New York City-based Montefiore Health System's Housing at Risk Program has led to a 45% decrease in emergency department visits for unstably housed people since its inception in 2009.
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Boston-based Mass General Brigham's Home Hospital program has expanded to 70 beds, making it the largest home hospital in the country, according to a news release shared with Becker's.
Children's Hospital Los Angeles researchers found there has been no significant increase in pediatric inpatient hospital beds since 2017.
Hospitals across Chicago are standing by, equipped to handle any medical emergencies that may arise as the city hosts the Democratic National Convention.
A pilot program at Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego (Calif.) is credited with reducing mental health visits to the emergency department by 40%, the American Hospital Association reported.
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White Plains (N.Y.) Hospital was forced to relocate dozens of patients Aug. 15 after a sprinkler malfunction caused one wing of the facility to flood, CBS New York reported.
Healthcare systems do not traditionally see caregivers as part of the care continuum or team, but they're missing out on a key factor that could help prevent readmissions and negative patient outcomes, Mia Yang, MD, told Becker's.
Bystander CPR is associated with higher survival rates for out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, but its association is weakest among Black individuals and women, according to a recent study.
The American College of Surgeons has removed Flagstaff (Ariz.) Medical Center's Level 2 Trauma Center verification after an onsite review and renewal application.
More than 300 hospitals have started hospital-at-home programs, but critics question how effective they are, The Wall Street Journal reported Aug. 13.