Category: Care Coordination

How UVA Health cut number of ED visits

Charlottesville, Va.-based UVA Health is connecting patients who regularly visit emergency rooms for non-emergency care of chronic conditions to a program designed to make care more accessible, while keeping critical ER beds free and lowering capacity.

CMS propels more EMTALA trainings for hospitals

In response to a growing pile of questions about compliance with the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act, HHS and CMS are deploying new education efforts. 

ED boarding at crisis levels, Mass General says

Boston-based Massachusetts General Hospital is requesting permission from the state to add more than 90 inpatient beds amid what it says is an “unprecedented capacity crisis.” 

HCA hospital suspends surgeries for next 4 days amid sterilization issues

HCA Florida’s North Florida Hospital in Gainesville will suspend elective surgeries for the next four days to address equipment sterilization issues, a spokesperson for HCA Florida confirmed to Becker’s.

Georgia hospital lifts access restrictions in wake of armed standoff

Macon, Ga.-based Atrium Health Navicent lifted restrictions on emergency department access after a three-hour standoff between an armed man and police at one of its medical office buildings Jan. 17 was resolved, Fox and ABC affiliate WGXA reported.

Massachusetts facilitates speedier discharges amid capacity crunch

Massachusetts officials and insurers are implementing various measures to address an increase in respiratory illness affecting hospital capacity. 

Burst pipes & delayed procedures: Hospitals grapple with frigid weather

An arctic blast has brought frigid temperatures to most of the U.S., leading some hospitals to postpone elective procedures. 

New Hampshire hospitals inching toward 100% capacity

As the nation’s hospitals restore mask mandates and construct extra units in response to an increase in respiratory illnesses, the New Hampshire Hospital Association said its members are nearing 100% capacity. 

Denver Health gets 'historic' ambulance fleet — with help from a patient

Denver Health received 10 new ambulances, two of which were purchased thanks to a former patient’s fundraising, CBS News reported Jan. 10.

Nurses scrutinize Ascension's obstetrics unit closures

The nation’s largest union of registered nurses is accusing St. Louis-based Ascension of using its market dominance to consolidate labor and delivery units, thereby creating obstetric healthcare deserts that disproportionately affect low-income, Black …