A power outage in one building of Los Angeles-based White Memorial Hospital, part of Roseville, Calif.-based Adventist Health, has prompted the evacuation and removal of more than 240 patients, CBS News reported Aug.22.
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As Hilary hits West, California hospital floods
Patient care areas were not affected after a California hospital’s emergency department flooded because of Tropical Storm Hilary, according to local reports.
Hawaii's sole burn unit records highest-ever patient influx
After one of the deadliest wildfires in U.S. history hit Maui in early August, healthcare workers at Hawaii’s only burn unit were tasked with treating its highest-ever patient influx from one incident, according to The New York Times.
Vanderbilt forms new ambulatory surgery division
Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health is forming a new ambulatory surgery division after experiencing year-over-year surgical volume growth. The health system performs about 85,000 surgeries a year, 70 percent of which are done outpatient.
Record number of patients leaving EDs without complete care
Amid rebounding emergency department volumes and growing wait times, patients are increasingly leaving emergency departments before completing treatment, according to Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance data shared with Becker’s. &nbs…
Indiana hospital to end labor, delivery services
Perry County Memorial Hospital in Tell City, Ind., will end labor and delivery services Jan. 1, according to NBC affiliate WFIE.
UNC Health Rex hospital under investigation after power outage
Two organizations are investigating Raleigh, N.C.-based UNC Health Rex after a storm left several units without electricity for more than an hour, The News & Observer reported Aug. 11.
Hawaii wildfires burn clinic and dialysis center
Wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui have killed six people, consumed homes and destroyed multiple commercial buildings — including one hospital-run clinic and one dialysis center, Hilton Raethel, president and CEO of the Healthcare Association of …
Miami VA Healthcare halts elective surgeries amid AC failure
All elective surgeries at a Miami VA Hospital were halted Aug. 8 after an air conditioning unit stopped working, the Miami Herald reported.
Orlando Health opening 2 outpatient resource centers
Orlando (Fla.) Health has opened a new resource center designed specifically to help individuals who may not have access to a primary care physician with their outpatient follow-up needs, Positively Osceola reported Aug. 8. One of the two centers is al…
