About 170 hospitals across the U.S. are at the highest risk of significant or dangerous flooding, KFF Health News reported Oct. 1. KFF used data from Fathom, a company that specializes in flood simulation, and compared flood risk by location…
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Wauwatosa, Wisc.-based Froedtert Hospital is planning to open a 24/7 specialized obstetric emergency department, it said in a Sept. 30 news release. The new ED is expected to open in spring 2026 and will take over a space previously occupied…
Sallisaw, Okla.-based Northeastern Health Systems Sequoyah evacuated patients after a storm ripped off part of the hospital’s roof, the Sequoyah County Times reported Sept. 23. A sudden storm hit the community around 5 p.m. Sept. 23, causing extensive damage to…
Davenport, Iowa-based ORA Orthopedics will end its partnership with MercyOne at the end of the year, citing a shift in values following Genesis Health System’s transition into MercyOne. “For more than 60 years, ORA Orthopedics has been proud to partner…
Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham will expand its eConsult program, offering patients the opportunity to provide annual preemptive consent that will allow physicians to consult specialists regarding diagnoses and care decisions, without requiring an in-person appointment. The health system will…
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Recently, 10 states were recognized by WalletHub for having the best healthcare. Here, leaders of four systems based in four of those states share what program or practice they implemented to provide quality care without increasing costs. To determine where…
Lebanon, N.H.-based Dartmouth and the University of Vermont Health Network — which will soon undergo a CEO change — are partnering to coordinate kidney transplant surgeries. In late 2024, amid a broad service reduction, Burlington-based University of Vermont Medical Center…
Clinics have been filling the care gaps as more rural hospitals close, but now a string of rural clinic closures is putting communities at risk of losing healthcare access. Here are four things hospitals should know: 1. Nearly 200 rural…
Providence will close the pediatric intensive care unit at St. Vincent Medical Center in Portland, Ore., the first week of November. Hospital officials Ray Moreno, MD, chief executive, Elizabeth Paxton, RN, chief nursing officer and Kristine Bell, RN, executive director…
Leaders from some of the top hospitals for emergency department excellence are sharing their low-lift processes and practices that helped them earn national honors. In July, the Emergency Nurses Association recognized 96 hospital emergency departments for demonstrating outstanding leadership, practice,…