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    Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health opened a new outpatient behavioral health clinic in Hampton, Va. 
  • New York hospital opens psychiatric crisis residence

    Saint Joseph's Medical Center in Yonkers, N.Y., has opened a residential treatment facility for patients experiencing a psychiatric crisis. 
  • CMS finalizes new kidney transplant model: 10 things to know

    HHS and CMS have finalized a new, mandatory model for kidney transplant coordination across 103 hospitals. The model aims to increase access, address disparities and improve care coordination for patients navigating the kidney transplant process, while also reducing Medicare expenditures. 
  • COVID's toll on pediatric hospital care: 4 study findings

    Fewer hospitals are admitting pediatric patients than before the pandemic, according to a study published Nov. 22 in JAMA Network Open.
  • Lori’s Gifts: A Legacy of Care and Convenience

    Founded in Plano, Texas, in 1982, Lori’s Gifts has grown from a single store into a nationwide network of nearly 300 locations. Serving hospitals across the country, Lori’s has become an integral partner to major healthcare systems. In 2024 alone, Lori’s opened 20 new locations, including partnerships with esteemed networks like Texas Children’s Hospital, CommonSpirit, Prime Healthcare, Tenet Health, University of Vermont Health, UofL Health, UVA Health, Sentara, and Ochsner. Other notable partners include HCA, Advocate Aurora, Ascension, Bon Secours Mercy Health, Cleveland Clinic, Kaiser Permanente, LifePoint Health, Providence, and Trinity Health.
  • Franciscan Health to convert hospital to behavioral health facility

    Franciscan Health Dyer (Ind.) will transition to a campus dedicated to behavioral health services by late 2027, according to an Nov. 22 news release from the Mishawaka, Ind.-based system. 
  • Broward Health, Nicklaus Children's to affiliate: 5 things to know

    Fort Lauderdale, Fla.-based Broward Health and Miami-based Nicklaus Children’s Health System have shared plans to launch a strategic partnership to enhance pediatric care in Broward County (Fla.), according to a Nov. 21 news release.
  • CommonSpirit, University of Utah Health ink clinical partnership

    Chicago-based CommonSpirit and Salt Lake City-based University of Utah Health have formed a clinical partnership that will give patients at five CommonSpirit hospitals access to physicians and providers at the academic health system. 
  • Bomb cyclone disrupts care on West Coast

    Several hospitals, care clinics and pharmacies faced power issues and curtailed services after a bomb cyclone swept through the Pacific Northwest. 
  • New York hospital diverts patients after pipe burst

    Albany, N.Y.-based St. Peter's Hospital is diverting patients to other hospitals after a ruptured pipe caused flooding in its radiology department, the Times Union reported Nov. 19.
  • Systems shift care models to bring in more APPs

    Health systems are turning to advanced practice provider care to increase capacity and patient access.
  • Sentara dives into the 'future of primary care'

    Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health is doubling the number of advanced practice providers in its primary care facilities, anticipating a 70% increase in care capacity for each APP added to physician-led teams.
  • Ohio system partners with University Hospitals cancer center

    Aultman Cancer Center in Canton, Ohio, and University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center in Cleveland have entered a new clinical collaboration.
  • An underutilized tool to improve trauma care

    Nearly 30 million Americans lack timely access to trauma centers, and teletrauma presents a promising approach to fill that gap — though it remains underutilized, according to the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
  • A Florida system's care coordination strategy, version 2.0

    In launching its own care coordination center, Memorial Healthcare System set out to go beyond capacity management and centralized bed placement. Specifically, it combines human capital, data and IT, Chief Medical Officer Aharon Sareli, MD, told Becker's.
  • A patient population metric that needs redefinition

    A recent study found that hospital geographic market boundaries often differ from actual patient travel patterns, indicating that hospital service areas may not accurately define patient populations, Medscape reported.
  • Pip Care Secures NIH Grant to Accelerate Delivery of Digital Tools to Surgical Patients

    Pip Care has been awarded a prestigious Small Business Technology Transfer (STTR) grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide more patients with comprehensive perioperative care support before, during, and after surgery.
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    Cleveland-based University Hospitals is leaning into "retail healthcare" by expanding its urgent care centers to 36 retail centers across northern Ohio by 2026, cleveland.com reported Nov. 3.

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