Free clinics may help reduce unnecessary emergency department visits, according to a study published in the Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved and reported by Penn State Live.
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North Kansas City (Mo.) Hospital announced that its $18 million emergency department will open on Jan. 31.
Community Hospital of Anaconda (Mont.) has announced plans for a $19.5 million expansion, according to a report by The Montana Standard.
The healthcare real estate market will see more medical buildings designed for higher-acuity care, new uses for freestanding emergency departments and more partnerships and monetizations in 2013, according to Duke Realty in Indianapolis, a real estate company with more that…
Dominican Hospital in Santa Cruz, Calif., has unveiled its $12.6 million rehabilitation unit to treat stroke and head injuries, according to a Santa Cruz Sentinel report.
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Changes in scheduling reduced the average wait time for a new pediatric endocrinology appointment by approximately 85 percent — from 11.4 weeks to 1.7 weeks — in little over a year, according to a study in Pediatrics.
The construction of the $31 million Peoria (Ariz.) Regional Medical Center is at a standstill due to a lack of funding, according to an AZ Central report.
St. Tammany Parish Hospital in Covington, La., announced that it will embark on a $21 million expansion of its emergency and inpatient services.
Mayo Clinic Health System-Red Cedar in Menomonie, Wis., announced that it will expand its emergency and urgent care department.
Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear announced that the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services and Lexington-based University of Kentucky HealthCare signed a letter of intent for UK to operate and manage the new Eastern State Hospital in Lexington, which is…