Category: Care Coordination

Rhode Island hospital expands to fill post-pandemic behavioral health access gaps

Care New England Health System always and continually strove to provide an efficient, full continuum of behavioral health services across its organization. However,  the heightened, pandemic-driven rise in demand truly underscored the critical nee…

Tampa General's new behavioral health model: What to know

Tampa General is working to embed behavioral health services within each of its primary care practices by the end of 2025. 

CHI Memorial hospital opens UTI clinic

Chattanooga, Tenn.-based CHI Memorial Hospital opened a urinary tract infection clinic, the Chattanooga Times Free Press reported Jan. 12.

'We're just getting started': Cleveland Clinic, AI and clinical care

At Cleveland Clinic, AI tools are advancing not just patient care, but patient privacy and clinical practices.

'No space in the hospital': Systems contend with virus season

Hospitals across the country are facing significant capacity strain and are enacting pandemic-era care coordination strategies to manage an influx in patients. 

Cedars-Sinai expands lung care capacity amid wildfires

Cedars-Sinai is preparing for a surge in patients with respiratory issues as wildfires continue to burn in Los Angeles County. 

Virginia VA hospital cancels surgeries during city's water crisis

A Veterans Affairs hospital in Richmond, Va., is halting all outpatient appointments, procedures and surgeries Jan. 9 and 10 after the city’s reservoir system malfunctioned. 

Hospitals and California wildfires: What to know

Three active wildfires started in Los Angeles County on Jan. 7, burning across thousands of acres and spurring tens of thousands of evacuations. Here are four things to know about the wildfires and their effects on hospitals in the city.

ED visits rise after severe winter storm hits Midwest

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. 

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.