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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.

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Research over the last several decades has shown that the value of a traditional annual physician exam is relatively low. But healthcare systems are rethinking that stance — not by abandoning the traditional model, but by redesigning it entirely.

UPMC Memorial Hospital in York, Pa., has reopened its intensive care unit following a Feb. 22  shooting that left two dead and five wounded.

In recent years, the landscape of diabetes and weight management has been significantly altered by the rise of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists. These medications, initially developed for type 2 diabetes, have demonstrated remarkable efficacy in promoting weight loss, leading…

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