Officials comment on the Lawrence Medical Center ER closure
WAFF learned more about Lawrence Medical Center and its leaders' decision to shut down the emergency department.
The Way Hospitals Care for Incarcerated Patients Must Change
The question of how to care for incarcerated patients in hospitals is an urgent one. We can’t afford to get it wrong.
US Spends More on Ambulatory Care Than Inpatient, Pharmaceuticals Combined
Ambulatory care is one of the fastest-growing sectors in the health care industry. It is also the most expensive—by a ...
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Alabama hospital to adopt outpatient-only model through health system partnership
Moulton, Ala.-based Lawrence Medical Center has entered into a financial partnership with Huntsville (Ala.) Hospital Health System that will see the hospital shift to an outpatient-only model, The ...
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New program helps Austin's homeless residents plug into long-term health care
Central Health's bridge program offers an alternative to the emergency room when unhoused people have health needs.
The funding freeze endangered community health centers. That’s bad for all of us.
That simple sentiment has been one of the guiding principles for community health centers for 60 years, ever since the first ...
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Healthcare execs confront safety as a purpose
Explore the concept of valuing safety as a purpose rather than a priority in the U.S. healthcare landscape, per Inova, UCSF Health and Fairview execs.