search
emergency care
Trends
- 1Private equity blamed for hospital closures and ER access loss●How private equity is killing public access to hospitals and emergency care
A new Washington Post report examines how private equity ownership is reducing public access to hospitals and emergency care, linking buyout-driven cost cutting to closures and service cutbacks. Readers are debating the role of financial firms in US healthcare and whether tighter regulation is needed to protect emergency services.
- 2UC emergency physicians cut thousands of unnecessary CT scans▼UC emergency physicians safely eliminate thousands of unnecessary CT scans
Emergency physicians at the University of Cincinnati report they have safely eliminated thousands of unnecessary CT scans from their practice. The initiative suggests patients can avoid radiation exposure and costs without compromising care, drawing attention from medical professionals interested in reducing overimaging in emergency departments.
- 3
Doctors are reporting severe withdrawal cases linked to medetomidine, a sedative increasingly found mixed into illicit drug supplies. Clinicians, including teams at Penn Medicine, warn the drug appears to be spreading as an adulterant alongside opioids, and that withdrawal from it can be unusually intense and hard to treat. The reports point to a new and poorly understood challenge for addiction care and emergency medicine.
- 4Catalyst 2026 winners target mental health and chronic disease▼Wireless tech takes on mental health, jobs and chronic disease with Catalyst 2026 winners
The Catalyst 2026 awards have recognised a group of wireless technology projects focused on mental health support, job access and chronic disease care. The winning initiatives show how connectivity tools are being applied beyond traditional telecoms, with organisers highlighting their potential to improve health outcomes and employment opportunities. Details of the individual winners and funding amounts have not yet been widely reported.
- 5High Point Police Launch Mental Health Response Program●High Point police launch program to address mental health emergencies
Police in High Point, North Carolina, have launched a new program aimed at improving how the department handles emergency calls involving mental health crises. The initiative is intended to connect people in crisis with appropriate care rather than defaulting to arrests or emergency room trips. It follows a broader national push for alternative crisis-response models, though further details of the program have not been released.
- 6Hadassah Brings Pediatric Emergency Expertise to Vanuatu●Story | Hadassah Brings Pediatric Emergency Expertise to Vanuatu
Hadassah, the Women's Zionist Organization of America, is bringing pediatric emergency medical expertise to Vanuatu, the Pacific island nation. The initiative aims to strengthen emergency care for children in a country with limited medical resources. Details of the program's scope and partners have not been widely reported, and the story is so far circulating mainly through Hadassah's own channels.
- 7California Weighs Emergency Rules on Private Equity in Health Care●Comment Period Closes on California OHCA’s Proposed Emergency Regulations Expanding Private Equity, Hedge Fund, and MSO Reporting in Health Care Transactions
California's Office of Health Care Affordability has closed the comment period on proposed emergency regulations that would expand reporting requirements for health care transactions involving private equity firms, hedge funds, and management services organizations. The rules would give regulators broader visibility into deal activity across the state's health care market. Commenters now await the agency's response before the regulations move forward.
- 8Emergency Department Delay That Could Harm Patients●A Potentially Harmful ED Delay That Has Been Widely Overlooked
Emergency medicine researchers are flagging a delay in emergency department care that could cause patient harm and has, they argue, been widely overlooked by clinicians and health systems. The warning suggests a common gap in ED practice deserves more attention, though details of the specific delay and its scale were not provided in the available coverage.
- 9
A new mental health stabilization center has opened in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, giving residents a local facility for urgent behavioral health care. The center is intended to provide short-term treatment and support as an alternative to emergency rooms or incarceration for people experiencing a mental health crisis. It reflects a broader push in the Philadelphia region to expand crisis response services and improve access to mental health care in Delaware County communities.