Following the closure of the only crisis stabilization unit in Sonoma County, area hospitals are seeing a rise in mental health patients seeking care in their emergency departments, The Press Democrat reported Sept. 30. 

Labor and delivery services will return to WVU Medicine Uniontown (Pa.) Hospital in early 2025, following their termination in 2019.

Severe flooding, storm damage and power outages in the wake of Hurricane Helene continue to disrupt hospitals and their communities across the Southeast. The Category 4 storm made landfall Sept. 26 in Florida's Big Bend region.

Mayo Clinic Health System in Fairmont, Minn., will permanently close its surgical and labor and delivery units, effective March 31, according to a news release shared with Becker's.

Emergency rooms are the front-door to the U.S. healthcare system. A combination of systemic issues converge in ERs, leading to long wait times and inefficiencies for patients.

Hospitals and communities across the Southeast continue to assess and navigate the effects of Hurricane Helene, which made landfall Sept. 26 in Florida's Big Bend region as a Category 4 storm.

Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta "made history" by moving 202 patients in under 12 hours in one of the largest single-day pediatric hospital moves in the country, it said in a Sept. 29 news release.

Hurricane Helene made landfall in Florida's Big Bend region as a Category 4 storm Sept. 26, resulting in flooding and widespread power outages across the state. 

In recent years, healthcare has witnessed a transformative shift towards proactive and personalized care, approximately 1,300% Surge in Use for Remote Patient Monitoring (RPM). RPM is an innovative approach that harnesses the power of technology to monitor patients' health remotely, enabling early disease detection and timely interventions.

Hospitals across the northeastern Gulf Coast and Southeast are preparing for a "catastrophic and deadly storm surge" as Hurricane Helene approaches landfall, CBS News reported Sept. 26. 

UW Health SwedishAmerican Hospital in Rockford, Ill., is rescheduling some surgeries due to a sterilization-related issue.

Cincinnati-based Mercy Health and Cleveland-based The MetroHealth System have shared a joint decision to end the trauma program at Mercy Health – Lorain (Ohio) Hospital, effective Oct. 15, and to not seek a level 3 trauma center reverification from the American College of Surgeons.

UC San Diego Health and San Diego County are partnering to expand the region's access to inpatient behavioral health services. 

Becker's has compiled a list of the hospitals with a CMS five-star rating for care transitions.

Illinois' first hospital-based donor care center will open Sept. 19 at Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, Gift of Hope Organ & Tissue Donor Network and the medical center confirmed to Becker's.

Escondido, Calif.-based Palomar Health and the University of San Diego have announced a "transformative new partnership" that aims to improve the health and wellness for the campus community and wider San Diego region.

Sentara RMH Medical Center in Harrisonburg, Va., will close its pediatric unit at the end of September, though officials emphasize the hospital will continue to provide care for children in the emergency department and make safe transfers when necessary. 

Tampa (Fla.) General Hospital and Boston-based Mass General Brigham are strengthening their affiliation to expand access to specialty care for Florida residents. 

Pittsburgh-based UPMC and the Department of Veterans Affairs  Veterans Integrated Service Network No. 4, or VA Healthcare–VISN 4, are expanding a nurse liaison program that improves health outcomes and care for veterans.

Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic reduced unnecessary antibiotic prescribing for upper respiratory infections by 50% without diminishing patient satisfaction by implementing an ambulatory antibiotic stewardship program.