Harrison County Hospital in Corydon, Ind., has suspended obstetric services due to a lack of obstetric providers, effective March 31, according to a statement on its website. “This decision was made after careful evaluation of physician recruitment challenges nationally and…
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Essentia Health-Fosston (Minn.) is increasing its emergency department space fivefold with a new $12 million investment. The expansion will take the ED from 1,100 square feet to 6,700 square feet, according to a March 26 system news release. The addition…
Creating public reporting frameworks, aligning payment structures and incentives, and broader adoption of inpatient bed managers are among the strategies experts are calling for to reduce emergency department boarding, according to a newly released report from the Agency for Healthcare…
Charleston, S.C.-based MUSC Health is opening the first pediatric EmPATH unit in the nation, it said in a March 24 news release. The system is opening the pediatric EmPATH unit at MUSC Shawn Jenkins Children’s Hospital. The pediatric ED sees…
West Bloomfield, Mich.-based Henry Ford Behavioral Health Hospital is the latest mental health hospital to open in the state. The 192-bed facility opened Jan. 21. The 120,000-square-feet building sits on a 15-acre lot and houses evidence-based care for adolescents, adults…
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Two years ago, West Orange, N.J.-based RWJBarnabas partnered with Uber Health to provide free rides to underserved patients. Now, it plans to expand the program to all 14 of its hospitals, NJ.com reported March 21. The original partnership used $25…
Excelsior Springs (Mo.) Hospital will close its home health and hospice services, effective April 30, the Excelsior Citizen reported. Hospital CEO Kristen DeHart attributed the decision to stagnant insurance reimbursements, higher operational costs and unpredictable denials from insurers. “One insurer…
Hospitals in Green Bay, Wis., are preparing for a possible influx of patients when the city hosts the NFL draft next month, the Green Bay Press-Gazette reported March 17.
When NASA's SpaceX Crew-8 returned to Earth in October, Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola (Fla.), part of St. Louis-based Ascension health system, became the first civilian hospital to provide medical care to astronauts.
Rows of glowing monitors display a constant stream of data on bed availability, patient transfers and ambulance arrivals, while specialists track and coordinate movements in real time, akin to air traffic controllers for hospital operations.