A hospital is a healthcare institution offering patient treatment through specialized staff and medical equipment. General hospitals are the most common, featuring emergency departments for immediate health concerns, while district hospitals serve as major regional healthcare facilities with intensive care and long-term care beds.
Tenor Health Foundation has agreed to purchase Scranton and Wilkes-Barre hospitals. This agreement marks a significant change in ownership for Commonwealth Health hospitals, promising potential improvements and new directions for healthcare services in the region.
In 1948, the National Health Service, the principal provider of health care in the United Kingdom, was founded.
In 1980, the hospital occupancy rate in the US was at 77%.
In 1981, hospitalizations in the United States peaked with 171 admissions per 1,000 Americans and 6,933 hospitals.
In 2010, the Church's Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Health Care Workers said that the Church manages 26% of the world's health care facilities.
In 2011, the World Health Organization reported that being admitted to a hospital was far riskier than flying, with a 10% chance of a patient being subject to a treatment error.
In 2012, district hospitals in California provided $54 million in uncompensated care, highlighting their role in serving uninsured patients and those with Medi-Cal.
In 2013, the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) introduced a "two-midnight" rule for inpatient admissions, intended to reduce long-term "observation" stays.
In 2013, the hospital occupancy rate in the US was at 60%.
By 2016, the number of US hospitals had shrunk from 6,933 in 1981 to 5,534, reflecting a reversal of the hospitalization trend.
In 2016, healthcare reform and a continued decline in admissions resulted in US hospital-based healthcare systems performing poorly financially.
In 2017, healthcare reform and a continued decline in admissions resulted in US hospital-based healthcare systems performing poorly financially.
In 2018, the "two-midnight" rule for inpatient admissions that was introduced in 2013 by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) was dropped.
In 2019, there were seven patient deaths from listeria linked to pre-packaged sandwiches and salads in hospitals, which led to the Care Quality Commission focusing on hospital food standards in 2020.
In April 2020, Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust started a COVID Oximetry@Home service, which enabled them to monitor more than 5000 patients a day in their own homes by recording vital signs such as blood oxygen levels.
Between March and June 2020, West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust managed around 1200 patients at home and planned to continue the system after COVID-19, initially for respiratory patients.
In 2020, the Care Quality Commission in England turned their attention to hospital food standards after seven patient deaths from listeria linked to pre-packaged sandwiches and salads in 2019.
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