Care Coordination

Thousand Oaks, Calif.-based Los Robles Regional Medical Center plans to close its pediatric unit July 1, according to an internal memo obtained by the Ventura County Star. 

Philadelphia-based Jefferson Health is improving patient experience and reducing the burden on providers with a new program that recruits and trains reskilled workers.

Atlanta-based Emory Healthcare and CVS Health's MinuteClinic are collaborating on a goal to expand primary care access across Georgia, which WalletHub deemed the worst state for healthcare access. 

Mad River Community Hospital in Arcata, Calif., will begin offering home health services and plans to open two outpatient pediatric clinics this spring. 

Maternal and neonatal stays accounted for 22% of hospitalizations in 2021, a recent KFF report found.

By 2032, the average U.S. hospital occupancy will rise from 75% to 85%, according to University of California Los Angeles researchers. 

Indianapolis-based Community Health Network partnered with Brentwood, Tenn.-based Lifepoint Behavioral Health to create two new inpatient behavioral health hospitals in the greater Indianapolis area.

Boonville, Ind.-based Ascension St. Vincent Warrick is launching a new program for adults 55 and older.

San Diego-based Scripps Health dusted off an initiative it used during COVID to help manage increased patient loads during flu season — internal patient transfers.

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health announced a groundbreaking collaboration with Hollywood Fla.-based Memorial Healthcare System.