As hospital capacity remains elevated after the COVID-19 pandemic, health systems are seeking to standardize clinical care across their footprints to reduce variation and facilitate smoother patient flow. These standardization efforts are gaining momentum in care pathways, safety huddles, admission…
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Eighteen months ago, an Atrium hospital in High Point, N.C., had thousands of hours in emergency department boarding. By implementing multiple strategies, the hospital has significantly reduced this burden, according to Paula Correa, DNP, RN. Dr. Correa, chief nursing officer…
Kentucky Children’s Hospital, part of Lexington, Ky.-based UK HealthCare, has welcomed a third hospital into the KCH Affiliate Network, which launched earlier this year. Ashland-based UK King’s Daughters is the latest to join the statewide pediatric network, which also includes…
On June 3, Charleston, S.C.-based MUSC Health launched virtual-first primary and behavioral health services through Ovatient, a company it co-founded in 2022 with Cleveland-based MetroHealth. On-demand urgent care is also available through the platform. Ovatient expects more than 50,000 MUSC…
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Health systems are investing millions of dollars to expand or redesign their emergency departments as admissions are projected to increase. Increased demand for emergency medicine has prompted Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network to plug $43 million into increasing the size and…
In the U.S., 57% of rural hospitals do not provide labor and delivery services, according to a November report from the Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform. Closing OB-GYN programs leaves some patients without care options and with greater…
In recent years, more systems are turning to command centers or mission control programs to manage throughput amid rising demand. Centralized patient flow command centers have emerged as a key strategy to enhance operational efficiency and ease capacity strain. For…
A Haverhill, Mass.-based hospital previously operated by now-bankrupt Steward Health Care plans to stop providing medical-surgical inpatient care due to a low patient census. The med-surg unit on Holy Family Hospital’s Haverhill campus averages eight to 10 patients per day,…
In Florida, 91% of rural hospitals do not have OB-GYN services, the highest percentage in the country. Over the past two years, more than 50 rural hospitals have ended their labor and delivery services, contributing to the 57% of rural…