The number of patients admitted with opioid use disorder and injection-related infections opting to be discharged against medical advice before completing treatment increased by 82% in 4 years, a recent Penn Medicine study found.
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Connecticut approves labor, delivery closure at Hartford HealthCare hospital
Windham (Conn.) Hospital, part of Hartford (Conn.) HealthCare, received approval from the state to end its labor and delivery services after a three-year process, the Connecticut Mirror reported Dec. 1.
Christus hospital walks back plan to phase out residency program
Christus Spohn Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas, will continue its emergency medicine program under an expanded partnership with the Nueces County Hospital District.
Rural New York hospital to restart maternity services after more than 2 years
Lewis County Health System has completed a $32 million-dollar renovation of the surgical center at Lewis County General Hospital and plans to bring back maternity services at the hospital, North Country Public Radio reported Dec. 1.
ED boarding's effect on clinician well-being: Joint Commission
Caring for patients in the emergency department when there are not enough inpatient beds — ED boarding — is a long-standing practice in hospitals that are over capacity. Not only does it risk patient safety, but clinicians say it’s burning them out, to…
New York system lowers age for inpatient psychiatric care
Rome (N.Y.) Health has lowered the age for patients it accepts who need inpatient psychiatric care.
Massachusetts Nurses Association urges statewide halt to birthing unit closures
Following the highly contested closure of a birthing center at UMass Memorial Health’s Leominster Hospital the Massachusetts Nurses Association has come out against it and is calling for the state to halt further shutdowns until a review is conducted.&…
Some Mass General Brigham locations limiting new primary care patients
Mass General Brigham said the capacity for primary care patients is limited on the main campuses of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Mass General Hospital in Boston, but there is availability within the system.
ED boarding times rise in 2022: 4 notes
Emergency department volumes have rebounded since 2020, but little progress has been made to address high ED boarding times, according to a new report the Emergency Department Benchmarking Alliance.
Kentucky Hospital Association aims to improve clinical handoffs
With patient safety institute I-PASS, the Kentucky Hospital Association has launched an effort to reduce communication breakdowns by improving efficiency of clinical handoffs across 128 hospitals statewide.
