Bethlehem, Pa.-based St. Luke’s University Health Network has created a “mini-ER on wheels” that adds physicians to the EMS response team, Lehigh Valley News reported July 22.
Category: Care Coordination
Pediatric hospitalizations up after popular asthma medication discontinued
Six months after GSK stopped making a popular inhaler, pediatric patients with asthma still struggle to find alternative medications while urgent cares and hospitals contend with a rise in asthma-related pediatric visits, NPR reported July 22.
HCA California hospital walks back plan to end trauma care
San Jose, Calif.-based Regional Medical Center’s trauma center will modify heart attack and stroke programs and remain open after pushback from local stakeholders.
HCA California hospital walks back plan to end trauma care
San Jose, Calif.-based Regional Medical Center’s trauma center will modify heart attack and stroke programs and remain open after pushback from local stakeholders.
Aspirus Medford to relocate maternal care amid OB-GYN shortage
Aspirus Medford (Wis.) Hospital and Clinics will transition maternal care services to another location starting Oct. 1 amid a shrinking OB-GYN pipeline.
A Las Vegas hospital's playbook for presidential care
University Medical Center in Las Vegas is Nevada’s only level 1 trauma center and the state’s largest public hospital. With advanced capabilities, it is accustomed to preparing for emergencies and special circumstances, including potential visits from …
MSU Health, UM Health collaborate on multiple service lines
East Lansing, Mich.-based MSU Health Care and the University of Michigan Health-Sparrow have signed a joint operating agreement to expand access and improve the patient experience for neurological services in the region.
3 EDs cutting wait times with unique programs
The average wait time for emergency department visits is two hours and 25 minutes, but systems are developing new ways to cut that time to as low as four minutes.
'Baby bust' pushes rural hospitals to close obstetrics units
More Americans are having fewer or no children, resulting in a “baby bust” that is causing hospitals to shutter their labor and delivery units, NPR reported July 15.
Power outages, heat wave strain Houston hospitals
Widespread power outages are complicating care delivery for Houston hospitals amid a severe heatwave in the wake of Hurricane Beryl, The New York Times reported.
