Summerville (S.C.) Medical Center, part of Charleston, S.C.-based Trident Health, unveiled its first ambulance specially designed for pediatric patients, according to The Summerville Journal Scene.
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MedExpress, a clinic chain owned by UnitedHealth Group's Optum, has opened urgent care centers connected to Walgreens' stores, with plans to open more, Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal reports.
Chicago-based Oak Street Health and UnitedHealthcare established a value-based network relationship.
Coastal Medical Transportation, a Yarmouth, Mass.-based private ambulance company, launched a new software company that aims to provide more efficient patient transportation, according to a Cape Cod Times report.
Samaritan Hospital in Troy, N.Y., is opening a new emergency department Thursday, according to a Troy Record report.
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Negative healthcare experiences and discomfort with physicians likely contribute to transgender youth avoiding healthcare services, according to a study published in the journal Family Practice.
UPMC's children's hospital has partnered with industrial engineers at the university to develop tools that decrease emergency department wait times, according to a Pittsburgh Post-Gazette report.
Circulation has partnered with Lyft to expand non-emergency medical transportation options for users, who can start booking rides today.
Clinton, Mo.-based Golden Valley Memorial Hospital was placed on lockdown for roughly one hour Monday after a wanted suspect ran into the hospital, according to KMBC.
Up to 60 percent of children in the United States will be obese by the time they turn 35, according to a predictive analysis published in The New England Journal of Medicine.