Room mock-ups save time, money ahead of Geisinger's $880M expansion
Mock-ups of medical spaces have allowed Geisinger officials to find design flaws down to 3/4 of an inch prior to the construction of an 11-story tower. Since the hospital announced its plan to build ...
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Most U.S. hospital emergency rooms aren't prepared to treat children, study finds. Why?
Is your local hospital prepared to treat your child in its emergency room? A recent study of 4,840 ... said Dr. Katherine Remick, a Dell Medical School associate professor who is the co-director ...
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Family of patient describes overcrowded local emergency rooms
there are not enough beds in our local emergency rooms. “We have less hospital beds per capita than anywhere else in the state,” says Dr. Michael Apostolakos, the Chief Medical Officer of ...
Hospital facility fees are driving up health care costs in Houston — and catching the eye of lawmakers
The fees, which are billed separately from physician’s services, have been around for decades but have sparked nationwide ...
'Innovation, compassion and collaboration come together' at new Jacksonville health center
Baptist Health plans a four-story emergency and patient tower for Baptist Medical Center and Wolfson Children's Hospital on Jacksonville's Southbank.
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Baptist Health unveils details of a new $190 million emergency tower in Jacksonville
The project will feature two emergency rooms, plus waiting areas and 100 patient rooms — 63 for adults and 37 for children. Plans also include three pediatric trauma rooms.
Free-standing ERs are popping up all over South Florida. Don’t confuse them for urgent cares
Free-standing emergency rooms are popping up all over South Florida, extending the reach of hospitals into fast-growing suburbs. In Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach counties, about 30 standalone ...
Utah lawmakers want to raise the standards for freestanding emergency rooms around Utah
South Ogden, HB152 sets requirements for the amount of staff and lists certain equipment that freestanding emergency rooms across the state need to have. “These ...
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Clinic center: Veterinary clinics expand their services
Freeport Veterinary Hospital in Maine has expanded its services to include same-day urgent care. “This new service aims to ...
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Portland's DoveLewis expands with new state-of-the-art pet medical center
features additional exam rooms, surgery suites and advanced imaging equipment. The expansion transforms the organization from an emergency hospital into a comprehensive medical center for pets.
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Emergency room bypass rates spiked last year at area hospitals
Staffing issues and equipment failures also can lead hospital officials to put their emergency rooms on bypass ... be turned away if they arrive seeking medical attention on their own.
DoveLewis opens new care center in Northwest Portland
The nonprofit expanded operations into a newly constructed building across the street from its emergency vet care center in ...