Category: Care Coordination

Atlanta Medical Center closure: What you need to know

Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System announced plans to end operations at the downtown Atlanta Medical Center on Nov. 1, which sparked a strong response from state and local officials who raised concerns about the closure’s impact on the communit…

Vanderbilt Health forms patient capacity command center

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt Health has developed a new patient capacity command center to aid amid high patient volumes and staffing shortages throughout its network. 

731-bed California hospital dark for hours after generator failure in heat wave

Parts of a 731-bed hospital in San Jose, Calif., were left without power for approximately four hours Sept. 6 after its backup generators failed as the state withstood days of triple-digit temperatures. 

21% of adults received mental health treatment in 2021

Nearly 1 in 4 adults ages 18 to 44 received mental health therapy in 2021, according to a Sept. 7 analysis from the CDC.

Alabama children’s hospital ED seeing more than 200 patients a day

Children’s of Alabama hospital in Birmingham is experiencing an “unusually large volume” of patients in its emergency room, with more than 200 patients a day. 

Medicare’s annual wellness visits fail to meet needs of older adult, study says

Medicare annual wellness visits do not adequately meet the wellness needs of the diverse population of U.S. adults, according to research conducted at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.

Cape Regional Medical Center to end maternity and obstetric services due to physician shortage

Cape May Court House, N.J.-based Cape Regional Medical Center will end its maternity and obstetric services effective Sept. 10 due to a lack of physicians. 

Prisma Health introduces at-home medical exam kits

Greenville, S.C.-based Prisma Health launched a program to offer medical exam kits that patients can use at home to help collect data for provider use, according to an Aug. 22 press release.

Northwestern Medicine suspends newborn services, inpatient obstetrics at Valley West Hospital

Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital in Sandwich, Ill., temporarily suspended inpatient obstetrics and newborn services, according to a statement shared with Becker’s on Sept. 7.

IU Health prepares with stricter abortion law set to take effect

In 2021, less than 2 percent of Indiana’s abortions were performed in hospitals, according to the state’s health department. As of Sept. 15, however, abortions in the state can be performed only in hospitals, and Indiana’s largest health system is work…