New Orleans-based Ochsner Health, a 46-hospital system, has joined Hall of Fame Health as its exclusive partner in the Gulf South region.
Category: Care Coordination
Hospitals prepare for solar eclipse
As the eagerly awaited total solar eclipse approaches, cities along its path of totality are bracing for an influx of visitors, prompting hospitals to implement various precautionary measures.
Texas hospital suspends maternity care
The obstetrics, labor and delivery program at Nacogdoches (Texas) Memorial Hospital remains suspended as hospital operations transition from a private company back to the local hospital district, a hospital spokesperson confirmed to Becker’s.
Nurses' strike may affect elective surgeries at San Francisco hospitals
Hospitals in Santa Clara County’s public health system in California are gearing up to limit potential disruptions to patient care as more than 3,700 nurses plan to strike in early April.
HCA California hospital has 3x more complaints than statewide average
Thousand Oaks, Calif.-based Los Robles Medical Center continues to face state citations due to understaffing and a lack of care for patient well-being and consistently ranks above the statewide average of complaints, local news outlet The Echo reported…
Cleveland Clinic's program that saves $8K per patient
The Clinic by Cleveland Clinic produced an average savings of $8,705 per patient by providing virtual second opinions, a recent analysis found.
Maryland hospital treats patient after bridge collapse
After a cargo ship reportedly lost power and hit Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge at about 2 a.m. March 26, the bridge collapsed. Employees not on call at the University of Maryland Medical Center soon began calling to ask if the hospital’s trauma …
California hospital to close ED for 6-9 months
Beginning April 1, Seton Medical Center Coastside in Moss Beach, Calif., will temporarily close while structural repairs caused by storm damage are made.
The treatment burden problem
About 40% of patients with chronic conditions believe their treatment burden is unsustainable, leading to poorer quality of life and not following medical advice. Advocates are pushing to simplify the process, The Washington Post reported March 24.&nbs…
Why Ballad Health is under fire for long wait times
A recent report showed Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health, which benefits from the largest state-sanctioned hospital monopoly in the U.S., has a nearly 11-hour median wait time for emergency department patients, KFF Health News reported March 25.
