Community hospitals were long viewed as a place to go only when you became ill or injured. But changing market forces are requiring these medical centers to embrace a new role that encompasses not just acute care but also overall prevention and wellness.
For a century or so, the prevailing business model for most hospitals was to keep the hospital full.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital has reduced regulated medical waste by more than half in four years.
It’s no secret that most inpatients would rather not be at the hospital in the first place — and if they must be hospitalized, they hope to leave as soon as possible.
New professorship and other efforts bolster an under-recognized specialty.
SUSDR, or Specialty Urgent Same-Day Response, aims to get patients in to see a specialist before their conditions escalate.
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