Category: Care Coordination

Upland, Pa.-based Crozer Health will end surgical services at Taylor Hospital in Ridley Park, Pa., by Sept. 1, according to WHYY.

Greenfield, Iowa-based Adair County Memorial Hospital is partially reopening nearly three months after it was damaged by an EF4 tornado, ABC affiliate KCCI reported Aug. 12.

After a three-month pause, Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center in Aurora, Colo., is resuming all surgeries Aug. 12. 

Phoenix-based St. Luke’s Behavioral Health Center transferred 98 patients after its air conditioning system broke, resulting in patient room temperatures reaching nearly 100 degrees, Arizona’s Family reported Aug. 12.

Researchers from the Huntsman Cancer Institute and the University of Utah, both based in Salt Lake City, found that 34% of rural patients said they have easy access to medical specialists.

For hospital staff in Charleston, S.C., contenting with flood waters from multiple hurricanes and tropical storms, as well as rising oceans, is all in a day’s work, The Washington Post reported Aug. 8.

UK King’s Daughters Medical Center in Ashland, Ky., has been forced to delay and cancel some surgical procedures over the past several months.

In 2023, a record number of more than 31 million people received care at health centers funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration.

Health systems across several southeastern states are closing clinics and rescheduling elective procedures as Tropical Storm Debby is expected to bring prolonged downpours and flooding through Aug. 9. 

Home visit companies pushed nurses to run screening tests and add diagnoses during patient visits, which added up to about $15 billion in extra pay from Medicare Advantage between 2019 to 2021, The Wall Street Journal reported Aug. 4.