Hillsboro, Ore.-based Tuality Healthcare will transition its emergency department at Tuality Forest Grove (Ore.) Hospital to an urgent care clinic as part of an improvement strategy.  By Alia Paavola - 5/16/18

Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Kindred Hospital was forced to transfer eight critically ill patients on ventilators about 2 miles away to Broward Health Medical Center May 11 after a power outage, according to the Sun Sentinel.  By Megan Knowles - 5/15/18

Lynn, Mass.-based Union Hospital, operated by Salem, Mass.-based North Shore Medical Center, shuttered its operating rooms May 10 as part of a phased closure, according to The Salem News.  By Alia Paavola - 5/14/18

Numerous healthcare organizations recently shuttered medical units or terminated services to shore up finances, focus on more in-demand services or improve patient care lapses.  By Alia Paavola - 5/11/18

The University of Chicago Medical Center opened its level 1 adult trauma center May 1. In its first week of operation, the center treated 64 patients with traumatic injuries arising from gunshots, car crashes and burns, according to the Chicago Tribune.  By Alia Paavola - 5/11/18

A violent high-speed chase, which ended in a fatal shooting, forced the 632-bed Beaumont Hospital-Dearborn (Mich.) into lockdown May 9, according to The Detroit Free Press.  By Alia Paavola - 5/10/18

Nearly 75 people protested outside Baltimore-based MedStar Franklin Square Medical Center May 8 after hospital officials revealed in April they would combine their pediatric and adult emergency rooms, according to The Baltimore Sun.  By Leo Vartorella - 5/9/18

Abbott recently announced the the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) cleared the Advisor™ HD Grid Mapping Catheter, Sensor Enabled™, which has first-of-its-kind grid configuration, designed to capture data in multiple directions and to create high-density maps of the heart.  By Staff - 5/8/18

The University of Chicago Medicine joined six leading U.S. hospitals to offer specialized medical care to patients from the United Arab Emirates, becoming part of a network of preferred providers for Emirati patients.  By Megan Knowles - 5/8/18

A 74-year-old patient died May 7 after an ambulance and another car collided at a busy intersection in San Lorenzo, Calif., reports NBC Bay Area.  By Alia Paavola - 5/8/18

Ballad Health, a new health system formed by the merger of Kingsport, Tenn.-based Wellmont Health System and Johnson City, Tenn.-based Mountain States Health Alliance, will close four urgent care clinics over the next several months as part of a consolidation effort, reports the Johnson City Press.  By Alia Paavola - 5/7/18

PITTSBURGH, May 1, 2018― TeleTracking Chairman and CEO, Michael Zamagias, announced today that Christopher Johnson, Chief Solutions Officer, has been promoted to President.  By Amie Podolak, TeleTracking - 5/7/18

St. David's South Austin (Texas) Medical Center cancelled and rescheduled all nonemergency surgeries May 3 due to a power outage, reports the American-Statesman.  By Alia Paavola - 5/4/18

Coalinga (Calif.) Regional Medical Center permanently closed its emergency department May 3 as a result of staffing shortages, reports the Fresno Bee.  By Alia Paavola - 5/3/18

Carson City, Mich.-based Sparrow Carson Hospital will shutter its inpatient obstetrics ward May 25, which will result in an unspecified number of layoffs, reports the Lansing State Journal.  By Alia Paavola - 5/3/18

Fort Wayne, Ind.-based Lutheran Health Network will stop providing childbirth services at its Fort Wayne-based St. Joseph Hospital May 6, reports The Journal Gazette.  By Alia Paavola - 5/1/18

The emergency department serves as the primary driver of admit volume in most hospitals, accounting for more than half of hospital admissions on average. If an ED fails to function efficiently — whether due to slow discharge processes, inefficient ED operations or ED staffing issues — some patients may leave without ever seeing a provider.  By Megan Wood - 5/1/18

A chartered bus carrying students and chaperones from a North Carolina high school band and chorus team crashed April 29, sending 17 people to Walterboro, S.C.-based Colleton Medical Center for treatment, reports WCIV.  By Alia Paavola - 4/30/18

A patient attempted to grab an officer's gun at Lynn, Mass.-based North Shore Medical Center Union Hospital April 28, prompting the hospital to issue an armed intruder alert, reports CBS Boston.  By Alia Paavola - 4/30/18

An explosion rocked an oil refinery in Superior, Wis., April 26, sending 11 people to two local hospitals and forcing the evacuation of thousands of residents as a plume of noxious smoke blew into the air, reports the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.  By Alia Paavola - 4/27/18