Schenectady, N.Y.-based Ellis Medicine will temporarily pause overnight emergent care services at the Medical Center of Clifton Park (N.Y.).
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9 hospitals cutting inpatient care
Several hospitals are scaling back inpatient services or ending inpatient care.
Lighter COVID-19 case load not enough to pull New York hospital out of crisis mode
Faxton-St. Luke’s Healthcare in Utica, N.Y., is treating fewer COVID-19 patients but continues to operate in crisis mode because of staffing shortages, The Wall Street Journal reported March 9.
Illinois hospital on verge of losing license
Galesburg (Ill.) Cottage Hospital could lose its license after the Illinois Department of Public Health filed to revoke it, The Register-Mail reported March 4.
State-by-state breakdown of 37 critical access hospital closures
Nearly 1 in 5 Americans live in rural areas and depend on their local hospital for care. Since 2005, 181 of those hospitals have closed, according to the Cecil G. Sheps Center for Health Services Research.
Where hospitals’ omicron data and realities diverge
A subtle difference in HHS data reporting is one reason why the public and even some health professionals are under the impression that hospitals never exceeded their safe care capacity during the latest COVID-19 surge of omicron, one physician argues….
Where COVID-19 hospitalizations are dropping most: 6 state trends
As national COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to drop, trends in six states with the highest rates of decline stand out.
Chicago’s Insight Hospital receiving ambulances again for 1st time in almost a year
For the first time in nearly a year, Chicago ambulances are taking patients to Insight Hospital & Medical Center’s emergency room, according to radio station WBEZ.
Why some children are stuck in Washington state EDs for weeks
Children’s hospitals in Washington state are increasingly keeping children with behavioral or psychological concerns in the emergency department for days to weeks after they’re ready to be discharged because they have nowhere else to go, staff members …
The Value of Point-of-Care MR Imaging: 5 Notes from UC Irvine Physicians
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