Care Coordination

UPMC Lock Haven (Pa.) has paused several outpatient services after a fire May 26, though its emergency department reopened the morning of May 27 after a brief overnight closure, a UPMC spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s. The fire originated in an…

Emergency departments across the country are reporting higher-than-normal rates of visits related to tick bites, according to CDC data.  In April, 104 of every 100,000 ED visits were related to tick bites, according to a CDC tracker. While this equals…

Boston Children’s Hospital neurosurgery department was able to cut patient appointment wait times, increase volume by 12% and cut cancellations by 26% with three operational changes. The department manages more than 7,000 outpatient encounters and approximately 1,000 surgeries each year,…

Jefferson Methodist Hospital in Philadelphia reopened May 23 after a power outage and flooding led to a temporary closure and patient evacuation. The reopening follows authorization by the Pennsylvania Department of Health after power was restored, according to a May…

Prime Healthcare, a 55-hospital system based in Ontario, Calif., is partnering with Collette Health to expand virtual sitting technology across its enterprise after a pilot hospital recorded significant safety improvements with the tool.  A pilot program at Prime’s Paradise Valley…

As medical-dental integration moves from concept to operational reality, Henderson, Nev.-based PDS Health is reimagining primary care around prevention and whole-person health. In April, PDS Health Medical, the organization’s medical arm, appointed Brett Bingham as president to lead operational growth…

A growing emphasis to meet patients where they’re at has led health systems and hospitals to take primary care out of its traditional setting. “We can’t expect people to alter their lives to fit into our schedule. We need to…

St. Louis, Mo.-based SSM Health plans to open the region’s first fully integrated maternal and newborn care center inside its new children’s hospital. The care center will be located across four floors of the SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital,…

Behavioral health emergency department visits are projected to increase by 1 million over the next decade, with adult visits expected to grow 12% and pediatric visits projected to rise 7% — outpacing physical health ED growth, according to an Sg2…

Amid workforce shortages, financial strain, and ever-changing federal and state policies, hospitals are getting more creative with how they meet patient needs and close care gaps. However, competing patient needs have forced hospital leaders to prioritize some services. Becker’s asked…