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.

Health systems are turning to advanced practice provider care to increase capacity and patient access.

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.

Aultman Cancer Center in Canton, Ohio, and University Hospitals Seidman Cancer Center in Cleveland have entered a new clinical collaboration.

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.

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 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 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.

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.

Evanston (Wyo.) Regional Hospital will discontinue its labor and delivery services Dec. 30.

Avera St. Anthony's Hospital in O'Neill, Neb., resumed inpatient care and emergency department services on Oct. 29 following a recent closure due to a nearby explosion.

Hollywood, Fla.-based Memorial Healthcare System is opening a centralized care coordination center in an effort to optimize bed capacity and reduce emergency department boarding across its six acute-care facilities.  

Norfolk, Va.-based Sentara Health is implementing a new primary care model that it expects will significantly expand access to care.

Cleveland Clinic is expanding its care in the Bahamas by adding a second in-country representative.

A pilot program at Grand Rapids, Mich.-based Corewell Health reduced inpatient mortality, readmission, ICU utilization and the total cost of care, while boosting staff satisfaction, Hospice News reported Oct. 28.

Charlotte, N.C.-based Atrium Health and Winston-Salem, N.C.-based Novant Health are both looking to increase their bed counts at their primary hospitals in Charlotte, the Charlotte Business Journal reported Oct. 28.

UPMC Horizon and UPMC Jameson have expanded healthcare services across Mercer and Lawrence counties through several projects.

Hospitals across the country are homing in on length of stay to enhance patient flow and boost financial performance.

New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health is launching a comprehensive behavioral health initiative to expand care access for children and adolescents, led by Northwell Northern Westchester Hospital in Mount Kisco, N.Y. 

NYC Health + Hospitals recently held a multi-agency exercise to test the health system's ability to care for patients with H5N1 and prevent additional exposures.