Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham plans to consolidate two inpatient burn units in Boston into a single program housed at the Sumner M. Redstone Burn Center on the Massachusetts General Hospital campus, a health system spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s. The…
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Cleveland Clinic will join the provider network of 22 Health — a health marketplace division of Broward Health and Memorial Healthcare System’s Community Care Plan — in 2026. The agreement, effective Jan. 1, will give 22 Health members access to…
Vizient projects an 8% increase in emergent cases, defined as those needing immediate attention, across U.S. emergency departments from 2025 to 2035. Benjamin Abella, MD, system chair of the emergency medicine department at New York City-based Icahn School of Medicine…
On Nov. 21, Pikeville (Ky.) Medical Center’s Mettu Children’s Hospital joined a statewide initiative aimed at expanding access to specialized pediatric care. The Kentucky Children’s Hospital Affiliate Network connects hospitals like Mettu Children’s to pediatric specialists at Lexington, Ky.-based Golisano…
For years, hospitals have been winding down pediatric services. At the same time, workforce pressures are especially acute in pediatrics, where compensation is lower and training longer than other areas of medicine. If left unchecked, these combined pressures could significantly…
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In the past 12 months, community hospitals experienced a 10.6% increase in the average direct cost per case, while academic medical centers saw an 11.5% higher cost, according to a report from Sg2, a Vizient company. Between the second quarter…
Several years ago, Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital recognized it was facing a growing challenge with emergency department boarding, particularly among general medicine patients. Like many hospitals, MGH had an ED-managed observation unit for patients requiring short-term care, typically under 24…
Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services and University of Minnesota Physicians, or M Physicians, have finalized a framework for a new 10-year partnership that includes a $1 billion capital commitment to secure the future of Minnesota’s academic healthcare infrastructure. The agreement will…
Bakersfield, Calif.-based Kern Medical opened a pediatric emergency department Nov. 12. The new unit contains four dedicated pediatric treatment rooms equipped with cardiac monitoring and pediatric-sized medical equipment. The project was funded by the California Health Facilities Financing Authority. Kern…
Santa Rosa (Calif.) Memorial Hospital’s plan to close its inpatient children’s unit is drawing scrutiny from local pediatricians and county health officials, The Press Democrat reported Nov. 10. The hospital, part of Renton, Wash.-based Providence, shared plans in October to…