Category: Care Coordination

Fewer children being admitted to general hospitals

Pediatric care has rapidly evolved over the last two decades, according to Michael Steiner, MD, lead author of a study published Oct. 30 in JAMA, and as a result inpatient care has largely been redistributed from general hospitals into children’s hospi…

New York system delays surgeries at new hospital

Utica, N.Y.-based Mohawk Valley Health System’s new Wynn Hospital opened Oct. 29 but will delay surgeries for a week, the Daily Sentinel reported. 

Maine hospitals treat victims of mass shootings

Hospitals and emergency responders in Maine are treating the victims of two mass shooting incidents that have left at least 18 dead and 13 injured in Lewiston on Oct. 25.

Prime hospital ends maternal care

Centinela Hospital Medical Center in Inglewood, Calif., part of Ontario, Calif.-based Prime Healthcare, is ending maternal-child health services Oct. 25.

New York system delays birth center closure amid equity concerns

St. Peter’s Health Partners has delayed plans to shut down the maternity unit at Troy, N.Y.-based Samaritan Hospital to address community members’ concerns about care access and transportation barriers, the the Times Union reported Oct. 23.

Physicians, public fight to save Christus hospital residency program

Staff at Christus Spohn Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas, are airing their concerns about plans to close the hospital’s emergency medicine residency program, ABC affiliate KIII reported Oct. 19.

Banner Health hospital enters lockdown after nearby shooting

A Banner Health hospital in Glendale, Ariz., locked down for a few hours the night of Oct. 19 after a nearby fatal shooting, according to local news outlets. 

New York hospital limits care after city runs out of water

Samaritan Medical Center in Waterton, N.Y., is pausing some clinical services and rescheduling surgeries due to a major water main break, the hospital said Oct. 19.

Christus hospital to close residency program

Christus Spohn Hospital in Corpus Christi, Texas, plans to close its emergency medicine residency program, which will end after its current residents graduate in 2026.

1 year after Atlanta Medical Center's closure: Where things stand

Oct. 14 marks one year since the last patients left Wellstar Health System’s Atlanta Medical Center. No plans are in place to build a new healthcare facility in its place, leaving Grady Memorial Hospital and clinics in the region operating on stretched…