Care Coordination

Fewer hospitals are admitting pediatric patients than before the pandemic, according to a study published Nov. 22 in JAMA Network Open.

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Franciscan Health Dyer (Ind.) will transition to a campus dedicated to behavioral health services by late 2027, according to an Nov. 22 news release from the Mishawaka, Ind.-based system. 

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health and Miami-based Nicklaus Children’s Health System have shared plans to launch a strategic partnership to enhance pediatric care in Broward County (Fla.), according to a Nov. 21 news release.

Chicago-based CommonSpirit and Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health have formed a clinical partnership that will give patients at five CommonSpirit hospitals access to physicians and providers at the academic health system. 

Several hospitals, care clinics and pharmacies faced power issues and curtailed services after a bomb cyclone swept through the Pacific Northwest. 

Albany, N.Y.-based St. Peter's Hospital is diverting patients to other hospitals after a ruptured pipe caused flooding in its radiology department, the Times Union reported Nov. 19.

Health systems are turning to advanced practice provider care to increase capacity and patient access.

Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health is doubling the number of advanced practice providers in its primary care facilities, anticipating a 70% increase in care capacity for each APP added to physician-led teams.

Aultman Cancer Center in Canton, Ohio, and University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center in Cleveland have entered a new clinical collaboration.