When medically complex patients require hospital care, they tend to experience longer recovery times than other patients do and are more likely to readmit to the ICU.1,2 Kindred Hospitals, a network of long-term acute care hospitals (LTACHs), is focused on…
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The University of California, San Francisco began construction on a $1.5 billion children’s hospital that will include the city’s first inpatient unit for pediatric behavioral care, the San Francisco Examiner reported June 9. The UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital Oakland is…
Nineteen critical access hospitals in Nebraska are partnering to launch the Nebraska High Value Network. Through the network, the hospitals will collaborate on business and clinical initiatives to improve care, control costs and support value-based care arrangements with payers, according…
Trenton, N.J.-based Capital Health has shuttered its satellite emergency department and outpatient clinic in the city due to structural issues. The two-hospital system on June 4 learned of significant structural problems with an adjoining building that threaten the integrity of…
As hospital capacity remains elevated after the COVID-19 pandemic, health systems are seeking to standardize clinical care across their footprints to reduce variation and facilitate smoother patient flow. These standardization efforts are gaining momentum in care pathways, safety huddles, admission…
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Eighteen months ago, an Atrium hospital in High Point, N.C., had thousands of hours in emergency department boarding. By implementing multiple strategies, the hospital has significantly reduced this burden, according to Paula Correa, DNP, RN. Dr. Correa, chief nursing officer…
Kentucky Children’s Hospital, part of Lexington, Ky.-based UK HealthCare, has welcomed a third hospital into the KCH Affiliate Network, which launched earlier this year. Ashland-based UK King’s Daughters is the latest to join the statewide pediatric network, which also includes…
On June 3, Charleston, S.C.-based MUSC Health launched virtual-first primary and behavioral health services through Ovatient, a company it co-founded in 2022 with Cleveland-based MetroHealth. On-demand urgent care is also available through the platform. Ovatient expects more than 50,000 MUSC…
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Health systems are investing millions of dollars to expand or redesign their emergency departments as admissions are projected to increase. Increased demand for emergency medicine has prompted Pittsburgh-based Allegheny Health Network to plug $43 million into increasing the size and…