Care Coordination

The University of Chicago Medicine announced the name of its new $700 million hospital is the Center for Care and Discovery.

South Shore Hospital in South Weymouth, Mass., is nearly done with its expansion, according to a Weymouth News report.

Ministry Saint Clare's Hospital in Weston, Wis., announced the opening of a new $5 million, 24-bed unit.

Williamson Medical Center in Franklin, Tenn., is planning a new tower for pediatric services, according to a News Channel 5 report.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Presbyterian Healthcare has moved up the expected completion of its planned $90 million hospital in Mint Hill, N.C., from 2018 to 2016, according to a Charlotte Observer report.

Florida Hospital Wesley Chapel in Wesley Chapel will open to patients Monday, according to a Tampa Tribune report.

Dallas-based Methodist Health System announced the ground breaking of its $120 million new Methodist Richardson (Texas) Medical Center-Bush/Renner hospital.

CMS has announced seven cooperative agreement awards to implement the Initiative to Reduce Avoidable Hospitalizations among Nursing Facility Residents.  

March 2010 was a turning point for the emergency department at Baylor All Saints Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas. The 525-bed full-service hospital, like many hospitals in the country, had seen its ED volume grow exponentially over the past…

Excessive wait times in a hospital can be a source of great frustration for patients, which affects their level of satisfaction with the hospital. Since hospitals will be held more accountable for their scores on the Hospital Consumer Assessment of…