Adventist HealthCare, the Gaithersburg, Maryland-based system that operates White Oak Medical Center, has what it calls the U ...

National hospital occupancy of about 85 percent expected by 2032 for adult beds, by 2035 for adult and pediatric beds combined.

A program matches unrepresented patients with volunteers who can make care decisions for them during health care crises.

A bed shortage could lead to long emergency department wait times, medication errors and other in-hospital adverse events that could cost lives. At 75% occupancy, hospitals have little buffer against ...