Care Coordination

Montefiore Hudson Valley Collaborative presented local nonprofit organizations with $3 million in total funding to drive projects related to community health in New York state's Hudson Valley region, New York City-based Montefiore Health System announced Nov. 16.

Parkland Memorial Hospital in Dallas enlisted the help of Plano, Texas-based Toyota Motor North America to move patients through the emergency room more quickly, according to a Dallas Morning News report.

Adena Health System in Chillicothe, Ohio, is expanding its emergency department and making internal changes to improve patient visits, according to a Chillicothe Gazette report.

Hospitals and health systems are increasingly investing in their emergency departments to respond to issues such as high wait times, increased patient volumes and need for specialized care.

Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare ended its contract impasse with Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield through a new three-year contract.

Holton (Kan.) Community Hospital is offering tax credits to donors of the hospital's proposed emergency room and inpatient care expansion, according to The Holton Recorder.

Maine residents are spending more time in the emergency department than patients in other states, according to a WGME report.

Women exposed to common air pollutants such as ozone and particulate matter in early pregnancy may experience an increased risk of miscarriage, according to a study backed by the National Institutes of Health and published in the journal Fertility and…

National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities, a program of the National Institutes of Health, awarded five institutions a five-year $2.5 million grant to research how stress during pregnancy influences childhood obesity, Baltimore-based Johns Hopkins University announced Nov. 15.

One in 10 adults in the U.S. eat enough fruits and vegetables, according to research published in the CDC's most recent "Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report."