Category: Care Coordination

Hospitals see uptick of RSV, flu patients

While seasonal cases of respiratory syncytial virus are not as high nationwide as they were during this same time in 2022, cases are still rising, and hospitals in Atlanta and Miami are reporting an increase in hospital admissions for it. Flu is also o…

Massachusetts hospital evacuated, diverted patients amid power outage

Brockton, Mass.-based Good Samaritan Medical Center suffered a power outage caused by a plumbing issue Oct. 7 that disrupted services at the hospital, according to a Brockton 25 News report.

2 hospitalized after car crashes into Idaho clinic

Two people were taken to the hospital after a driver crashed into the Caldwell (Idaho) VA Clinic, Idaho News reported Oct. 6.

Montana hospital ends labor and delivery care

Plains, Mont.-based Clark Fork Valley Hospital will end its labor and delivery services effective Jan. 1, 2024, NBC Montana reported Oct. 6.

Bomb threat temporarily halts operations at North Carolina system

CarolinaEast Health System, a two-hospital system based in New Bern, N.C., temporarily stopped operations Oct. 5 because of an emailed bomb threat. 

Why nearly half of Americans avoid emergency care: New ACEP findings

A significant proportion of Americans indicate they would delay or avoid emergency care altogether due to concerns they would be held in hospital emergency departments for extended periods of time while waiting for an inpatient bed to open up, accordin…

Shuttered North Carolina hospital to close clinics

Six clinics run by shuttered Martin General Hospital are set to close, NBC affiliate WITN reported Oct. 5.

What migrant healthcare looks like in New York's public health system

Increasing numbers of migrants and asylum seekers to the U.S. has propelled cities nationwide to find the necessary resources to care for the influx of the incoming population. 

NYC hospitals are 'not strained' in the face of migrant care, association says

Following reports about the influx of thousands of migrants to New York City in the last year alone, the city’s health and hospital system — which oversees 11 acute care facilities, five skilled nursing facilities, and 50 other care locations — asserts…

The bottleneck that keeps beds tied up

Massachusetts hospitals are struggling to discharge patients in a timely manner, leading to a bottleneck that costs hospitals, The Boston Globe reported Oct. 2.