Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth is using a command center it calls “mission control” to improve its care coordination metrics, according to a Sept. 19 article from the health system.
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Florida hospitals prepare for Hurricane Ian
Hospitals in Florida are preparing for the impact of Hurricane Ian this week, according to a Sept. 28 report from the Nashville Business Journal.
When does this count as a crisis, physicians ask of capacity issues at children’s hospitals
Children’s hospitals across the U.S. are being inundated with patients sick with respiratory viruses.
Hospitals open mental health crisis units designed to effectively treat patients out of ER
More than ever, hospitals and health systems are focused on ensuring efficient operations amid workforce, patient flow and financial challenges. That is why some organizations are taking a new approach to treating patients experiencing a mental health …
Florida hospitals evacuate patients ahead of Hurricane Ian
As Hurricane Ian continues its path toward Florida, some hospitals and nursing homes have evacuated patients as part of preparation efforts, the Tampa Bay Times reported.
Upstate New York hospital group warns of possible service cuts
Increasing labor costs and decreasing revenue could cause about 50 hospitals in upstate New York to cut services in the coming year, the CEO of a regional hospital association told lohud in a Sept. 26 report.
Man with gun arrested at Colorado children’s hospital
A man possessing a gun was arrested Sept. 24 at Children’s Hospital Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus in Aurora, Colo., after he entered the hospital through an employee entrance, police said in a statement shared with Becker’s.
Illinois hospital ending inpatient pediatric services
FHN Memorial Hospital in Freeport, Ill., is discontinuing inpatient pediatric services, effective Oct. 3.
Atlanta mayor blocks medical center redevelopment
In a Sept. 26 executive order, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens directed the Department of City Planning to refuse applications to redevelop Wellstar Health System’s Atlanta Medical Center, which controversially announced its intent to shutter last month.&n…
3 steps Catholic Health has taken to improve access
Buffalo, N.Y.-based Catholic Health has been investing to improve care access in Western New York since COVID-19’s onset, The Buffalo News reported Sept. 22.
