Rochester, N.Y.-based Monroe Community Hospital will receive more than $10 million from the state government to expand capacity and care. The funds will be used to increase pediatric bed capacity, enhance care in the ventilator unit and renovate an adjacent…
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Nearly one-third of readmissions occur at a different hospital than the original site of care, which limits a hospital’s visibility after a patient’s discharge and increases costs, according to an August report from Vizient. Vizient researchers analyzed an all-payer dataset…
The rate of Medicare enrollees leaving acute care hospitals against medical advice increased 46% between 2006 and 2023, from 0.68% to 0.99% of discharges, according to a report from HHS’ Office of Inspector General. The COVID-19 pandemic saw a spike…
A study led by Salt Lake City-based University of Utah analyzed nearly 150,000 hospitalized patients with critical injuries and found that a majority of these patients are not transferred to an appropriate site of care. Transfers to higher-level care centers,…
Aurora Medical Center-Sheboygan County in Wisconsin plans to stop offering inpatient psychiatric care and convert those beds to medical and surgical beds beginning Sept. 19, according to Wisconsin Public Radio. In a statement shared with the news outlet, Aurora Health…
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If you were handed $100 million earmarked for clinical work, where would you invest it first? This is the question Becker’s posed to two hospital leaders. Their responses come down to what kind of investment matters most to their community…
New Orleans-based Ochsner Health was able to cut emergency department visits with its virtual ED, according to an article published Aug. 22 on the American Medical Association website. The virtual emergency department service was launched in October. It runs from…
A growing share of emergency department visits in the U.S. are considered emergent, meaning they require immediate treatment, according to Vizient and Kaufman Hall’s latest “System of CARE” report, which tracks national trends in patient throughput, access, quality and cost…
More hospitals and health systems should be focusing on developing evidence-based clinical pathways as part of broader efforts to free up capacity and improve operational efficiency, according to Chhavi Katyal, MD, senior vice president and chief quality officer at Catholic…
Twenty hospitals were named to healthcare staffing firm Soliant’s 2025 Most Beautiful Hospitals list, which recognizes both architectural beauty and quality of care. Leaders from eight of the hospitals shared with Becker’s how redesigned spaces have improved patient flow in…