Some health systems are reporting an uptick in emergency department visits after a severe winter weather system moved through the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions earlier this week, Fox affiliate WDAF-TV reported Jan. 7.
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Community health centers expand patient care: 5 things to know
While 66% percent of visits to community health centers were for medical services, the next highest visit category was for mental health and substance use disorder services at 13%, according to a KFF Health News report.
Providence caps patient capacity at St. Vincent ahead of strike
Ahead of a planned strike by the Oregon Nurses Association, Providence said it has warned state officials that the work stoppage will put healthcare access at “significant risk.” Beginning Jan. 6, the health system is capping the number of patients at …
The most pivotal capacity management strategies at 4 systems
With C-suite leaders placing an acute focus on patient access, throughput and capacity, hospital executives are considering how to deliver services more effectively and reduce bottlenecks.
Systems face major winter storm: 5 notes
Numerous health systems in the path of a major winter storm moving across large swaths of the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions have closed clinics and are rescheduling elective procedures.
New Orleans hospitals treat victims of terrorist attack
Hospitals and emergency responders in New Orleans are treating the victims of a Jan. 1 terrorist attack that left at least 10 dead and dozens injured.
ED boarding: 10 things to know
Emergency department boarding is a longstanding and urgent challenge affecting hospitals across the country. The issue has far-reaching consequences that negatively affect care quality, clinician well-being and increase costs for health systems.
In the aftermath of Helene, more Tennessee hospitals at risk
While southern states continue to recover from the devastation caused by flooding after Hurricane Helene in September, hospitals are beginning to grapple with future flood risks. Twenty Tennessee hospitals currently exist on or near flood plains, accor…
Catholic health system responds to reproductive care concerns
Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare is set to take over operations of Dixon, Ill.-based Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital on Jan. 1. With the merger, the hospital will operate under a new name and new reproductive care policies, according to a Dec. 30 Shaw …
Duke hospital works to restore ED operations after burst pipe
In the wake of a burst pipe incident, Duke University Hospital in Durham, N.C., has reopened some emergency department beds and shared plans to restore the waiting room and triage area by weekend’s end, according to a Dec. 28 update from the hospital. …
