Care Coordination

Raleigh, N.C.-based WakeMed Health & Hospitals announced the ground breaking of a new $17 million emergency department in Garner, N.C.

HHS and the Department of Veterans Affairs have joined together to expand healthcare delivery to veterans living in rural areas by promoting collaboration between VA facilities and private hospitals and clinics.

Louisville, Ky.-based Norton Healthcare announced the ground breaking of the future Norton Women's Hospital and Kosair Children's Hospital-St. Matthews today at Norton Suburban Hospital in Louisville.

Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare Corp. announced (pdf) plans for a $67 million expansion of Sierra Providence East Medical Center in El Paso, Texas, only four years after the hospital's opening.

Memorial Medical Center in Springfield, Ill., has announced plans to undergo its largest expansion in 70 years, according to a State Journal-Register report.

Robert Welti, MD, senior vice president, operations, at Regent Surgical Health, will give a presentation titled "Moving Spine Procedures to ASCs — Key Business and Clinical Issues at the 19th Annual Ambulatory Surgery Centers Conference in Chicago.

How Culture Drives, or Hinders, Hospital Outcomes Authors: Bryan J Warren, Manager, Healthcare Solutions, Select International Rhonda Larimore, Vice President, Human Resources and Support Services at Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC This paper discusses the struggles that healthcare organizations…

The University of Pittsburgh Medical Center outlined a method of upper extremity transplant anesthesia, which reduced patient perioperative bleeding and shortened intensive care stays, according to Anesthesia & Analgesia.

Hospitals sometimes have equipment that isn't on the books, which is a cause for concern when the hospital is audited, says Michael Staunton, a Director at Principle Valuation.

Henry Ford West Bloomfield (Mich.) Hospital will unveil its new $1 million hydroponic greenhouse Saturday, according to a Detroit Free Press report.