/tags/hospitals Hospitals en-US Copyright Wed, 09 Oct 2024 10:23:43 GMT /2024-10-09/southeast-ohio-will-soon-have-its-first-women-and-childrens-hospital At a time when hospitals across the state are closing maternity wards, southeast Ohio is getting a new one. Memorial Health System broke ground Tuesday on the region’s first women and children’s hospital. Wed, 09 Oct 2024 10:23:43 GMT /2024-10-09/southeast-ohio-will-soon-have-its-first-women-and-childrens-hospital Erin Gottsacker /2024-02-26/as-more-rural-hospitals-stop-delivering-babies-some-are-determined-to-make-it-work At a time when many rural hospitals continue to make the tough choice to shutter their obstetrics units and stop delivering babies, some have found ways to make their units survive and, sometimes, even thrive. Mon, 26 Feb 2024 10:00:00 GMT /2024-02-26/as-more-rural-hospitals-stop-delivering-babies-some-are-determined-to-make-it-work Natalie Krebs /2022-01-06/short-staffed-and-covid-battered-u-s-hospitals-are-hiring-more-foreign-nurses Montana's largest hospital recently signed employment contracts with two dozen foreign nurses. Nationwide, a backlog of 5,000 international nurses await approval to enter the U.S. Thu, 06 Jan 2022 20:21:21 GMT /2022-01-06/short-staffed-and-covid-battered-u-s-hospitals-are-hiring-more-foreign-nurses Nick Ehli /coronavirus/2021-12-28/packed-ohio-ers-are-tying-up-ambulances-and-could-delay-services-officials-warn Ohio health officials are asking the public to stay out of emergency rooms if they are looking for COVID-19 tests or experiencing mild cold-like symptoms. Tue, 28 Dec 2021 19:25:51 GMT /coronavirus/2021-12-28/packed-ohio-ers-are-tying-up-ambulances-and-could-delay-services-officials-warn Stephanie Czekalinski /coronavirus/2021-12-17/dewine-is-deploying-ohio-national-guard-members-to-hospitals-around-the-state The governor is activating 1,050 members of the national guard to address hospital staffing issues. Fri, 17 Dec 2021 20:29:37 GMT /coronavirus/2021-12-17/dewine-is-deploying-ohio-national-guard-members-to-hospitals-around-the-state Andy Chow /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-09-28/how-hospitals-are-dealing-with-the-latest-surge-of-covid-19 The delta variant of COVID-19 has some hospitals nearing, or exceeding, capacity and creating competition for available workers. We check in with how hospitals are dealing with the latest surge of COVID-19 nationally and in Ohio. Tue, 28 Sep 2021 13:42:18 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-09-28/how-hospitals-are-dealing-with-the-latest-surge-of-covid-19 /coronavirus/2021-08-25/many-ohio-hospitals-reaching-capacity-with-covid-19-patients Hospital capacity for COVID-19 patients is dwindling in some parts of Ohio as the respiratory illness continues raging. Wed, 25 Aug 2021 18:46:19 GMT /coronavirus/2021-08-25/many-ohio-hospitals-reaching-capacity-with-covid-19-patients Debbie Holmes /2021-05-05/black-patients-less-likely-to-receive-diagnostic-imaging-at-emergency-departments Hospitals have a lot of tests to find a problem, such as X-rays, MRIs and CT scans. But studies show that Black and Hispanic patients are less likely to get this imaging in an emergency, and that might lead to other health issues. Wed, 05 May 2021 09:50:29 GMT /2021-05-05/black-patients-less-likely-to-receive-diagnostic-imaging-at-emergency-departments Farah Yousry /podcast/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-03-31/wellness-wednesday-superbugs-in-hospitals Antibiotic resistance is “one of the biggest public health challenges of our time,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Wed, 31 Mar 2021 20:51:53 GMT /podcast/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-03-31/wellness-wednesday-superbugs-in-hospitals /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-03-31/wellness-wednesday-superbugs-in-hospitals Antibiotic resistance is “one of the biggest public health challenges of our time,” according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Wed, 31 Mar 2021 12:59:50 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2021-03-31/wellness-wednesday-superbugs-in-hospitals