Mass. Cancer Care Center Abruptly Closes, Leaving Patients In A Lurch
Steward Medical Group officials are hoping to reopen Brockton facility once they find a new physician. Meanwhile, Minnesotans will have to travel farther for in-patient care after Mahnomen converts to rural emergency hospital.
Another headache for patients of Steward Health Care. Cancer patients now must go elsewhere for treatment, after their clinic suddenly shut down. Steward Medical Group officials say the hematology oncology service at its Good Samaritan Medical Center in Brockton has temporarily paused, "because the physician left, and will be re-opened as soon as we recruit a new one." (Mutasa, 4/19)
It may sound strange, but the hospital in Mahnomen, Minnesota won鈥檛 have hospital stays for its patients anymore. The tiny hospital is converting to a rural emergency hospital, leaving many rural Minnesotans far from in-patient care. It鈥檚 the first to do so in Minnesota after the option was created in at the start of 2023, but probably won鈥檛 be the last. (Wurzer and Younger, 4/18)
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He Thinks His Wife Died In An Understaffed Hospital. Now He鈥檚 Trying To Change The Industry
For the past year, police Detective Tim Lillard has spent most of his waking hours unofficially investigating his wife鈥檚 death. The question has never been exactly how Ann Picha-Lillard died on Nov. 19, 2022: She succumbed to respiratory failure after an infection put too much strain on her weakened lungs. She was 65. For Tim Lillard, the question has been why. (Wells, 4/19)
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In San Francisco鈥檚 Chinatown, A CEO Works With The Community To Bolster Hospital聽
Chinese Hospital, located in the heart of this city鈥檚 legendary Chinatown, struggles with many of the same financial and demographic challenges that plague small independent hospitals in underserved areas across the country. Many of its patients are aging Chinese speakers with limited incomes who are reliant on Medicare and Medi-Cal, which pay less than commercial insurance and often don鈥檛 fully cover provider costs. (Wolfson, 4/19)
A local hospital is expanding its services to not only provide care to a wider range of people but also attract more talent.聽"Population health in Marshall is us taking responsibility for the whole of our community so particularly our patients but really the whole community," Martin Entwistle, Associate Chief Medical Officer, said. (Reilly, 4/18)
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Included Health and other companies that聽offer digital health products to employers are facing an uncertain market,聽with would-be clients sometimes overwhelmed by options and potentially skeptical of virtual-first services. According to Included Health聽President Robin Glass, simplification is the answer. 鈥淓mployers are standing up and saying they have 20 different benefits that they're managing and it鈥檚 just too much,鈥 Glass said in an interview. (Perna, 4/18)
A robot could soon operate on patients at Stroger Hospital who need surgery. Cook County Health officially launched its Robotic Surgery Program. County board members and health officials gathered at Stroger on Wednesday for the big reveal. They said robotic surgery is often better for patients because it can be less invasive and performed through small incisions. The goal is to ensure that all patients, regardless of age, race, wealth, or status, can access the best possible medical care.聽(4/17)