NYC Health + Hospitals recently held a multi-agency exercise to test the health system’s ability to care for patients with H5N1 and prevent additional exposures.
Category: Care Coordination
Nicklaus Children's opens surgical tower
Miami-based Nicklaus Children’s Hospital has officially opened the Kenneth C. Griffin Surgical Tower, which is dedicated to pediatric surgical care.
CDC adds diagnostic code for sepsis survivors: 4 notes
The CDC has added a new diagnostic code meant to improve care for patients after a sepsis hospitalization.
MetroHealth opens new psychiatric ED
Cleveland-based MetroHealth has opened a psychiatric emergency department to offer 24/7 care to patients experiencing mental health crises.
Louisiana hospital opens center addressing child abuse: 4 notes
Children’s Hospital New Orleans has opened a new center to address concerns of child abuse.
8 systems delaying surgeries amid the IV shortage
Hospitals and health systems nationwide are delaying elective or nonemergency procedures to conserve IV fluid supplies amid a national shortage.
Florida hospitals reopen post-Milton
Florida hospitals’ emergency preparedness largely proved effective throughout Hurricane Milton, leaving some in a position to resume normal operations Friday, Oct. 11.
2 years in the making: Inside a Georgia system's historic transfer
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta set a new benchmark for large-scale hospital moves Sept. 29 when it successfully transferred more than 200 patients to its new $1.5 billion Arthur M. Blank Hospital in less than 10 hours.
New Jersey system upgrades NICU to level 3
Teaneck, N.J.-based Holy Name opened a new level 3 neonatal invasive care unit Oct. 4.
Hospitals and Hurricane Milton: 9 things to know
Hurricane Milton made landfall near Sarasota, Fla., as a Category 3 storm at 8:30 p.m. Wednesday. Here are nine things to know about the storm and its effects on hospitals in the region.
