Improving practices surrounding outpatient observation by creating dedicated observation units with defined protocols could improve bed capacity and quality of care, according to an article in Health ...

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 ...

Emergency department-based observation of symptomatic young adults for acute coronary syndrome found very few patients with adverse cardiac events, bringing the value of the practice into question, ...

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 ...

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 ...

For children with behavioral conditions, psychiatric co-management in the observation unit of a pediatric emergency department was associated with shorter stays and fewer inpatient admissions, an ...

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 ...

LIMA — The Lima Memorial Foundation held a fundraiser Thursday as the foundation seeks $500,000 in funding to establish a dedicated observation unit at Lima Memorial. “An observation unit will ...

HOWARD COUNTY, MD — Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center has received a $3 million grant from The Kahlert Foundation to help fund hospital renovations designed to create a 29-bed observation ...