Category: Care Coordination

Atlanta’s healthcare system is routinely operating under significant strain — a situation physicians, patients and local officials worry could lead to larger problems, NBC News reported Feb. 7. 

Wahiawa (Hawaii) General Hospital shut down inpatient operations for multiple days due to a broken air conditioning system, KITV News reported Feb. 5.

Vista Medical Center East in Waukegan, Ill., lost its level 2 trauma center designation Feb. 2.

Massachusetts has declared several regions “high risk” due to limited hospital capacity, a stark downturn for a state that is regularly heralded for the performance of its hospitals and healthcare system.

Arizona has the most level 1 trauma centers per capita and Washington has the fewest centers per capita, a study found.

It’s estimated that 29.5 million people over the age of 12 meet the criteria for alcohol use disorder in 2022, and hospital leaders told Becker’s that number continues to rise.

HCA Florida North Florida Hospital in Gainesville has resumed some surgeries after shutting down procedures earlier this month to address equipment sterilization issues.

Older adults are spending an average of three weeks every year on healthcare appointments, a Jan. 23 study found.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham Health System and Mobile, Ala.-based Infirmary Health have formed a joint venture to provide comprehensive cancer services to patients in southern Alabama, southeast Mississippi and the Florida panhandle.

More than half of rural hospitals in the U.S. do not offer labor and delivery services, according to a new report from the Center for Healthcare Quality & Payment Reform.