Category: Care Coordination

Hackensack Meridian will keep child care centers open

Edison, N.J.-based Hackensack Meridian Health will keep child care centers operated on-site at its hospitals open for the 2022-23 school year and beyond.

California health system eliminates geriatric psychiatric services

Palomar Medical Center in Poway, Calif., will close its 17-bed geriatric psychiatric space on or before Oct. 31, according to an Aug. 24 public notice from Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Health. 

‘It happens all the time’: UPMC, Allegheny Health Network see discharge delays from lack of space at nursing homes

Pittsburgh area hospitals are experiencing significant delays when discharging patients because of nursing home closures and a lack of staff at long-term care facilities, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported Aug. 29. 

Florida hospital closes ED

ShorePoint Health Venice (Fla.) is no longer offering emergency services.

UNC Health Rex to close inpatient pediatric unit

Raleigh, N.C.-based UNC Health Rex will close its pediatric unit Aug. 31. 

Nurses fear closure of maternity unit at UNC Chatham Hospital

Maternal care advocates, midwives and nurses are concerned about the potential closure of Siler City, N.C.-based UNC Chatham’s Maternity Care Center, Chatham News and Record reported Aug. 25.

Panhandle Health District to end home health services

Hayden, Idaho.-based Panhandle Health District is in the process of ending its home health services after over 55 years due to staff shortages and lack of funding, Shoshone News-Press reported Aug. 25.

Virginia hospital to reopen in 2023

Pioneer Community Hospital of Patrick in Stuart, Va., closed in 2017 after filing for bankruptcy due to financial hardships. However, an aggressive bipartisan effort could lead to a reopened hospital and better healthcare in the community, according to…

Missouri hospital could miss reopening deadline

Fulton, Mo.-based Callaway Community Hospital may not reopen by a Sept. 21 deadline, according to an Aug. 24 report from ABC affiliate KMIZ.

Pregnant patients at Massachusetts birth center say they have been denied care

Some pregnant patients are accusing Beverly (Mass.) Hospital’s North Shore Birth Center of denying them care after suspending the closure of the center for 90 days as of Aug. 2.