Hospitals are rethinking their operations and infrastructure for electrophysiology services amid the specialty’s rapid growth. Electrophysiology is a specialty within cardiology through which the heart’s electrical system is treated and diagnosed. Electrophysiologists treat a range of irregular heart rate conditions…
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California’s new emergency nurse-to-patient staffing ratios for acute psychiatric hospitals took effect June 1, closing a regulatory gap that had left freestanding psychiatric facilities without mandated minimums for more than two decades. But leaders are raising concerns about behavioral healthcare…
Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health and OrthoCarolina have extended their longstanding affiliation to expand orthopedic services. Through the new agreements, Atrium Health’s Musculoskeletal Institute will align with OrthoCarolina, focusing on improving outcomes, patient experience and efficiency, according to a July 13…
Hillsboro (Ore.) Medical Center, an Oregon Health and Science University Health partner, will close its 21-bed Center for Geriatric Psychiatry Sept. 4, according to a July 10 statement shared with Becker’s. The 167-bed general medical and surgical facility is using a…
Detroit-based Henry Ford Health launched a dedicated pediatric ambulance to transport babies and children requiring specialized hospital care. Four things to know: 1. The ambulance will transport pediatric patients from emergency departments across metro Detroit to Henry Ford St. John…
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Aurora, Colo.-based UCHealth has treated 67 patients at two Pueblo, Colo., hospitals for wildfire-related illness since the Aspen Acres fire ignited June 29, the nonprofit system said July 9. UCHealth Parkview Medical Center saw 50 of those patients and UCHealth…
HHS and CMS launched the “Make Hospital Food Healthier Pledge” July 8, a voluntary, nationwide initiative inviting hospitals to serve more nutritious meals. Six things to know: 1. The pledge encourages hospitals to cut back on highly processed foods and…
Cleveland-based Cleveland Clinic is expanding its Saturday surgery program, adding weekend operating room availability for elective eye and orthopedic procedures at additional locations across Northeast Ohio. Six things to know: 1. Beginning this month, Cleveland Clinic’s Cole Eye Institute on…
Three CommonSpirit Health hospital campuses in and around Chattanooga, Tenn., are experiencing delays in some radiology services, affecting appointment availability for certain imaging scans and lengthening wait times for others. The delays stem from a switch to a new radiology…
Capitol Park Mental Health Hospital, a for-profit standalone psychiatric hospital in St. Paul, Minn., is facing reports of chronic understaffing and safety lapses less than a year after opening, The Minnesota Star Tribune reported June 30. The 144-bed psychiatric hospital, co-owned by…