Yale-New Haven Hospital in New Haven, Conn., is seeking approval to add 70 beds to the hospital over the next two years to reduce capacity issues, according to a Hartford Business Journal report.
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Sharon Regional Health System faced a dilemma after completing a comprehensive master patient index cleanup in preparation for its new electronic health record system. While the cleanup had eliminated existing duplicate records from the system, limited internal resources and manual…
Oswego (N.Y.) Health has opened the new $22 million Fulton (N.Y.) Medical Center and Urgent Care, according to a Palladium Times report.
Memorial Hospital in Abilene, Kan., has begun constructing a $14 million addition, according to a Topeka Capital-Journal report.
As part of a settlement agreement, Detroit Medical Center is asking its affiliated physicians to pay for computer equipment provided up to six years ago, according to a Crain's Detroit Business report.
Boston Medical Center plans to close its 12-bed acute-injury rehabilitation unit and outpatient clinic July 1, according to a Boston Globe report.
Five days after starting as Parkland Memorial Hospital's chief implementation officer, John Beall has resigned and will return to his former post at The Joint Commission, according to a Dallas Morning News report.
A bill heading to the Idaho House floor unopposed would ban hospitals from turning physicians away if they practice or have financial stakes in a competing hospital, according to an Idaho Statesman report.
Fillmore County Hospital in Geneva, Neb., has opened a new $18.5 million hospital, according to an Omaha World Herald report.
Research published in the American Journal of Infection Control suggests alcohol handrubbing is just as effective as chlorhexidine handwashing but may be more time efficient.