A gunman opened fire at the Mercy Hospital & Medical Center campus in Chicago the afternoon of Nov. 19, killing a Chicago police officer, a physician and a first-year pharmacy resident, according to CBS Chicago.

An ambulance en route to Exeter (N.H.) Hospital caught fire Nov. 18 with a patient onboard, according to a WMUR news report.

Three general acute care hospitals, several skilled nursing and intermediate care facilities, and more than 300 patients have been evacuated as massive wildfires continue to burn across California, Bloomberg reports.

Office visits to primary care physicians are declining among adults with employer-sponsored health insurance, according to a study from the Health Care Cost Institute, an independent, nonprofit partially funded by four health insurance companies.

Several healthcare organizations recently shuttered medical units or terminated services to shore up finances, focus on more in-demand services or improve patient care.

Cleveland Clinic-Medina (Ohio) Hospital went into lockdown Tuesday afternoon after reports of an active shooter in the hospital's medical office building, though the reports were later proven to be unsubstantiated, according to Cleveland.com.

A patient in Tampa, Fla., died after the ambulance that picked him up broke down, and it took almost an hour to get him to the hospital, according to ABC Action News.

Fueled by gusting winds, a fast-moving wildfire with 150-foot flames has scorched nearly everything in its path, damaging a hospital and prompting patient evacuations throughout Northern California.

Lawrence Memorial Hospital of Medford (Mass.), part of MelroseWakefield Healthcare, also in Medford, it losing its emergency department, according to the Boston Business Journal.

Huntingdon, Pa.-based J.C. Blair Memorial Hospital closed its labor and delivery unit Nov. 7.  

At the Pittsburgh Technology Council's Tech 50 Awards in late Cctober, TeleTracking received the Innovator of the Year: Health IT.

After Pawtucket, R.I.-based Memorial Hospital closed in 2017, The Miriam Hospital and Rhode Island Hospital, both in Providence and operated by Providence-based Lifespan, have seen a significant increase in patient volume, prompting more patient diversions, according to a WPRI news report.

UNC Medical Center in Chapel Hill, N.C., cancelled elective surgeries and diverted ambulances Nov. 5 after a water main break, according to The News & Observer.

After suffering significant damage from Hurricane Michael, Panama City, Fla.-based Gulf Coast Regional Medical Center will reopen inpatient services Nov. 8, according to a WJHG news report.

A recent press release by Abbott announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared its next-generation Influenza A & B 2 and Strep A 2 molecular assays for point-of-care testing. 

A vehicle crashed into the lobby of Northwest Hospital & Medical Center, a 281-bed facility in Seattle, just before 5 p.m. Nov. 1, according to The Seattle Times.

Nine months after the Philadelphia Eagles won the Super Bowl, area hospitals are beginning to see a surge in babies being delivered, according to CBS Philly.

Five years after Kingsport, Tenn.-based Wellmont Health System shuttered Pennington Gap, Va.-based Lee County Regional Medical Center, the hospital plans to reopen under a new operator, according to a WYMT news report.

Chicago-based Saint Anthony Hospital, which recently received designation as a children's hospital, is focusing on pediatric care after several local hospitals closed their pediatric inpatient units, according to the Chicago Tribune.

More than 75,000 U.S. children sought treatment at emergency rooms due to gun-related injuries from 2006-2014, according to a study covered by the Los Angeles Times.