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Illinois hospital to end inpatient labor, delivery services May 31
Heartland Regional Medical Center in Marion, Ill., will stop offering inpatient labor and delivery services after May 31, according to The Southern Illinoisan. -
Vermont hospital closes 105-year-old birthing unit
Springfield (Vt.) Hospital closed its childbirth center May 3 after 105 years, according to the Valley News. -
New York hospital to shutter maternity unit, lay off 41
Lockport, N.Y.-based Eastern Niagara Hospital will close its maternity unit and eliminate dialysis, express care and X-ray services at its facility in Newfane, N.Y., according to The Buffalo News. -
Gas leak forces ambulances to reroute from 1 of Georgia's busiest EDs
A construction crew hit a gas main next to the emergency department at Marietta, Ga.-based WellStar Kennestone Hospital on May 1, which temporarily disrupted normal hospital operations, reports WSB-TV. -
DC hospital closes after 158 years
Providence Hospital, a 283-bed facility located in Washington D.C., shut its doors April 30 after 158 years of service, according to NBC Washington. -
Rural Michigan hospital to close maternity unit, affecting 15 jobs
Munson Healthcare Manistee (Mich.) Hospital will close its maternity unit May 31, affecting 15 jobs, according to UpNorthLive. -
Pennsylvania hospital to end maternity, pediatric services after UPMC ends affiliation
Uniontown (Pa.) Hospital will close its pediatric department and maternity unit June 30. The decision came after the hospital re-evaluated services after Pittsburgh-based UPMC said it would end its clinical affiliation with the facility this summer, according to The Pittsburgh Post Gazette. -
Illinois, Wisconsin hospitals admit at least 37 people exposed to toxic ammonia fumes
Hospitals in Illinois and Wisconsin received at least 37 patients affected by an ammonia spill in Beach Park, Ill., according to the Lake County News-Sun. -
Study cites spike in rural ED visits
Rural emergency departments experienced a rapid increase in use between 2005 and 2016, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open. -
8 killed, at least 16 transported to hospital as severe storms sweep across South
At least eight people died and dozens were injured as severe storms made their way across the South this weekend, according to an Associated Press story published by Time. -
South Carolina sees 2nd hospital shooting in 2 days
A gunman shot a police officer at Clinton, S.C.-based Laurens County Memorial Hospital April 11, representing the state's second hospital shooting in two days, reports The Post and Courier. -
Airbnb expands medical stay program: 4 things to know
Airbnb expanded its Open Homes program for medical stays through two new partnerships, the company announced March 26. -
Ballad Health shifts services at 2 Tennessee hospitals
Johnson City, Tenn.-based Ballad Health is changing what services it offers at two hospitals in Greene County, Tenn., according to NBC affiliate WCYB. -
Emergency visits reached record high in 2016, CDC data shows
Emergency department visits reached 145.6 million patients in 2016 — a record high — compared to more than 136.9 million visits the year prior, according to new CDC data. -
Man fatally shoots himself at Baylor Scott & White hospital
A 45-year-old man fatally shot himself April 3 at Baylor Scott & White All Saints Medical Center in Fort Worth, Texas, reports the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. -
Lehigh Valley Health hospital to shutter ER amid system consolidation
Pottsville, Pa.-based Lehigh Valley Hospital-Schuylkill S. Jackson Street, part of the Lehigh Valley Health Network, will close its emergency room May 1, according to The Morning Call. -
Illinois hospital suspends inpatient labor, delivery and urology services
Galesburg (Ill.) Cottage Hospital will suspend inpatient labor, delivery and urology services starting May 2, according to WQAD, a Tribune Broadcasting affiliate. -
Uninsured, Medicaid patients more likely to experience interhospital transfer
Patients without insurance and those on Medicaid have a higher likelihood of being transferred to another hospital, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine. -
Indiana hospital scales back services ahead of closure
Kentuckiana Medical Center in Clarksville, Ind., closed its emergency room March 15, and it will completely shut down in the coming weeks. -
Rhode Island 911 dispatchers rarely give callers CPR guidance
Emergency response dispatchers in Rhode Island seldom instruct callers on how to perform CPR, which could save hundreds more cardiac arrest victims annually, according to ProPublica.
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