Hospitals

For the last two weeks, Ohio has set new records for COVID-19 hospitalizations and new cases. Health authorities are bracing for the situation to worsen…

Updated: 4:01 p.m., Monday, Nov. 9, 2020 A lack of available staff could greatly impact the care hospitals are able to provide for both coronavirus patients and anyone else in need of hospital services, said Dr. Bruce Vanderhoff, incoming chief medical director of the Ohio Department of Health Monday. Hospital challenges have changed throughout the course of the pandemic.

When people experiencing homelessness go to the hospital for an infection or a surgery, they often can’t be discharged because they don’t have a safe…

Where are hospitals reaching capacity? Which metro areas are running out of beds? NPR has learned federal agencies collect and analyze this information in detail but don't share it with the public.

Memorial Health has opened a new inpatient facility in Marysville. On Tuesday, the health system transferred patients to the new building, which includes…

The country has blown past records set in July and entered uncharted territory. Experts can't predict how high the new peak will go. Here's what's driving the surge.

Small businesses, bars and restaurants, low-income renters, arts groups, and colleges and universities are among those eligible for $420 million in…

Hamilton County hospital officials are worried about the rise in COVID-19 patients. The number of new cases is currently doubling every two weeks. Dr....

Draft documents obtained by NPR show that the federal government is preparing to enforce new data reporting requirements, threatening to withhold vital Medicare funding from noncompliant hospitals.

A new report found some people may pay about $13,000 for a bypass heart surgery at one hospital, but another Ohio hospital may charge them hundreds of thousands of dollars more for the same procedure. Policy researchers at the Cleveland-based Center for Community Solutions compiled price data for six common medical procedures at Ohio’s 206 hospitals.