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Hospitals cutting services over staffing shortages
As hospitals across the U.S. face workforce shortages, several have had to halt services. -
11 hospitals temporarily or permanently ending maternity services
Eleven hospitals and health systems have announced the permanent or temporary closure of obstetric services since March 16. Several of those moves have been attributed to staffing challenges: -
Bold vision and risk tolerance: Key ingredients for success in care-delivery innovation
Care-delivery innovation is a necessity for healthcare organizations aiming to move away from fee-for-service models and toward patient-centric, value-based care. -
Beth Israel Lahey hospital's freestanding birth center to close
Beverly (Mass.) Hospital, part of Cambridge, Mass.-based Beth Israel Lahey Health, will permanently close its freestanding birth center Sept. 9 because of staffing shortages, The Salem News reported May 13. -
Wyoming hospital to end labor and delivery services amid staffing problems
Memorial Hospital of Carbon County in Rawlins, Wyo., will end its labor and delivery services June 15, Wyoming Public Radio reported May 12. -
Premier Health facility to transfer maternity services to main hospital campus
Premier Health said the health system is repurposing beds on its Miami Valley Hospital South campus in Centerville, Ohio, for medical/surgical care that are currently used for obstetrics. -
Covenant Health to close maternity services at Maine hospital
St. Mary's Health System will close its maternity and women's health service line at St. Mary's Regional Medical Center in Lewiston, Maine, in July, News Center Maine reported May 11. -
Texas hospital lifts water advisory after limiting services
Fort Bliss, Texas-based William Beaumont Army Medical Center has lifted its water advisory, which was issued for 30 days due to contaminated water found at the hospital. -
Tufts unveils plans for patients, physicians amid children's hospital closure
Boston-based Tufts Medicine has revealed some of its plans for its physicians and patients, many of whom are on Medicaid, following the announcement of its intention to close its 41-bed children's hospital and convert it to an adult intensive care unit, The Boston Globe reported May 8. -
Mercyhealth hospital transitions to standby ED
Mercyhealth Javon Bea Hospital-Rockton in Rockford, Ill., transitioned to a standby emergency department May 6. -
Atlanta hospital ends inpatient care
Marietta, Ga.-based Wellstar Health System closed the emergency department and ended inpatient care at Atlanta Medical Center South on May 6. -
Healthcare workers protest Crozer closures in Pennsylvania
Healthcare workers, community members and elected officials protested outside Crozer-Chester Medical Center in Upland, Pa., in response to Crozer Health's plan to end several services, WHYY reported May 4. -
12 hospitals scaling back services
Several hospitals are scaling back services for a variety of reasons, including financial challenges and staffing issues. -
Pennsylvania health system to close ER
Commonwealth Health will end emergency services at its emergency room in Tunkhannock, Pa., July 1, the organization said May 2. -
Louisiana children's hospitals consider sharing services, providers
Our Lady of the Lake Children's Health in Baton Rouge, La., and Children's Hospital New Orleans said they have signed a non-binding letter of intent to explore a collaboration to improve pediatric healthcare. -
Tenet faces pushback over decision to cut services
The governing board of MetroWest Medical Center in Framingham, Mass., voted unanimously not to support Tenet Healthcare's decision to close outpatient oncology services, the Framingham Source reported April 28. -
New York hospital temporarily closes youth mental health unit over staffing
Ellis Medicine said the Schenectady, N.Y.-based health system has temporarily paused services in its inpatient adolescent mental health unit at Ellis Hospital. -
Duke Health, UNC Health fight for beds in North Carolina
Durham, N.C.-based Duke Health and Chapel Hill-based University of North Carolina Health are competing to add beds in the state, WUNC reported April 25. -
Texas health system to consolidate 2 hospitals
Cleveland, Texas-based Emergency Hospital Systems is combining two hospitals it owns, effective April 29, Bluebonnet News reported April 25. -
Joe DiMaggio, Boston Children's team up on complex care
Joe DiMaggio Children's Hospital, based in Hollywood, Fla., launched an alliance with Boston Children's hospital April 25 to enhance access to complex pediatric care in South Florida.
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