Cambridge, Mass.-based Beth Israel Lahey Health has postponed the closure of Exeter (N.H.) Hospital's advanced life support paramedic intercept program after intervention from the New Hampshire attorney general's office, ABC affiliate WMUR reported Sept. 13.
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McLaren Bay Region, a 415-bed hospital in Bay City, Mich., is consolidating services and employees, citing "transformational changes affecting the global healthcare industry."
At the House Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations on Sept. 11, Rep. Morgan Griffith, chair of the subcommittee, called the United Network for Organ Sharing's 38-year operation of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network a "monopoly."
East Kingston, N.H.-based Exeter Hospital will shutter its advanced life support paramedic intercept program Sept. 20 due to financial challenges and changing care demands, The Portsmouth Herald reported Sept. 10.
This year, Becker's has reported on care deserts expanding for five specialties.
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Washington state's behavioral health hospitals have reduced admitting time for mental health patients from jail to its facility, The Seattle Times reported Sept. 10.
NYU Langone Health is now offering walk-in primary care services at two new locations in Manhattan, the New York City-based health system announced Sept. 6.
A water-related issue has affected sterile processing operations at three Colorado hospitals, spurring the postponement of non-emergent surgeries.
Recently, Florida and Texas passed laws requiring hospitals that receive Medicaid or Children's Health Insurance Program funds to collect information about patient immigration status, KFF reported Aug. 26.
The COVID-19 pandemic marked a turning point for telemedicine, driving a surge in patient use as Congress relaxed regulations to facilitate virtual consultations. While most discussions focus on patient experience and improving access to care, the advantages for hospitals—especially in…