Category: Care Coordination

An emergency ordinance introduced April 19 would require hospitals to give written notice to a Pennsylvania county health department at least 180 days in advance of a unit or hospital closure, NPR affiliate WHYY reported.

Environmental and engineering teams of William Beaumont Army Medical Center in Fort Bliss, Texas, “strongly believe” its water contamination was caused by a valve failure in the hospital’s water softener system. The problem is being fixed, officials say.

Houston-based Harris Health reported zero COVID-19 patients for the first time since the onset of the pandemic, the system said April 15. 

Kanakanak Hospital in Dillingham, Alaska, has stopped accepting inpatients because of a staffing shortage, according to KDLG. 

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health and Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health both received state approval to add beds to some of their facilities, NPR affiliate WFAE reported April 13.

The new William Beaumont Army Medical Center in El Paso, Texas, is operating in a “limited fashion” after discovering contaminated water at the hospital.

Minneapolis-based Allina Health will combine United Hospital and Regina Hospital under one hospital license with two campuses in August.

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

Houston-based Memorial Hermann Health System is partnering with GoHealth Urgent Care to operate 10 existing urgent care centers as a joint venture and open more locations in Houston.

Parkridge Health System has asked the state of Georgia to stop CHI Memorial from moving its hospital in Fort Oglethorpe, Ga., to Ringgold, Ga., only 5 miles from Parkridge’s planned freestanding emergency department in East Ridge, Tenn., News Channel 9…