Between the fourth quarters of 2024 and 2025, emergency department length of stay decreased 13.4% even as volumes grew 4.2% and patient acuity rose, according to a May 6 report. The report is from Sg2, a healthcare analytics and consulting…
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Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare is collaborating with CVS Health’s MinuteClinic, the walk-in clinics located inside CVS pharmacy stores, to offer in-network adult primary care services at all 20 Connecticut MinuteClinic locations for many insurance plans accepted by the health system. The…
In March, Nicklaus Children’s Health System and Broward Health launched their pediatric care ecosystem, a program that strives to go beyond the traditional collaboration model. “This isn’t the traditional ecosystem model, it’s about pediatric community,” Matthew Love, president and CEO…
Leaders at five health systems gathered at Becker’s 16th Annual Meeting to share how their organizations are dismantling legacy assumptions and building sustainable care models. One session featured executives from Danville, Pa.-based Geisinger, Sayre, Pa.-based Guthrie Clinic, Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare,…
Hospital and health system leaders have more emergency department data in front of them than ever. However, without adjusting for patient acuity and comparing against a cohort of similar departments, much of that data can be more misleading than useful,…
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According to the CDC’s Tick Bite Data Tracker, the number of emergency department visits related to tick bites is higher than usual for most of the U.S. Weekly tick bite-related emergency department visits are the highest reported since 2017 in…
Chicago-based Ascension Illinois is moving two primary care clinics into one of its hospitals. Labouré Clinic and Lakeview Internal Medicine Clinic will now be located on the 10th floor of Ascension St. Joseph-Chicago campus. The new space offers additional exam…
Durham, N.C.-based Duke Endowment is giving more than $13 million to Charleston, S.C.-based Medical University of South Carolina to expand the school’s multistate maternal and infant health initiatives. The multiyear investment includes $8 million to support five health systems —-…
Three Midwest children’s hospitals have received a total of $125 million in investments and joined the Golisano Children’s Alliance. Akron (Ohio) Children’s Hospital will receive $50 million, Dayton (Ohio) Children’s Hospital will receive $40 million, and Avera Health in Sioux…
Cleveland Clinic’s proposal to operate a level 1 trauma center on its main campus has faced pushback from local health systems and lawmakers in recent months. The situation reflects a longstanding debate that’s played out in trauma markets for decades,…