Category: Care Coordination

A pilot program at Rady Children’s Hospital-San Diego (Calif.) is credited with reducing mental health visits to the emergency department by 40%, the American Hospital Association reported.

Healthcare systems do not traditionally see caregivers as part of the care continuum or team, but they’re missing out on a key factor that could help prevent readmissions and negative patient outcomes, Mia Yang, MD, told Becker’s.

The American College of Surgeons has removed Flagstaff (Ariz.) Medical Center’s Level 2 Trauma Center verification after an onsite review and renewal application.

More than 300 hospitals have started hospital-at-home programs, but critics question how effective they are, The Wall Street Journal reported Aug. 13.

Most systems are finding ways to cut wait times, but a recent study from Providence, R.I.-based Brown University found that for some patients, a longer wait increases desire to seek treatment.

Upland, Pa.-based Crozer Health will end surgical services at Taylor Hospital in Ridley Park, Pa., by Sept. 1, according to WHYY.

Greenfield, Iowa-based Adair County Memorial Hospital is partially reopening nearly three months after it was damaged by an EF4 tornado, ABC affiliate KCCI reported Aug. 12.

After a three-month pause, Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center in Aurora, Colo., is resuming all surgeries Aug. 12. 

Phoenix-based St. Luke’s Behavioral Health Center transferred 98 patients after its air conditioning system broke, resulting in patient room temperatures reaching nearly 100 degrees, Arizona’s Family reported Aug. 12.

Researchers from the Huntsman Cancer Institute and the University of Utah, both based in Salt Lake City, found that 34% of rural patients said they have easy access to medical specialists.