Alta Vista Regional Hospital in Las Vegas, N.M., will end intensive care unit services, effective June 3, according to a hospital news release shared with Becker’s.
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South Carolina hospital evacuates after cart washer fire
A fire at Charleston, S.C.-based Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital led to patient evacuations and closure of its outpatient building on April 26.
Crozer Health's hospital closure strains local healthcare system: Report
The closure of Upland, Pa.-based Crozer Health’s Delaware County Memorial Hospital in suburban Philadelphia last fall has created a ripple effect across the region’s healthcare system, CBS News reported April 24.
Florida man arrested for fires set inside HCA hospital
A Florida man was arrested for allegedly setting multiple fires inside of Ocala-based HCA Florida West Marion Hospital and within the community, Fox 35 reported April 24.
Texas hospital lifts lockdown after 'threatening calls'
A lockdown issued at Covenant Health Plainview (Texas) was lifted on the afternoon of April 19 after police determined there was “no immediate threat” to a caregiver who the facility had received threatening phone calls about.
Oklahoma hospital clear of bomb threat, tightens security amid county turmoil
McCurtain Memorial Hospital in Idabel, Okla. — a community that has been under a microscope since the release of recordings from a county meeting allegedly revealed racist and threatening statements — has been cleared after a bomb threat that was made …
A 7-minute ED wait time: How 1 hospital got there
When leaders at Hackensack Meridian Health’s Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin, N.J., realized that mounting lists of patients in the emergency department waiting room were also stressing out ED clinicians, the hospital went from a “pull to f…
A 7-minute ED wait time: How 1 hospital got there
When leaders at Hackensack Meridian Health’s Southern Ocean Medical Center in Manahawkin, N.J., realized that mounting lists of patients in the emergency department waiting room were also stressing out ED clinicians, the hospital went from a “pull to f…
Cleveland Clinic hospital debuts 'low-intervention' birthing suites
Mayfield Heights, Ohio-based Cleveland Clinic Hillcrest Hospital has added four low-intervention birthing suites for low-risk women who prefer minimal medical intervention, according to an April 18 report from NBC affiliate WKYC.
Oklahoma hospital evacuated for bomb threat 1 day after initiating lockdown
McCurtain Memorial Hospital in Idabel, Okla. — a community that has been under scrutiny since the release of recordings from a county meeting allegedly revealed racist and threatening statements — was evacuated April 18 due to a bomb threat.
