The University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center in Glen Burnie, Md., has opened a 22-room critical care unit to support the estimated 2,800 patients who receive critical care at the hospital each year.
Category: Care Coordination
New York hospital turns away patients for 3rd time in a few weeks
Gloversville, N.Y.-based Nathan Littauer Hospital was forced to turn away patients for the third time in less than a month amid a surge in seasonal infections such as influenza and an uptick in COVID-19 cases, according to a Daily Gazette report Dec. 9.
Hospitals have not been this full since omicron's height: 5 notes on capacity
More than 80 percent of the nation’s hospital beds are in use, the highest rate throughout the pandemic, according to a CNN analysis of HHS data.
Children's hospitals still under pressure as RSV peak nears
Many children’s hospitals are still grappling with capacity challenges amid an influx of patients with respiratory illnesses, even as the surge in respiratory syncytial virus appears to be slowing in some parts of the U.S.
Mount Sinai's new way of keeping low-acuity patients out of the ED
New York City-based Mount Sinai Health System has started a program offering telehealth services to patients with less severe conditions who call 911, making it the first system in the state to do so.
Methodist Le Bonheur pauses gender-affirming surgeries
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare temporarily paused gender-affirming procedures in response to concerns from some clinicians, the Memphis, Tenn.-based health system told Becker’s Dec. 2.
Illinois’ Memorial Hospital ends birthing services
Carthage, Ill.-based Memorial Hospital’s Stork Stopp closed Dec. 1, transitioning all labor and delivery services to Blessing Hospital in Quincy, the Herald-Whig reported.
NYC will involuntarily hospitalize people with mental illnesses
New York City Mayor Eric Adams issued a directive Nov. 29 telling police and emergency medical workers to involuntarily hospitalize people with severe mental illnesses who are unable to care for themselves and are a danger to themselves.
Southeast hospitals watch for more potential tornadoes
After severe weather in the Southeast turned into tornadoes late in the afternoon on Nov. 29, hospitals in Mississippi and Arkansas braced for potential impact but didn’t report changes in care coordination.
Houston hospitals largely unaffected by boil water advisory
The city of Houston operated under a boil water notice Nov. 28, which posed little disruption to hospitals’ patient care or operations, the Houston Chronicle reported.
