Care Coordination

Dover, Del.- based Bayhealth has announced the completion of its new 24-hour emergency center in Smyrna, Del., marking the occasion with a ribbon cutting ceremony.

Rockingham Memorial Hospital in Harrisonburg, Va., announced the launch of an inpatient pediatrics service.

MedeAnalytics, a provider of healthcare performance management solutions, has launched the Hospital Readmissions Resource Center.

Scribes are gaining traction in the emergency department and are becoming the trusted sidekicks of ED physicians in many ways, according to a recent post at CEP America's blog.

Effingham, Ill.-based Vantage Outsourcing has awarded Jason Carpenter, vice president of technical services at the company, with its Third Quarter V Award.

Atlanta-based Northside Hospital plans to open an urgent care facility in Dawson County, north of Atlanta, on Monday, according to a Dawson News report.

Healthcare reform is changing hospital design as reimbursement moves from a fee-for-service system to a pay-for-performance model, guiding hospital leaders toward a patient-centered mindset when planning new or updated facilities, according to a Kaiser Health News report.

Here are eight emergency department expansions announced in the past three months that are designed to increase capacity for growing patient volumes. The expansions are listed in reverse chronological order.

Knoxville, Tenn.-based TeamHealth announced a $5,000 total donation to the PeyBack Foundation, a non-profit organization established by National Football League quarterback Peyton Manning.

In the simplest of terms, it is a challenging time to develop a successful spine center, and the challenge is growing. Hospitals and physicians are under greater scrutiny by the government, payors, consumers and the media because of reports about…