Nurse leaders are speaking out against unsafe patient ratios, according to an Oct. 7 article from nursing.com.
Category: Care Coordination
HCA, NCH Healthcare pitch in for Hurricane Ian relief
Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare and Naples, Fla.-based NCH Healthcare System have each announced actions to aid victims of Hurricane Ian.
Ohio hospital ‘still in the black’ despite service cut, COO says
Ravenna, Ohio, Mayor Frank Seman was concerned University Hospitals’ Portage Medical Center might shut down after it announced it will end labor and delivery services in November. Bill Benoit, COO of Cleveland-based University Hospitals’ South Market, …
ChristianaCare opens pediatric center to alleviate hospital ED capacity
ChristianaCare opened a 14-bed pediatric care center on Oct. 5. that will offer emergency care and short-stay inpatient services. The center will be open 24/7.
New York children’s hospital reopens after rebrand, expansion
The Specialty Hospital for Children in New York City has undergone a $23 million reconstruction and rebranded as ArchCare at Mother Cabrini Hospital.
Atlanta hospital swamped after nearby medical center begins ED diversions
One day after Wellstar Atlanta Medical Center began diverting patients from its emergency department, Grady Memorial Hospital — about a mile away — is “packed,” NBC affiliate WXIA reported Oct. 4.
Greenwood Leflore Hospital to close labor and delivery unit
Greenwood (Miss.) Leflore Hospital is permanently closing its labor and delivery unit, Super Talk Mississippi Media reported Oct. 5.
EDs see more patients leaving without care: study
Patients left emergency departments without being seen at record rates in 2021, according to a study published Sept. 30 in JAMA Network Open.
Some patients less likely to get new Alzheimer’s meds
Some minority groups are more likely to be diagnosed with dementia than their white counterparts and less likely to be eligible for new disease-slowing treatments.
Tennessee Republican lawmakers to Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Halt gender-affirming surgeries
Republican lawmakers in Tennessee are calling on Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville to stop providing gender-affirming surgeries, NBC News reported Oct. 1.
