California law requires ambulances to offload patients at hospitals within 30 minutes, but the average offload time statewide is about 43 minutes, according to The San Francisco Standard. 

Bayside, N.Y.-based St. Mary's Healthcare, Gloversville, N.Y.-based Nathan Littauer Hospital & Nursing Home and Amsterdam, N.Y.-based Mohawk Valley Orthopedics partnered to create an orthopedic care corporation.

Hospitals and emergency responders in New Orleans are treating the victims of a Jan. 1 terrorist attack that left at least 10 dead and dozens injured.

Emergency department boarding is a longstanding and urgent challenge affecting hospitals across the country. The issue has far-reaching consequences that negatively affect care quality, clinician well-being and increase costs for health systems.

While southern states continue to recover from the devastation caused by flooding after Hurricane Helene in September, hospitals are beginning to grapple with future flood risks. Twenty Tennessee hospitals currently exist on or near flood plains, according to a Dec. 30 report in The Tennesseean.

Peoria, Ill.-based OSF HealthCare is set to take over operations of Dixon, Ill.-based Katherine Shaw Bethea Hospital on Jan. 1. With the merger, the hospital will operate under a new name and new reproductive care policies, according to a Dec. 30 Shaw Local report. 

In the wake of a burst pipe incident, Duke University Hospital in Durham, N.C., has reopened some emergency department beds and shared plans to restore the waiting room and triage area by weekend's end, according to a Dec. 28 update from the hospital. However, the ED remains on diversion for ambulance traffic after the pipe burst late Dec. 26, flooding the ED and other areas on the first floor. 

Emergency departments aren't typically equipped to handle toothaches, but at NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln, dental care is now just a room away.

For six days, a Washington hospital will stabilize certain cardiac patients, such as those experiencing heart attacks, before transporting them to another healthcare facility. 

Water issues at hospitals in three states resulted in diverted care and transferred patients. 

Physicians say the pending closure of Dallas-based Steward Health Care's Sharon (Pa.) Regional Hospital has strained care coordination for patients seeking care at the facility, according to a Dec. 24 report from NBC affiliate WFMJ.

Tampa General has partnered with evolvedMD to bring behavioral health services directly into its primary care practices. 

WellSky, a leading health and community care technology company, continues to drive innovation with its suite of solutions. Supporting over 2,500 hospitals, ACOs, and physician practices, along with 130,000 post-acute and community care providers across the United States, WellSky facilitates care transitions for more than 17 million patients each year.

Tallahassee (Fla.) Memorial HealthCare is rescheduling surgeries and procedures as it works to resolve an IT disruption. 

Between 2013 and 2022, the percentage of emergency department visits resulting in influenza test orders increased significantly from 2.5% to 10.9%, according to a December CDC report. 

UVA Health Children's and Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital, both based in Charlottesville, Va., partnered to open a behavioral health and neurodevelopmental care clinic in Central Virginia.

CMS has developed a five-year plan for improving care delivery, with a focus on reducing administrative burden. 

As part of Becker's 12th Annual CEO + CFO Roundtable in November, healthcare leaders from around the nation gathered for a summit focused on the application of artificial intelligence in healthcare operations. The importance of the human experience in healthcare — not AI alone — stood out as one of the most prominent takeaways from the event.

Ten health systems across the U.S. have been selected to participate in a new care initiative aimed at increasing early detection of Alzheimer's disease.

Chicago-based Saint Anthony Hospital is stepping up efforts to support children and teens struggling with mental health issues through its new Supportive Psychiatry and Resilience for Kids program.