Nov. 12.