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In 2010, the emergency department received more than 65,000 visits. [11] Peter Bastone joined CRMC in 2013 as President & CEO [12] and rebranded the health system to Chesapeake Regional Healthcare in order to better represent the services offered beyond the hospital building. [13]
"We don't know why some centers can access funds and some cannot." In Virginia, community health centers provide medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmaceutical and substance use services for ...
A water treatment plant failure threw North America’s oldest continuous lawmaking body into crisis this week, as lawmakers were effectively shut out of the Virginia State Capitol for safety reasons.
Limited access to emergency room services, as well as medical specialists, leads to increases in mortality rates and long-term health problems, such as heart disease and diabetes. [ 5 ] Between 2010-2021, 136 hospitals in rural regions closed their doors, unable to bear worker shortages, low patient volume, and financial burdens of the COVID-19 ...
According to the Institute of Medicine, between 1993 and 2003, emergency room visits in the US grew by 26%, while in the same period, the number of emergency departments declined by 425. [ 160 ] Mentally ill patients present a unique challenge for emergency departments and hospitals.
According to numbers gathered from the CDC, more than 12 million people go to the ER each year for stomach and abdominal issues.
"Somebody who's been sitting in the emergency room for 30 hours is miserable," stated a nurse. [21] At the University of Mississippi Medical Center the emergency room and intensive care unit were beyond capacity in September 2021, almost all with COVID patients: "It's like a 'logjam' with beds in hallways," said the hospital's chief executive. [54]
As reported by the Health Council of Canada, a 2010 Commonwealth survey found that 39% of Canadians waited 2 hours or more in the emergency room, versus 31% in the U.S.; 43% waited 4 weeks or more to see a specialist, versus 10% in the U.S. The same survey states that 37% of Canadians say it is difficult to access care after hours (evenings ...