New York City-based NYC Health + Hospitals Woodhull campus in Brooklyn evacuated and transferred 116 patients Sept. 30 to allow the facility to shut down its power and assess flood-related damage.
Category: Care Coordination
Hundreds of referrals received 6 months in to Cleveland Clinic's employer offering
Questioning a serious diagnosis can be daunting for patients when they don’t know where to turn. But just six months into Cleveland Clinic’s employer offering, hundreds of patient referrals have already been received since the program debuted in March….
Florida hospital pauses elective surgeries amid power outage
Power outages spurred Baptist Medical Center South in Jacksonville, Fla., to delay some elective surgeries this week, WJXT reported Sept. 28
Wisconsin hospital to halt surgical services
HSHS St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chippewa Falls, Wis., will temporarily suspend surgical services Oct. 26, according to NBC affiliate WEAU.
OhioHealth to end maternity care at newly added hospital
OhioHealth’s hospital in Van Wert, Ohio, will stop inpatient maternity care, effective Sept. 30.
Oregon State Hospital in immediate jeopardy
Salem-based Oregon State Hospital has been cited by CMS with immediate jeopardy after inspectors found safety issues related to secure medical transport, The Lund Report reported Sept. 16.
State halts PICU admissions at California hospital over safety concerns
The California Department of Health Care Services has restricted a hospital from accepting new patients at its pediatric intensive care unit until dozens of safety concerns are addressed, the Los Angeles Times reported Sept. 15.
Power outage downs Florida hospital computers, appointments rescheduled
A power outage at Fort Myers, Fla.-based Lee Memorial Hospital resulted in the hospital canceling appointments Sept. 11 and the IT system shutting down, Wink News reported.
Care coordination a struggle in wake of Massachusetts hospital fire
After a fire closed Brockton (Mass.) Hospital in February, the surrounding community continues to grapple with care coordination amid news of its reopening delay — which has now been slated for 2024.
Driverless taxis blocked ambulance transporting patient
Two driverless taxis in San Francisco blocked an ambulance with a critically injured patient, possibly contributing to the patient’s death, the New York Times reported Sep. 2.
