Washington, D.C.-based Howard University Hospital will reopen its inpatient wing in partnership with Washington-D.C.-based Unity Health Care, to expand access to obstetric services in the area, according to the Washington Business Journal.  By Alia Paavola - 11/21/17

The Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board unanimously approved Crystal Lake, Ill.-based Centegra Health System's proposal to suspend acute inpatient care at its 108-bed hospital in Woodstock, Ill., according to the Northwest Herald.  By Alia Paavola - 11/15/17

Boston-based Steward Health Care shuttered the labor and delivery unit at Morton Hospital, a 125-bed facility in Taunton, Mass., alleging the Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital and its parent company Boston-based Partners HealthCare, which staff the department, are no longer sending enough physicians to tend to patients, according to The Boston Globe.  By Alyssa Rege - 11/15/17

The Washington DC VA Medical Center canceled at least nine surgeries Friday following concerns about the safety of some of surgical instruments, according to NBC-4 News.  By Alyssa Rege - 11/13/17

Pawtucket, R.I.-based Memorial Hospital permanently closed its intensive care unit Sunday, according to NBC 10.  By Alia Paavola - 11/13/17

Numerous healthcare organizations recently shut down medical units and services to shore up finances, focus on more in-demand services or improve patient care lapses.  By Alia Paavola - 11/10/17

Nashville (Tenn.) Mayor Megan Barry announced Thursday Nashville General Hospital will end all inpatient services and transition to an ambulatory surgical care center providing only outpatient services, the Tennessean reports.  By Alyssa Rege - 11/10/17

An unconfirmed active shooter call prompted a temporary lockdown Wednesday night at East Chicago, Ind.-based St. Catherine's Hospital, according to KWCH.  By Alia Paavola - 11/9/17

The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs recently launched a "healthcare improvement center" to identify and mediate problems at VA hospitals nationwide, USA Today reports.  By Jessica Kim Cohen - 11/8/17

A mercury spill Nov. 1 closed portions of Cincinnati VA Medical Center for nearly a week, according to Cincinnati.com.  By Alia Paavola - 11/7/17

A medical tourism program has officially launched in San Diego, according to The San Diego Union-Tribune.  By Kelly Gooch - 11/7/17

Ten-year-old Rosa Maria Hernandez was released from a federal detainment center Friday, roughly 11 days after U.S. officials arrested her for crossing an immigration checkpoint to undergo emergency gallbladder surgery at Corpus Christi, Texas-based Driscoll Children's Hospital Oct. 24, The New York Times reports.  By Alyssa Rege - 11/6/17

At least three Texas hospitals are treating several of the victims injured during a shooting at Sutherland Springs, Texas-based First Baptist Church Sunday that killed at least 26 people and injured at least 20 others, according to Kens-5 News.  By Alyssa Rege - 11/6/17

A patient being transported from Charleston (W.Va.) General Hospital to one in Bluefield, W.Va., assaulted one EMT and left the ambulance driver on the side of the highway as he hijacked the vehicle, according to the Bluefield Daily Telegraph.  By Leo Vartorella - 11/2/17

Norwich, Ct.-based William W. Backus Hospital went on diversion and transferred four emergency department patients to Hartford (Ct.) Hospital after it lost power Wednesday night, according to The Day.  By Alia Paavola - 11/2/17

Medicaid beneficiaries in Idaho will no longer receive nonemergency medical transportation through Veyo, an Uber-like rideshare organization.  By Morgan Haefner - 11/1/17

A water main break caused Rochester (N.Y.) General Hospital, a 528-bed facility, to temporarily suspend emergency room services Wednesday morning, according to the Democrat & Chronicle.  By Alyssa Rege - 11/1/17

Two Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health hospitals launched a new policy allowing 24-hour visitation in select departments, according to centraljersery.com.  By Alyssa Rege - 11/1/17

The American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration Oct. 31 on behalf of a 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy who was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents after crossing a checkpoint to receive gallbladder surgery at Corpus Christi, Texas-based Driscoll Children's Hospital Oct. 24.  By Alyssa Rege - 11/1/17

A recent study produced surprising findings on hip fracture risk in seniors, changing the discussion on best efforts to descrease fall risk.  By Staff - 11/1/17