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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The latest solution to chronic overcrowding of Minnesota emergency rooms was built in Wisconsin, delivered by truck to Maplewood and attached to St. John's Hospital. The Short-Stay Observation Unit ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...