Researchers found that discharge delays are more persistent for patients in public hospitals when compared to private, nonprofit hospitals — 12 percent versus 7.2 percent, respectively.

Florida hospitals are eligible to receive additional resources and flexibilities to ensure they can offer timely care to individuals affected by Hurricane Idalia, CMS said Aug. 31.

As Hurricane Idalia travels through the Southeast, Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital said its preventive measures held up, including its AquaFence, which can block flood waters that are 15 feet above sea level. 

Four Tampa, Fla.-area hospitals have evacuated and closed in preparation for Hurricane Idalia, the Tampa Bay Times reported Aug. 28.

UNC Hospitals locked down Aug. 28 after a suspect fatally shot a faculty member on the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's campus, according to The New York Times.

Parkview LaGrange (Ind.) Hospital reopened Aug. 28 after an air conditioning outage halted surgeries and relocated patients since Aug. 25. 

Los Angeles-based Adventist Health White Memorial has resumed normal operations after a power outage forced the hospital to evacuate more than 200 patients Aug. 22, a spokesperson told Becker's.

After Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth announced it would end palliative care in May, the health system reversed the decision after pushback and will now restore it, Cascadia Daily reported Aug. 24. 

Parkview LaGrange (Ind.) Hospital temporarily closed Aug. 25 due to an air conditioning outage that's expected to last 48 hours.

A power outage in one building of Los Angeles-based White Memorial Hospital, part of Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health, has prompted the evacuation and removal of more than 240 patients, CBS News reported Aug.22.

Patient care areas were not affected after a California hospital's emergency department flooded because of Tropical Storm Hilary, according to local reports. 

After one of the deadliest wildfires in U.S. history hit Maui in early August, healthcare workers at Hawaii's only burn unit were tasked with treating its highest-ever patient influx from one incident, according to The New York Times. 

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health is forming a new ambulatory surgery division after experiencing year-over-year surgical volume growth. The health system performs about 85,000 surgeries a year, 70 percent of which are done outpatient.

Officials with the Maui District Health Office and local clinicians opened a coordinated health clinic Aug. 14 in West Maui to provide aid to victims of the wildfires, according to a press release. 

Amid rebounding emergency department volumes and growing wait times, patients are increasingly leaving emergency departments before completing treatment, according to Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance data shared with Becker's.   

Perry County Memorial Hospital in Tell City, Ind., will end labor and delivery services Jan. 1, according to NBC affiliate WFIE.

Two organizations are investigating Raleigh, N.C.-based UNC Health Rex after a storm left several units without electricity for more than an hour, The News & Observer reported Aug. 11.

Wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui have killed 36 people, consumed homes and destroyed multiple commercial buildings — including one hospital-run clinic and one dialysis center, Hilton Raethel, president and CEO of the Healthcare Association of Hawaii told Becker's. 

All elective surgeries at a Miami VA Hospital were halted Aug. 8 after an air conditioning unit stopped working, the Miami Herald reported.

Orlando (Fla.) Health has opened a new resource center designed specifically to help individuals who may not have access to a primary care physician with their outpatient follow-up needs, Positively Osceola reported Aug. 8. One of the two centers is already operational, and the other is set to open this fall.