In fast-paced environments with high stakes, emergency physicians have to quickly make the best decisions possible with imperfect or incomplete information.
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Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic Health System plans to close two part-time medical clinics by the end of 2020, according to the Austin Daily Herald.
Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Mercy Health, part of Trinity Health, will close the emergency department at one of its hospitals in Muskegon, Mich., on Oct. 17.
Cleveland Clinic plans to close its medical office in Wellington, Ohio, by the end of November, according to The Morning Journal.
Thousands of patients at Los Angeles County's safety-net healthcare system have faced extremely long waits to visit specialists, reports the Los Angeles Times.
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The care patients receive at hospitals involves many complex facets with which they may not be familiar, sometimes leaving them feeling confused and helpless during their healthcare journeys.
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Mercy Iowa City said it will close its mental and behavioral health unit by the end of the year, according to The Gazette.
Kittitas Valley Healthcare in Ellensburg, Wash., is planning on leaving Kaiser Permanente's insurance network, according to the Daily Record.
The profession of medicine is an exacting and demanding occupation in the service of helping the physical and mental health of patients at their most vulnerable and sick.