Category: Care Coordination

St. Mary’s Health System will close its maternity and women’s health service line at St. Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Lewiston, Maine, in July, News Center Maine reported May 11.

Fort Bliss, Texas-based William Beaumont Army Medical Center has lifted its water advisory, which was issued for 30 days due to contaminated water found at the hospital.

Boston-based Tufts Medicine has revealed some of its plans for its physicians and patients, many of whom are on Medicaid, following the announcement of its intention to close its 41-bed children’s hospital and convert it to an adult intensive care unit…

Mercyhealth Javon Bea Hospital-Rockton in Rockford, Ill., transitioned to a standby emergency department May 6. 

Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System closed the emergency department and ended inpatient care at Atlanta Medical Center South on May 6. 

Healthcare workers, community members and elected officials protested outside Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland, Pa., in response to Crozer Health’s plan to end several services, WHYY reported May 4.

Several hospitals are scaling back services for a variety of reasons, including financial challenges and staffing issues. 

Commonwealth Health will end emergency services at its emergency room in Tunkhannock, Pa., July 1, the organization said May 2.

The governing board of MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham, Mass., voted unanimously not to support Tenet Healthcare’s decision to close outpatient oncology services, the Framingham Source reported April 28. 

Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health and Chapel Hill-based University of North Carolina Health are competing to add beds in the state, WUNC reported April 25.