Care Coordination

Approximately half of Australian patients who used a call center service for consultation on a medical condition and went to the emergency department did so despite the center's recommendation not to go, according to a study in Medical Journal of…

Midland (Texas) Memorial Hospital and the Midland Fire Department are partnering to reduce the number of unnecessary emergency department visits, according to a MyWestTexas.com report.

Rady Children's Hospital-San Diego has launched a program aimed at detecting and preventing seizures in newborns, according to a U-T San Diego report.

Miami Children's Hospital held the grand opening of its Nicklaus Outpatient Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., over the weekend, according to a Palm Beach Post report.

South Texas Spine & Surgical Hospital in San Antonio, operated by National Surgical Hospitals, has announced expansion plans.

Detroit Medical Center Children's Hospital of Michigan is holding an open house for its new $1.1 million Children's Hospital of Michigan Specialty Center-Canton (Mich.), according to a ClickOnDetroit.com report.

Texas Children's Hospital in Houston has formed a medical-legal partnership with the Houston Bar Association's Houston Volunteer Lawyers to aid low-income patients and their families, according to a Sacramento Bee report.

Edward Hospital & Health Services in Naperville, Ill., has opened a Second Opinion Clinic to help patients get second opinions for cancer and other conditions, according to a Sacramento Bee report.

Bellevue Hospital in New York City has evacuated the remainder of its 375 patients after fuel pumps shorted out, rendering the hospital's generators inoperable in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, according to a New York Times report.

Shelby Baptist Medical Center in Alabaster, Ala., is experiencing increased emergency department volume since Chilton Medical Center in Clanton, Ala., closed Monday, according to an AL.com report.