Healthcare’s workforce crisis is far from over, with experts saying very few providers will be able hire themselves out of the employment dearth. It’s more important than ever for health systems to ensure they’re minimizing turnover rates among the staff they do have — a priority that MultiCare Health System in Washington state is taking a new approach to. This […]
Forget COVID-19, monkeypox, and other viruses for the moment and consider another threat troubling infectious disease specialists: common urinary tract infections, or UTIs, that lead to emergency room visits and even hospitalizations because of the failure of oral antibiotics. There’s no Operation Warp Speed charging to rescue us from the germs that cause these infections, which expanded their range during […]
In mapping out a vision for TriHealth’s Harold M. and Eugenia S. Thomas Comprehensive Care Center in Cincinnati, architecture firm GBBN (Cincinnati) and landscape architects and public space designers Realm Collaborative (Columbus, Ohio) sought to create a departure from the traditional healthcare campus. The vision was to create a garden setting that the new specialty outpatient and ambulatory care center building […]
It’s also important that senior care leadership and IT teams work with staff and residents to ensure the technology implementation is successful. Organizations should consider supporting stakeholders through help desks and concierge services. LeadingAge CAST provides a Resident/Client Technology Support and Training resources, including a white paper, interactive guide and case studies, to help senior care providers approach technical support […]
The Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade turned the spotlight on state abortion policies and the health and economic wellbeing of women and children across states. With Medicaid covering 42% of births in the U.S., it’s a key part of the equation when it comes to maternal and child health. While there has been federal legislation enacted to encourage […]
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) this week said that it would be “unconstitutional” to restrict travel for abortions, suggesting that not all Republicans agree with curbing at least some of the efforts patients are willing to go to receive the medical procedure. In the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision last month overturning Roe v. Wade, abortion rights advocates and some […]
Regional mental health treatment center Sanford Behavioral Health (Marne, Mich.) has opened a standalone residential eating disorder treatment center in Marne. Situated on 18 acres, Sanford West includes specialized residential treatment for eating disorders and substance use disorders. The treatment center has capacity for 134 residential patients.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit in federal court Thursday over the Biden administration’s recent guidance specifying that abortions must be provided in particular emergency scenarios. The suit names HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra as its lead defendant and accuses the Biden administration of using federal law to “transform every emergency room in the country into a walk-in abortion […]
What could Ubuntu mean for health equity? Equiva CEO Nir Altman ponders this question in a recent blog post, citing an article titled Ubuntu Philosophy in Healthcare recently published at KevinMD.com, the widely known platform where physicians, advanced practitioners and patients share insights and tell stories. Coming from the Nguni language spoken in southern Africa, “Ubuntu” is often translated as ‘humanity to others.’ “I grew up […]
MUSCATINE, Iowa — Bailee Tordai, who was 33 weeks into her pregnancy, barely made it to the prenatal checkup. Her clunky old Jeep couldn’t complete the 2-mile trip from her house to the University of Iowa’s outreach clinic in her southeastern Iowa hometown. It was a hot June day, and a wiring problem made the Jeep conk out in the […]