In response to challenges exposed by COVID-19, Salem (Ore.) Health plans to restructure, which will include health clinic closures and leadership changes, according to OregonLive.
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Humana-owned Partners in Primary Care is opening 20 primary care centers in the next year as it begins phase one of its three-year expansion plan, the medical group said June 2.
In a recent Q&A session, CarePort Health CEO and founder Lissy Hu, M.D., discussed the value of clinical data stored in EHRs, within the context of the ongoing COVID-19 global pandemic. Real-time, cross-continuum data empowers clinicians, researchers and government agencies…
Emergency room visits were down by more than 40 percent in April due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new CDC report.
At the height of the coronavirus surge in New York City, NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center found itself in a situation where demand for intensive care unit beds far exceeded its capacity, leading the hospital to convert operating rooms and…
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Clinch Memorial Hospital in Homerville, Ga., evacuated patients, staff and visitors June 2 due to a chemical spill near the facility on Highway 84, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Kettering Health Network has permanently closed the operating rooms at Greene Memorial Hospital in Xenia, Ohio, according to the Dayton Daily News.
Houston Methodist officially inked a multiyear contract with UnitedHealthcare that took effect June 1, according to the Houston Chronicle.
St. Joseph's Hospital in Elmira, N.Y., closed its emergency department June 1, according to TV station WETM.