Care Coordination

The National Institutes of Health lifted a three-year moratorium on federal funding for controversial research that involves genetically modifying viruses — in a way that could increase their virulence — to understand and prepare for a potential pandemic, according to…

Beverly Hospital in Montebello, Calif., held a groundbreaking ceremony for a $12 million emergency center expansion Wednesday, according to a Whittier Daily News report.

Munroe Regional Medical Center in Ocala, Fla., is planning a $26 million redesign to modernize and expand the emergency department, according to the Ocala Star-Banner.

Hartford (Conn.) invested $1 million in a logistics center to better control patient flow by coordinating where patients are admitted, according to the Hartford Business Journal.

Greenwich (Conn.) Hospital is collaborating with pediatric emergency medicine physicians at Yale New Haven (Conn.) Children's Hospital to enhance children's emergency care, according to a Greenwich Sentinel report.

Rather than closing Pawtucket, R.I.-based Memorial Hospital, Providence, R.I.-based Care New England will transition the facility into an outpatient center, according to Rhode Island Public Radio.

Ransom Memorial Health in Ottawa, Kan., is set to open a 16,000-square-foot emergency department Tuesday, according to the Ottawa Herald.

Use of electronic cigarettes significantly increases the likelihood of tobacco cigarette use among young adults, according to a study published in the American Journal of Medicine.

Paramedics in Madison, Wis., are using a program that aims to prevent frequent emergency medical calls by sending paramedics on home visits, according to a WMTV report.

Lupus, the flu and the cause for hiccups were among some of the most Googled health questions of 2017, CNN reports.