hospitals

The hospital system is reviewing elective surgeries requiring an ICU stay after the procedure. "We want to make sure we have our bed availability for our sickest patients,” a spokesman says.

Gov. Ron DeSantis said his decision to buck original federal guidelines ultimately proved correct, although concerns remain from hospital officials around the state.

COVID-19 hospitalizations are skyrocketing in the U.S. A new tool from NPR lets you look up your local hospital to see how it's faring.

Hospitals, a powerful political force in health care, fear lowering the eligibility age for Medicare will cost them billions of dollars because federal reimbursements are less than private insurance.

The penalties are the ninth round of a program created as part of the ACA's broader effort to improve quality and lower costs.

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.

Two fourth-year students at the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine, and their faculty mentor, completed a recently-published study that suggests hospitals across Florida would save millions of dollars with the help of syringe exchange programs.

Some front-line workers and managers disagree about how and why health care workers are getting sick and, therefore, what level of protective gear is appropriate.

Of the $175 billion in federal CARES Act funding for hospitals that serve the nation's poorest people, about $50 billion has yet to be allocated.Those who…

Congress, in response to the coronavirus pandemic, set aside $13 billion to help safety-net hospitals that treat a majority of poor, elderly and disabled…

As Florida’s coronavirus cases break national records, health workers say they’re feeling the strain. While most hospitals still have room to take in more…

As Florida hospitals face a surge in patients with COVID-19, they may not be able to rely on field hospitals to provide more space. And hurricanes are...