Care Coordination

On Feb. 22, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center plans to move approximately 400 patients into its new 26-story hospital tower, making it the largest facility patient move in the U.S. this year.  In a Feb. 4 morning interview…

Casper-based Banner Wyoming Medical Center was bestowed with a nearby hospitality center to provide affordable accommodations for patients and families. The Masterson Place was gifted to the system by the Natrona Collective Health Trust, according to a Feb. 2 system…

Each year, poison control centers collectively save an estimated $3.1 billion for healthcare systems, a RAND study found. The 2026 report looked at the impact of that nation’s 53 poison centers. It found for every $1 spent on poison centers,…

Neuroscience is the third national service line Advocate Health has formally stood up since its 2022 merger, alongside oncology and heart and vascular care. Through these expansions, Charlotte, N.C.-based Advocate intends to create a systemwide framework for delivering complex specialty…

Over the past six months, Nationwide Children’s Hospital has seen an 82% drop in patients boarding in the emergency department. That progress stems from a targeted initiative to identify and eliminate barriers in moving patients to inpatient units after care…

For organizations such as Columbia, Mo.-based MU Health Care — an academic health system that sees large patient volumes across a broad regional footprint — high demand for care can be a catalyst for innovation. “The challenge for us is…

Health systems across the U.S. are grappling with care delivery disruptions amid winter storm Fern, which has brought heavy snow, freezing temperatures and icy conditions to 34 states and more than 200 million people. Before the storm hit, many health…

A common acute care discharge order, “follow up in one week with primary care,” is a virtually impossible task amid ever-growing waitlists at primary care clinics across the U.S. So what if healthcare facilities stopped defaulting to this order?  That…

Hospitals and healthcare facilities are rescheduling appointments, stocking up on medical supplies and coordinating with maintenance crews before a brutal winter storm sweeps across two-thirds of the U.S. The National Weather Service expects a “significant, long-duration winter storm” to travel…

Oregon is investing $25 million to support hospitals in maintaining labor and delivery services, Gov. Tina Kotek said Jan. 20.  The governor has directed the Oregon Health Authority to distribute $15 million to support maternity care at small, rural hospitals…