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455 top hospitals by state: Healthgrades | Mutated flu strain overtakes last year's 'superflu' | 6 med schools opening in '27 | Ill. hospital loses trauma designation | Va. hospital to pay $19.3M to settle unnecessary surgeries case

Plus: 20 best places to retire, per US News October 27, 2026 1. 455 top-ranked hospitals by state: Healthgrades Full story 2. 6 notes on G155E, the mutation fueling an earlier flu season Full story 3. Don’t digitize the sign.…

Flu activity by state | CMS invests $275M in nurse staffing | Kaiser, Advocate tackle high ED utilization | The safety gap frameworks can't fix | 7 nurse execs leading 7-time Magnet hospitals

Plus: CDC notes 6th pathogen outbreak emergency of 2026 October 26, 2026 1. CMS launches $275M nurse retention initiative for nursing homes Full story 2. Flu activity, state by state Full story 3. CMS’ new emergency care measure launches in…

Hospitals' late-career physician dilemma | 20 most beautiful hospitals | Layoffs at Mass General Brigham, Beacon | New details emerge on US peptides plan | AI beats physicians on tough diagnoses: Study

Plus: 14 Joint Commission moves October 23, 2026 1. Health systems’ late-career physician dilemma: Safety vs. supply Full story 2. 20 ‘most beautiful’ US hospitals in 2026 Full story 3. Surgical access is a lifeline in the remote Four Corners…

CRNAs sue Calif. over staffing rules | Is 30 mos. the Gen Z nurse tipping point? | Hospital at home's real test comes at 2 a.m. | 50+ clinicians on midterm ballots | DOJ: Ohio med school discriminated by race

Plus: 10 most in-demand physician specialties October 22, 2026 1. CRNAs sue California over hospital staffing restrictions Full story 2. Is 30 months the Gen Z nurse tipping point? Full story 3. This rural hospital traded Excel OR tracking for…

Flu cases now vs. then | Intermountain aims to double nurses' bedside time | Ex-hospital CMO sentenced in Medicare fraud case | 576 hospitals with lowest C. diff rates | The dollar cost of ED walkouts

Plus: Vizient quantifies financial loss of ED walkouts October 21, 2026 1. How flu cases compare to past seasons Full story 2. Intermountain Health plans to nearly double nurses’ time at the bedside Full story 3. Student placements touch HR,…

Bedside nurse turnover hits 18% | Calif. hospital shelves residency program | Are systems laying off more leaders or clinicians? | ACGME may cut residents' post-call rest: 7 notes | Roach infestation closes Advocate hospital cafeteria

Plus: Epic explores AI agents for routine visits October 20, 2026 1. Bedside nurse turnover reaches 18% Full story 2. ACGME weighs cutting residents’ post-call rest: 7 things to know Full story 3. Should well-being sit in HR or the…

Trump plans NIH women's health division | Flu test positivity jumps 28% in 1 week | GLP-1s may benefit surgery patients: Study | ANA rejects zero tolerance bullying policies | 8 healthcare ballot measures to watch

Plus: 10 safest cities in America October 19, 2026 1. Trump executive order to create NIH women’s health division Full story 2. GLP-1s may benefit patients after surgery: 6 study notes Full story 3. Beginning in 2027, health plans get…

Academic systems bet on longevity clinics | Kaiser sees Dec.-level flu rates | RWJBarnabas accused of diverting Saint Peter's business | 18 new residency programs | CMS official aims to quadruple provider suspensions

Plus: ‘Sunday scaries’ worsen October 16, 2026 1. Longevity medicine moves into academic health systems Full story 2. California’s early flu season: How 4 systems are responding Full story 3. CHLA used AI to clear a translation bottleneck and get…

Immediate jeopardy surveys, by state | Epic to add drug prices in EHR | Measles complications surprise physicians | 2 new med schools clear milestones | 6 ways hospitals are adding ED capacity

Plus: 4 healthcare billionaires named richest in their states October 15, 2026 1. Hospital immediate jeopardy surveys by state: 5 years of CMS data Full story 2. Measles complications in healthy kids surprise Pennsylvania physicians Full story 3. Webinar: The…

Prime hospital's Medicare contract at risk | Steward clinicians left on hook for 6-figure malpractice claims | CMS can now bar Medicare, Medicaid providers | Colo. system lays off clinicians | 197 top hospitals for physician communication

Plus: 8 new drug shortages October 14, 2026 1. Prime hospital’s Medicare status at risk Full story 2. Steward clinicians left on the hook for six-figure malpractice claims Full story 3. The CMO + CNO Summit at Becker’s CEO +…

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