Research published in Health Affairs suggests increased use of hospital observation units could help save $3.1 billion in healthcare costs each year. A hospital observation unit is a dedicated space ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

CHICAGO -- Using a special care team and dedicated space can help reduce the amount of time patients spend in the observation ward, experts said here. Diannette Figueroa, clinical performance process ...

Construction on a new 29-bed Observation Unit at the Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center is underway, and officials hope it will result in shorter emergency room wait times. About a year after ...

Overcrowded emergency rooms often lead to overcrowded in-patient rooms. That leads to higher costs for both the hospital and patients. Duke University Hospital has a solution for both issues. A few ...

Endeavor Health has proposed a $100.8 million project to expand Elmhurst Hospital’s cancer center, add more surgical space and create a dedicated observation unit for patients requiring short-term ...

Like most health systems across the United States, Pinehurst, North Carolina-based FirstHealth of the Carolinas has challenges with bed capacity and is always working on new and innovative ways to ...