BRIGHTON, MI — The opening of a new hospital in Brighton is just weeks away, which means the hospital in Howell will also close. Top officials from Trinity Health Livingston toured the new four-story, 174,000-square-foot hospital with the media on Thursday, April 2. The hospital will be an addition to the existing Trinity Health Medical … Read more
Jersey City officials are taking the future of the shuttered Heights University Hospital site into their own hands. The City Council passed a resolution on March 25 directing the Planning Commission to study the site and make recommendations, which could include seizing the land to build a public hospital. The resolution passed 8-0, and Ward … Read more
When people with diabetes lose health insurance, their condition doesn’t just get worse; In a new study, OHSU researchers say it gets even worse. Researchers say the findings demonstrate how quickly insurance coverage interruptions can disrupt treatment for chronic diseases such as diabetes, which require regular monitoring, medication adjustments, and consistent access to treatment. The … Read more
Randy Slaughter spent three days in a nonprofit hospital in College Station, Texas, in April 2024 after experiencing severe abdominal pain. But doctors were unable to determine the cause and advised him to change his diet and sent him home, Slaughter said. Subscribe to read this story without ads Get unlimited access to ad-free articles … Read more
Next, Sudden Closure of West Suburban Medical Center in Oak Park The hospital’s CEO spoke publicly for the first time last week on Wednesday, saying the closure was temporary and that there were plans to reopen this summer, a plan that has been met with much skepticism. Doctors working in West Suburban have doubts about … Read more
DES MOINES, Iowa (Iowa Capital Dispatch) – A wrongful death lawsuit against a Des Moines hospital alleges a pattern of failing to stabilize patients in the emergency room and provide timely treatment. The estate of late Ankeny man Stephen Riker is suing Central Iowa Hospital Corp., which does business as UnityPoint Health Des Moines Iowa … Read more