Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland. M. O. Stevens / Wikimedia Commons As the 2021 session comes to a close, Oregon lawmakers approved a bill that will require mergers and acquisitions by health care companies to be approved by the state’s Department of Consumer and Business Services and the Oregon […]
Hospitals and Service
After experiencing a suicidal crisis earlier this year, Melinda, a Massachusetts 13-year-old, was forced to remain 17 days in the local hospital’s emergency room while she waited for a space to open up at a psychiatric treatment facility. She was only allowed to use her phone an hour a day […]
During a typical year, the pediatric emergency room staff at Joe DiMaggio Children’s Hospital in Hollywood would be preparing for a summer lull. But like last year, this one hasn’t been typical. Amid a surge in behavioral health issues that has overwhelmed children’s hospitals across the country, South Florida has […]
The Cleveland Clinic is preparing to open its own hospital in London as it, like other nonprofit U.S. health systems, searches the globe for new sources of revenue. Across the street from the Buckingham Palace Garden and an ocean away from its Ohio headquarters, Cleveland Clinic is making a nearly […]
Photo: Johner Images/Getty Images Recent studies published in the Journal of the American Medical Association and the American Journal of Managed Care show that most of the hospitals sampled are not complying with the January 1 mandate to post their negotiated rates with payers. JAMA’s report analyzed 200 samples. First […]
Since moving into her own place, Rita Stewart says, she feels healthier, supported and hasn’t returned to the emergency room. “This is a chance for me to take care of myself better.” Kimberly Paynter/WHYY hide caption toggle caption Kimberly Paynter/WHYY Since moving into her own place, Rita Stewart says, she […]
You’ve probably driven by UCHealth’s Grandview Hospital, just off of Interstate 25 in Colorado Springs, hundreds of times. Have you ever wondered what happens there? Located across from the University of Colorado Colorado Springs campus and next to University Village, Grandview Hospital is a 22-bed hospital that is a hub […]
Direct Relief took part in several significant initiatives this week to supply countries with Covid-19 vaccines and other medical resources. A third FedEx-donated flight to India arrived Sunday with 27 tons of medical aid for hospitals in the region. The latest airlift brings the total medical assistance from Direct Relief […]
Officials at major medical facilities in Greenville say they will comply with new federal regulations issued this week that require hospital employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19. Hospital officials at Prisma Health and at Bon Secours St. Francis Health System in Greenville said they will abide by the federal rules. The […]
BOISE, Idaho — Idaho public health leaders announced Tuesday that they activated “crisis standards of care” allowing health care rationing for the state’s northern hospitals because there are more coronavirus patients than the institutions can handle. The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare quietly enacted the move Monday and publicly […]