Acute Care
Offering same-day services fits in with a broader shift in oncology toward patient-centered care, keeps cancer patients out of emergency departments, expert says.
Hispanics' share of the population is expected to widen from nearly a fifth now to a quarter by 2045.
Annals of Surgery found death rate decline in South Carolina in hospitals that chose to participate in the program.
About 9.5 percent of psychologically distressed Americans in 2014 still didn't have insurance that covered psychiatrists, counselors, study shows.
J. David Cox Sr. demanded leaders address the issues but refrain from using report as fuel for privatization talk.
Issues include dirty supply storage areas, canceled procedures due to supply shortages, use of expired equipment on patients, report says.
Providers, researchers, hospital leaders are expected to use the reports to help raise awareness on health disparities, develop interventions.
Researchers found physicians at hospital-based clinics are ordering excessive CT scans, MRIs, other services.
The Memphis-based company provides pharmacy services to more than 500 hospitals and healthcare facilities.
Companies will partner to operate long-term acute care hospital, rehabilitation hospital in Newport News, Select Medical says.