Care Coordination

The Arnold Palmer Hospital for Children in Orlando, Fla., has opened an outpatient intensive feeding center, according to a news release.

With the Supreme Court's recent decision to uphold the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, hospitals can now move into high gear preparing for new payment and delivery models. While many large systems and hospitals have already partnered with physicians…

Akron (Ohio) Children's Hospital is launching a $200 million expansion project to accommodate growing patient demand and services.

Here are 16 expansions in imaging, pediatrics and other specialties hospitals and health systems announced in the past two months, beginning with the most recent announcement.

Olean (N.Y.) General Hospital announced it will open its new $1.4 million Delevan (N.Y.) Health Center Aug. 20.

A new primary care health center has opened in San Jose, Calif., eight years after a local hospital closed, according to a Mercury News report.

Saint Anne's Hospital in Fall River, Mass., part of Boston-based Steward Health Care, announced it has broken ground on a new $30 million hospital wing.

Marietta, Ga.-based WellStar Health System is planning a $5 million expansion of its WellStar Kennestone Hospital in Marietta to add equipment for neurovascular treatment, according to an Atlanta Business Chronicle report.

Mid Coast Hospital in Brunswick, Maine, has opened its new Center for Diabetes and Endocrinology, according to a WLBZ report.

Lisa Romano, RN, MSN, senior vice president and CNO of TeleTracking Technologies, shared a checklist for nurses to optimize patient flow on TeleTracking's blog.