If you find yourself in the emergency department and the doctor says he wants to keep you at the hospital for "observation," take heed. Depending on the hospital, observation can mean very different ...

Griffin Hospital celebrated the grand opening of the new Hewitt Observation Unit with a donor celebration and ribbon-cutting on January 5. PHOTO CONTRIBUTED Griffin Hospital in Derby recently opened a ...

After lowering its traditional emergency department capacity and shifting those beds to observation unit service, Newark, N.J.-based University Hospital has improved its patient capacity, according to ...

Stress cardiac magnetic resonance imaging use on acute chest pain patients in the emergency department’s observation unit helps to reduce adverse outcomes, according to a study in JACC: Cardiocascular ...

Cook County Health has opened an 11-bed observation unit at Provident Hospital to provide more appropriate care for patients who arrive at the South Side hospital's emergency department. Patients who ...

September 28, 2012 — Maximizing the potential use of dedicated hospital observation units could save billions of dollars in healthcare resources annually, according to results from a study published ...

For select patients hospitalized due to COVID-19, an academic urban hospital implemented an observation pathway that incorporated mobile health technology, reducing hospital length of stay by more ...

The 7,000 square foot, single-story modular addition will include 25 bays for incoming, non-acute patients who can be admitted for observation and testing before they are treated by the emergency ...

Using observation units more efficiently could save hospitals $4.6 million annually and $3.1 billion nationally, according to Healthcare Finance News. A national study showed if hospitals without ...

Memorial Hermann Northeast Hospital will increase capacity and elevate patient care with a $2.93 million, 25-bed dedicated observation unit that will be ready for operation in spring 2016. Observation ...

The Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center is set to receive $5 million in County Executive Calvin Ball’s proposed budget as it works to raise remaining funds for a new observation unit in the ...