More than a month after Hurricane Laura hit Cameron, La., a hospital in the city will operate as a makeshift facility due to extensive damage, according to local NBC affiliate KPLC.

Cleveland Clinic plans to close its medical office in Wellington, Ohio, by the end of November, according to The Morning Journal. 

Thousands of patients at Los Angeles County's safety-net healthcare system have faced extremely long waits to visit specialists, reports the Los Angeles Times.

Several Wisconsin hospitals are implementing waitlists for patients, canceling surgeries or transferring patients due to capacity constraints amid the state's surge in coronavirus-related hospitalizations, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. 

U.S. hospital admissions that are not linked to COVID-19 have partially rebounded since the pandemic's start, but they remain low for patients in majority-Hispanic neighborhoods, according to a new study in Health Affairs.

Adventist Health St. Helena (Calif.) was forced to evacuate Sept. 27 due to a wildfire, according to The Guardian. This is the second time in a month a wildfire prompted an evacuation of the 151-bed hospital.

Mercy Iowa City said it will close its mental and behavioral health unit by the end of the year, according to The Gazette.

COVID-19 hospitalizations in Wisconsin reached a record high this week, placing strain on some hospitals in the state, according to local news station WKOW.

Citing financial challenges and the need to improve efficiency in the COVID-19 era and beyond, Kaiser Permanente Hawaii will close its ambulatory surgery center and end gastroenterology services at its Wailuku (Hawaii) Medical Office, according to a statement sent to Becker's Hospital Review Sept. 24. 

More than 2.2 million women of childbearing age live in "maternity care deserts," or areas where hospitals do not offer obstetric care, birthing services or specialized providers, according to a new report from March of Dimes.

In the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic, many states put elective and nonurgent surgeries on hold, resulting in a potential backlog of surgeries now that those procedures are being allowed.

The King's Daughters Medical Center reached capacity due to COVID-19 cases, the Ashland, Ky.-based hospital's CEO said Sept. 18, according to local news station WKYT.

Several healthcare organizations recently closed medical units or terminated services to shore up finances, focus on more in-demand services or prevent patient care lapses. Here are nine that have announced or completed closures in the last two months:

St. Louis-based SSM Health said it will stop treating serious trauma cases, end cardiac and complex neurological surgeries and close its labor and delivery unit at St. Joseph Hospital in St. Charles, Mo.

Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Health is ending primary care services at two of its offices, the health system confirmed to Becker's Hospital Review.

PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center in Bellingham, Wash., resumed performing surgeries Sept. 15 after a 13-day pause, a hospital spokesperson confirmed to Becker's Hospital Review. 

One person died and four others were injured after a car slammed into a Wisconsin ambulance the morning of Sept. 15, according to local news station WBAY.

M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital locked down Sept. 14 after a physician was reportedly shot in a parking ramp just before 9 p.m. CST, reports the StarTribune. 

West Hills (Calif.) Hospital, owned by Nashville, Tenn.-based HCA Healthcare, is closing its obstetrics program and neonatal intensive care unit Nov. 1. 

Samaritan North Lincoln Hospital in Lincoln City, Ore., reopened Sept. 12 with emergency services and limited inpatient services after the facility was evacuated due to nearby wildfires, according to the News Guard.