St. Peter’s Health Partners has delayed plans to shut down the maternity unit at Troy, N.Y.-based Samaritan Hospital to address community members’ concerns about care access and transportation barriers, the the Times Union reported Oct. 23.
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Physicians, public fight to save Christus hospital residency program
Staff at Christus Spohn Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas, are airing their concerns about plans to close the hospital’s emergency medicine residency program, ABC affiliate KIII reported Oct. 19.
Banner Health hospital enters lockdown after nearby shooting
A Banner Health hospital in Glendale, Ariz., locked down for a few hours the night of Oct. 19 after a nearby fatal shooting, according to local news outlets.
New York hospital limits care after city runs out of water
Samaritan Medical Center in Waterton, N.Y., is pausing some clinical services and rescheduling surgeries due to a major water main break, the hospital said Oct. 19.
Christus hospital to close residency program
Christus Spohn Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas, plans to close its emergency medicine residency program, which will end after its current residents graduate in 2026.
1 year after Atlanta Medical Center's closure: Where things stand
Oct. 14 marks one year since the last patients left Wellstar Health System’s Atlanta Medical Center. No plans are in place to build a new healthcare facility in its place, leaving Grady Memorial Hospital and clinics in the region operating on stretched…
New York governor presses hospitals to restore psychiatric beds: 'We're done with excuses'
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul plans to create more mental healthcare capacity as part of the state’s $1 billion investment in mental healthcare. Her plan not only involves creating new access, but restoring it in hospitals.
New York capacity issues led to 1,700 patient transfers in 1 year
More than 1,700 patients were transferred from New York hospitals during care capacity shortages in 2022, leaving many to receive care hundreds of miles from home, The Journal News reported Oct. 12.
23 North Dakota hospitals unite to form clinical network
Improved access to and quality of care are major drivers behind the formation of a new clinically integrated network involving 23 rural North Dakota hospitals.
Kentucky hospital locks down after report of armed suspect
A hospital in London, Ky., went into lockdown the evening of Oct. 10 because of a report of an armed suspect, which was unfounded, according to The Lexington Herald-Leader, a local news outlet.
