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The closure of Glenn Medical Center, Willows’ only hospital and a cornerstone of care for 76 years, has left residents without local emergency services
Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital Hamilton has opened a 24/7 helistop to support RWJBarnabas Health’s LifeFlight helicopters
The shutdown of Ammonoosuc Community Health Services’ Franconia clinic is being blamed on Medicaid reimbursement cuts that local leaders say are already straining fragile health system
A former Rite Aid in Salem will be converted into a free-standing 24/7 emergency department operated by Parkland Medical Center
City Hall will hand full control of the crisis response teams to NYC Health + Hospitals, raising questions about the future of mental health policing as a new administration takes office
Cabarrus County EMS and Atrium Health Cabarrus are now delivering blood transfusions in the field, using rapid infusers and mobile blood units
Yale New Haven Health has completed its first ambulance company acquisition, bringing Nelson Ambulance Service into a fully integrated medical transport network
The current and former Waverly Health Center EMS providers are seeking damages under Iowa wage laws and the FLSA
With visits exceeding 33,000 a year, well above the facility’s design capacity, Stillwater Medical Center aims to expand its emergency department
With nearly 20% of 116,000 ambulance calls in 2024 deemed non-emergencies, Contra Costa County leaders launched the campaign to teach residents how to seek the right level of care
WakeMed Campus Police Officer Roger Smith was fatally shot inside the Garner Healthplex emergency department
UNM Hospital nurses, staff say denied raises and noncompetitive pay worsen chronic understaffing and overcrowding, with capacity often at 105%–120%
Alabama Hospital Association President Danne Howard says low reimbursement rates, high uninsured numbers and looming loss of federal subsidies continue to threaten rural hospitals
Arlington Fire Department, AMR Arlington and Medical City Arlington have launched a Whole Blood Program, allowing paramedics to give transfusions in the field
With $1T in reductions and 2027 work requirements looming, Medi-Cal-dependent facilities in California expect reimbursement losses
Middlesex Hospital plans to build a 6,710-sq-ft facility for up to 12 ambulances
After an anonymous post urged people to aim lasers at helicopters near Portland’s South Waterfront ICE facility, medevacs avoided Oregon Health & Science University’s hospital helipad
Using Fathom flood modeling, the investigation shows many facilities could face feet of water that block ED access and force evacuations, risks often missed by FEMA’s outdated maps
The Southern Illinois Healthcare Trauma and Critical Care Symposium drew over 200 providers, spotlighted whole blood, maternal trauma and strengthened care
With Willows’ Glenn Medical Center shuttering its emergency department, officials warn of longer response times, urge residents to consider air-ambulance membership
Henry Ford Genesys surgeons describe the “all-hands” response as eight patients arrived moments after a resident phoned from inside the burning church
Picketing nurses rushed inside to assist, but Henry Ford Genesys Hospital administrators ordered them out, saying staffing was adequate despite the code-black influx
The pilot program will serve up to 600 residents in 13 communities, aiming to cut ER visits with on-site assessments, labs, imaging and treatment
Regional EMS prepares for increased call volume following the closure of Glenn Medical Center’s ED
The 10,000-sq-ft, 24/7 emergency department on U.S. 521 will offer 12 exam rooms, trauma care, imaging and lab services
A $7,300 hospital-to-hospital ride prompted a Merced councilmember to push price disclosures for non-911 transports