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'Anybody who had skills to help came down': How El Paso's only Level 1 trauma center handled a flood of shooting victims
Fifteen people were taken to University Medical Center of El Paso Aug. 3 after a gunman opened fire at a nearby Walmart, killing 22 people and injuring more than two dozen, reports The Washington Post. -
Iowa hospital will be 34th in state to close birthing center
UnityPoint Health-Marshalltown in Iowa will shutter its birthing unit and Women's Health Clinic at the end of September, citing a decrease in deliveries, reports the Times-Republican. -
Fire at LA children's hospital prompts mass evacuation
About 200 people were evacuated after a small fire broke out at Children's Hospital Los Angeles' main campus on Aug. 5, according to CW affiliate KTLA. -
Chicago hospital halts admissions after 51 shot over violent weekend
Chicago-based Mount Sinai Hospital temporarily stopped accepting patients Aug. 4 because it reached capacity following several local shootings, according to CNN. -
Lone urgent care clinic in Colorado county will close
The only urgent care clinic in Teller County, Colo., will close July 31, leaving patients with no options for same-day treatment except a hospital emergency room, according to The Gazette. -
Fire prompts Missouri hospital to relocate pediatric patients
A small fire forced Columbia, Mo.-based Women's and Children's Hospital to relocate some pediatric patients July 29, reports the Columbian Missourian. -
11 rural Wisconsin hospitals no longer deliver babies, report finds
Finding a rural hospital in Wisconsin that provides obstetrics has become increasingly harder, according to the Wisconsin State Journal, which cites a report by the Wisconsin Office of Rural Health. -
Massachusetts hospital to close ER
The emergency room at Somerville (Mass.) Hospital is closing and being replaced with an urgent care center, according to MassLive. -
Patient smoking in room starts fire at Florida hospital
A small fire forced Largo (Fla.) Medical Center to relocate nearly 20 patients July 18, reports ABC affiliate WFTS. -
Indiana children's hospital shutters psychiatric unit
Indianapolis-based Riley Hospital for Children shut down its 20-bed psychiatric unit this spring, just three years after the facility opened in 2016, according to The Indianapolis Star. -
Hahnemann University Hospital reveals timeline for closure
Hahnemann University Hospital ended some services July 17, and the Philadelphia-based hospital will continue to scale back services until it closes in early September, according to WPVI-TV. -
$100M NYC public hospital program aims to wean uninsured off ER visits
NYC Health + Hospitals, a network of 11 public hospitals in New York City, will launch a $100 million per year program that aims to reduce the strain on emergency rooms by providing patients better access to primary care Aug. 1, according to The Wall Street Journal. -
FedEx driver transports 3 shooting victims to Grady Hospital
A FedEx driver transported three patients to Atlanta-based Grady Hospital after a July 15 shooting, reports CNN. -
Gunshot fired into Howard University Hospital
A stray bullet shattered a window and lodged into a wall at Howard University Hospital in Washington, D.C., on the morning of July 15, according to local TV station NBC4. -
US medical tourism company Doctours expands to 35 countries
Los Angeles-based Doctours will expand its online Expedia-like platform for booking medical care trips to 35 countries, according to TechCrunch. -
EMT stabbed multiple times by patient while en route to Mass General
Boston police say a patient repeatedly stabbed an emergency medical technician while traveling in an ambulance to Massachusetts General Hospital on July 10, according to The Boston Globe. -
California hospital reopens after 2 earthquakes force closures, evacuation
Ridgecrest (Calif.) Regional Hospital reopened July 8 after two earthquakes forced the hospital to close, according to a press release obtained by Becker's Hospital Review. -
Hospital revising emergency policies after lockdown
Greensboro, N.C.-based Moses Cone Hospital is changing its emergency policies after a lockdown June 29 created confusion due to "unclear policies and protocols," according to Campus Security & Life Safety. -
Philadelphia hospital stops seeing trauma patients amid closure plans
Philadelphia-based Hahnemann University Hospital, slated to close later this year, has stopped taking critically ill patients in its emergency room, according to The Philadelphia Inquirer. -
50 states ranked by amount of rural health clinics
Missouri contains the most Medicare-certified rural health clinics in the U.S. with 369 clinics, according to a ranking from the Kaiser Family Foundation.
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