The use of rapid flu clinics that are set up outside hospital emergency departments may help ease emergency department overcrowding while still maintaining care for influenza patients, according to a study published in the American Journal of Infection Control.
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TeleTracking Technologies announced registration is open for a free symposium on patient throughput and overcrowding, asset management and inter-hospital patient transfers.
Stuart, Fla.-based Martin Health System announced the ground breaking of its more than $110 million new hospital 14 years after it first sought approval for construction.
Gettysburg (Pa.) Hospital will open its new $18.1 million emergency department April 4, according to a Central Penn Business Journal report.
Fremont-Rideout Health Group has broken ground on a $225 million expansion of Rideout Memorial Hospital in Marysville, Calif., according to a news release.
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The University of Kansas Hospital in Kansas City announced updated plans for its $56.7 million expansion project.
Tillamook (Ore.) County General Hospital is designing a new facility, costing between $4 million and $4.5 million, to replace its five clinic buildings, according to a Tillamook Headlight Herald report.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced 23 additional participants in the Community-based Care Transitions Program.
Nemours Children's Hospital in Orlando, Fla., has chosen TriMedx, an Indianapolis-based health technology management firm, to manage its health technology assets.
Cygnus Medical provides a team of professionals to restore malfunctioning equipment, such as a cracked weld, broken wheel or missing latch on a piece of equipment. Code Blue Equipment Rescue specializes in restoring items such as surgical case carts and…