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New York hospital closing inpatient birthing unit
UVM Health Network – Alice Hyde Medical Center in Malone, N.Y., is closing the hospital's maternity unit and adopting a regional approach to obstetrical care, hospital officials said in a March 29 news release. -
Advances in Fusion Surgery Can Advance Healthcare
The following article was sponsored by Stryker. Augment® is a Stryker product. -
Top Ways to Reimagine Your Digital Front Door in Healthcare
The healthcare industry is undergoing a major transformation. -
Police fatally shoot man in Cleveland Clinic Florida ER
A 29-year-old man was shot and killed by deputies in the emergency room of Cleveland Clinic Indian River Hospital in Vero Beach, Fla., after he ran through the hospital with a pair of scissors and raised them in the direction of police, according to the Indian River County Sheriff's Office. -
Missouri hospitals suspend services to restructure amid IT, cash flow problems
The Audrain Community Hospital in Mexico, Mo., and the Callaway Community Hospital in Fulton, Mo., said they are suspending all services to restructure operations and become financially viable. -
Hospitals cutting services over staffing shortages
As hospitals across the U.S. face workforce shortages, several have had to halt some services. -
Pennsylvania hospital to suspend ICU, surgical services
Delaware County Memorial Hospital in Drexel Hill, Pa., plans to suspend several services by the end of May, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer. -
Wyoming hospital to end obstetrics services over staffing
South Lincoln Medical Center in Kemmerer, Wyo., will stop providing labor and delivery services beginning June 1 as the critical access hospital grapples with workforce challenges, according to the hospital's website. -
Mercyhealth gets OK to close 70 surgical beds in Illinois
Mercyhealth received approval from the Illinois Health Facilities & Review Board to close 70 surgical beds at Javon Bea Hospital-Rockton in Rockford, Ill., the Rockford Register Star reported March 15. -
Protest over infant's care prompts lockdown at Idaho hospital
St. Luke's Hospital in Boise, Idaho, went on lockdown and diverted ambulances March 15 in response to protests about an infant being treated at the facility, according to NBC affiliate KTVB. -
Biden administration's plan to close, build VA hospitals: 6 takeaways
The Biden administration released a plan March 14 to restructure the veterans' healthcare system, which includes the closure of hundreds of hospitals and clinics and the construction of several new facilities. -
Ellis Medicine pauses overnight emergent care services at medical center over staffing
Schenectady, N.Y.-based Ellis Medicine will temporarily pause overnight emergent care services at the Medical Center of Clifton Park (N.Y.). -
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. -
How AI/NLP Transforms Healthcare Faxes into Structured Data – Leading to Faster Patient Care
In 2020, as America’s hospitals became overrun by patients presenting with COVID-19 symptoms, providers and labs began sending notifications of positive cases to their local health departments (LHDs). The notices provided these government agencies valuable information on where to mobilize resources to slow potential outbreaks. -
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. -
'You don't need 5G to impact patients': Addressing chronic disease through human touch, technology
Historically, clinicians have delivered care for chronic disease in a fragmented way. Treating conditions in isolation, however, ignores other important factors like social determinants of health, the cost of care or barriers to provider access.
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