Recent research published in the Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety suggests volumes are the strongest predictor of poor performance in emergency departments.
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Johnston County Medical Center in Smithfield, N.C., is planning to remodel its emergency department to better manage increased patient volume, according to a Smithfield Herald report.
Bryn Mawr, Pa.-based Main Line Health announced its Bryn Mawr (Pa.) Hospital has joined the Jefferson Neuroscience Network.
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.
Elmhurst (Ill.) Memorial Healthcare has opened a health center in Addison, Ill., according to a Daily Herald report.
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Miami Valley Hospital in Dayton, Ohio, plans to expand its emergency services with a new emergency facility in Greene County, according to a WDTN report.
Erie (Pa.) VA Medical Center announced its intensive care unit will close Sept. 17 and its emergency room will become an urgent care center.
Effingham Hospital in Springfield, Ga., has been designated a Level IV trauma center by the Georgia Department of Public Health.
An integrated system model may offer community health centers the easiest access to subspecialty care, according to a study in Health Affairs.
CMS has selected 17 sites to participate in the Community-based Care Transitions Program, a five-year program created under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act to test models for improving care transitions from the hospital to other settings and reducing…