After COVID-19 exacerbated instances of patient boarding in Minnesota emergency departments — that some say reached “unprecedented levels” — the Minnesota Medical Association and the state chapter of the American College of Emergency Physicians have ou…
Los Angeles-based Cedars-Sinai has opened a designated center for LGBTQ health, according to a May 30 news release.
Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth is permanently closing five clinics and services, KLCC reported May 24.
Wilson (N.C.) Medical Center has successfully had its immediate jeopardy designation removed, a spokesperson told Becker’s.
Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health has been selected to pilot a new care delivery model created by CMS that aims to reduce unnecessary emergency department visits and associated costs for Medicare patients.
Rural healthcare is under threat nationwide: 170 rural hospitals have closed since 2005, and hundreds more are at risk. To preserve vital services and healthcare access, leaders say a wide range of actions and strategies are needed.
Welch (W.Va.) Community Hospital is looking to close its long-term care unit, according to the West Virginia health department.
Hospitals are employing a range of different measures to address capacity challenges and reduce emergency department wait times.
Vancouver, Wash.-based PeaceHealth is ending comprehensive outpatient palliative care May 26 and reducing staff to one nurse and one social worker for in-home care, Cascadia Daily reported May 16.
The president of ProMedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital in Adrian, Mich., recently spoke about some of the ways the hospital is addressing capacity challenges and emergency room wait times in a podcast with WLEN Radio.
