Amita Health is scaling back services at three Illinois hospitals due to low utilization, according to Crain's Chicago Business, which cited applications filed with the state.
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A team from Dallas-based Parkland Health and Hospital System determined loneliness is the top reason patients repeatedly visit emergency rooms in Dallas County, reports WFAA, a local ABC affiliate.
The Department of Veterans Affairs is prepared to enact part of the VA Mission Act, which will expand veterans' access to care providers within the VA community, Federal News Network reports.
SIH Memorial Hospital of Carbondale will be one of just two hospitals offering labor and delivery services to women in southern Illinois as of May 31, reports CBS affiliate KFVS 2.
Baystate Health plans to close intensive care units at Baystate Noble Hospital in Westfield, Mass., and Baystate Wing Hospital in Palmer, Mass., according to masslive.com.
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Union Hospital in Lynn, Mass., will close by May 2020, about eight months later than its expected closure in October 2019, according to CBS Boston.
Finding a purpose in life is not only fulfilling, it may also help people live longer, according to new research published in JAMA Network Open.
Hospitals have until July 22 to apply for CMS navigator funding to help patients enroll in health plans on the federal ACA exchanges, according to CMS.
Dayton (Ohio) Children's Hospital canceled elective surgeries May 28 after a powerful storm knocked out power the night before, according to an update posted on the hospital's website.
McDonough District Hospital in Macomb, Ill., will close its senior behavioral health unit in June, the hospital's board of directors said May 21, according to NBC affiliate WGEM.