Care Coordination

In today's ever-changing healthcare landscape, the journey from hospital to home care is a critical juncture in patient recovery. As healthcare executives and professionals, ensuring smooth and effective transitions is paramount. Let's explore how innovative technologies are transforming transitional care,…

Hurricane Helene devastated communities in the Southeast in September 2024, but Advocate Health's disaster recovery plan allowed the system to weather the floods without canceling appointments.

As health systems zero in on outpatient strategies, many communities are seeing a rise in freestanding emergency departments (FSEDs) and outpatient clinics like urgent care centers. Thoughtful design of these facilities can improve both the patient experience and the efficiency…

UW Health American Family Children's Hospital in Madison, Wis., is expanding its intensive care services to meet growing regional demand for pediatric specialty care. 

Nearly 3 million Americans live in mostly rural counties that lack both healthcare and reliable high-speed internet, leaving them with worse outcomes and fewer options, KFF Health News reported March 10.

With inpatient demand stretching hospital capacity thin, UC San Diego Health is taking a collaborative, data-driven approach to proactively refine how patients move through the health system. 

Mount Sinai South Nassau, a 455-bed hospital in Oceanside, N.Y., opened a newly renovated emergency department March 5 that doubles its previous capacity. 

Dayton (Ohio) Children's has opened an outpatient mental health center to consolidate mental health services. 

The U.S. lost more than 500 pediatric units between 2008 and 2022, resulting in a 29.9% decline in these units and a 19.5% decrease in hospital pediatric beds. Bucking this trend, Hutchinson (Kan.) Regional Medical Center reopened its pediatric unit…

Cleveland-based University Hospitals views the entire community as its patient, Heidi Gartland, chief community and government affairs officer, told Becker's. This is why the system is expanding into housing.