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COVID-19 and hospital capacity: 5 key updates out of Florida, Texas, California and Arizona
Some hospitals in Texas and Florida are already at ICU capacity, while hospitals in Los Angeles County are urged to prepare for a surge. -
Massachusetts hospital remains closed after flooding; 800+ employees furloughed
Norwood (Mass.) Hospital remains closed after a violent storm flooded the facility in late June. As a result of the flooding damage and temporary hospital closure, more than 800 workers have been furloughed, according to Boston 25 News. -
44 Florida hospitals at ICU capacity
The following hospitals had 0 percent adult bed availability in their intensive care units as of July 6, according to data from the Florida Agency for Healthcare Administration. -
Steward to close Massachusetts hospital ER
Steward Health Care plans to close the emergency department at Quincy (Mass.) Medical Center in November, according to The Patriot Ledger. -
California hospital CEOs: More patients crossing US-Mexico border for COVID-19 care
COVID-19 patients, many of them American, are crossing the U.S.-Mexico border for treatment at California hospitals, according to CNN. -
New York hospital to close 2 urgent care centers
St. Joseph's Health in Syracuse, N.Y., is closing two of its urgent care centers to help shore up finances, according to Syracuse.com. -
UnityPoint hospital to close birthing unit
Iowa Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines will close its 16-bed maternity unit, owner UnityPoint Health-Des Moines told staff June 30. -
Texas governor suspends electives in 4 more counties
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a proclamation June 30 suspending elective surgeries at hospitals in four more counties to ensure beds are available for patients with COVID-19. -
1 killed, 4 injured after SUV crashes into Atlanta hospital ER
One person was killed and four others were injured June 30 after an SUV crashed into the lobby of an emergency room at Atlanta's Piedmont Hospital, according to the Atlanta Journal Constitution. -
Tenet resumes plan to end inpatient care at Massachusetts hospital
Dallas-based Tenet Healthcare is moving forward with its plan to end inpatient services at its 160-bed Leonard Morse Hospital in Natick, Mass. The plan was delayed when the coronavirus pandemic emerged, according to the Worcester Business Journal. -
Massachusetts hospital temporarily closed after flooding
Norwood (Mass.) Hospital temporarily closed June 29 after a violent storm flooded the facility the night before, according to CBS Boston. -
Texas hospital CEOs maintain they have capacity as state sees 15th record-setting day for COVID-19 hospitalizations
There are mixed messages coming out of Texas regarding hospital capacity as the state saw its 15th consecutive record-setting day for hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients Friday. -
Michigan hospital to end EMS services, cut 74 jobs
McLaren Bay Region Hospital, a 404-bed hospital in Bay City, Mich., is ending EMS services and eliminating 74 jobs, but emergency transportation services will move to a new provider, MLive.com reports. -
Texas governor issues exec order suspending elective surgeries in 4 counties
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued an executive order June 25 to ensure beds are available for patients with COVID-19 as cases continue to spike in the state. -
MU Health Care to open clinic in Missouri town that lost hospital
MU Health Care plans to open a family medicine clinic in Boonville, Mo., a town that lost its only hospital in January, according to KRCG-TV. -
Intermountain delays hospital opening by 6 months
Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare is pushing back the October opening of a new hospital in Spanish Fork, Utah, until April 2021. -
Texas Children's admits adult patients as COVID-19 cases surge
Texas Children's Hospital in Houston is admitting adult patients to help expand capacity for the state's surging number of COVID-19 patients, according to TV station KHOU. -
California hospital suspends admission of non-COVID-19 patients after spike in cases among staff
Adventist Health Lodi (Calif.) Memorial Hospital has temporarily suspended admission of non-COVID-19 patients as it manages an increase in the number of cases among staff, according to TV station KPIX. -
Indiana health system to close rehabilitation hospital in August
Indianapolis-based Community Health Network will close Community Howard Specialty Hospital in Kokomo, Ind., on Aug 30, according to the Kokomo Tribune. -
Lawmakers demand VA investigation of death at Massachusetts hospital campus
U.S. lawmakers are urging the Department of Veterans Affairs to investigate why a man who was missing for five weeks was found dead in a stairwell of a building on the campus of a VA hospital in Bedford, Mass.
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