Infection Control Archives - Page 116 of 311

COVID now vs. last winter's peak | In Midwest, worst of surge to come: 5 forecasts | Ill. hospital closes | St. Vincent nurses strike over, but tension may persist | 28 patients infected in COVID outbreak at RI hospital | The surge through 9 nurses' eyes

January 10, 2022 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. Worst of omicron yet to come for Midwest + 4 more forecasts to know Full story 2. Illinois hospital closes, terminates staff Full story 3. US COVID-19 hospitalizations compared to…

Hospitals nationwide ration COVID treatments | W.Va. eyes 4th vaccine doses | Mont. hospital accused of underpaying nurses | Mission Health CMO to leave HCA | 19% of hospitals are critically understaffed: Nos. by state

January 7, 2022 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. Health systems ration COVID-19 treatments as cases surge Full story 2. West Virginia seeks permission to offer 4th vaccine dose Full story 3. Mission Health CMO to leave HCA for new…

Definition of fully vaccinated won't change: CDC | 6 notes on 'flurona' | 13 states set COVID hospitalization records | Rapid, but reliable? Home tests may lag with omicron | Pfizer boosters cleared for those 12+ | 8 CNO moves

January 6, 2022 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. CDC: Definition of fully vaccinated 'is not changing' Full story 2. 13 states set COVID-19 hospitalization records this week Full story 3. What's 'flurona'?: 6 things to know Full story 4. 118 hospitals…

COVID surge projected to peak in Jan. | Mass. systems to mandate boosters | CDC: Omicron makes up 95% of US cases | Henry Ford closes 97 beds amid staff shortages | Hospitals see more patients 'with COVID' vs. 'for COVID' | 13 CMO job openings

January 5, 2022 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. Omicron surge may peak in January, models predict Full story 2. Massachusetts health systems to mandate boosters for employees Full story 3. COVID-19 cases up in 46 states, down in 2,…

5 states see record COVID hospitalizations | New variant found in France | Longest nurses strike in Mass. history ends | 5 top safety issues for 2022 | Why this surge is complicating physicians' treatment decisions | 1 in 5 nurses burned out

January 4, 2022 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. 5 states reporting record COVID-19 hospitalizations Full story 2. New coronavirus variant detected in France Full story 3. Saint Vincent nurses ratify contract, end longest nurses' strike in Massachusetts history Full story…

Hospitalizations take center stage in COVID fight | Virus sidelines healthcare staff nationwide | CMS sets vaccination deadline for hospitals in 25 states | Some Americans get 4th vaccine doses | CDC eyes testing component for isolation guidance

January 3, 2022 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. Hospitalizations take center stage in COVID-19 fight Full story 2. Rhode Island allows COVID-19 positive healthcare staff to work in 'crisis' situations Full story 3. CDC considering revision to isolation guidance…

Daily COVID cases at all-time high | Ill. hospital loses Medicare contract | Ore. system sees state's first C. auris cases | Cleveland Clinic again bumps back nonurgent surgeries | 16 states facing hospital staff shortages | 45 CMO moves in '21

December 29, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. COVID-19 cases up in 41 states, down in 5, flat in 4 Full story 2. Oregon health officials investigate state's 1st Candida auris outbreak Full story 3. Illinois hospital loses Medicare…

Nurses urge CDC to reverse COVID isolation guidance | Some Md. hospitals enact crisis standards of care | 72 CNO moves in 2021 | Omicron's paradox for hospitals | NP practice authority by state | Dr. Ashish Jha: Time to stop focusing on COVID cases

December 28, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. National Nurses United urge CDC to reverse isolation timeline cuts for healthcare workers Full story 2. Some Maryland hospitals activate crisis standards of care Full story 3. 72 CNO moves…

US COVID cases pass summer peak: 10 states that may be hotspots by NYE | Cleveland Clinic 2nd in world to perform rare surgery | Tremors emerge as long COVID symptom | 4 leaders on the patient safety issue they'd fix overnight

December 23, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. US COVID-19 cases pass summer peak Full story 2. 10 states COVID-19 could hit hardest by NYE: Mayo Clinic forecasts Full story 3. Supreme Court schedules special hearing on Biden's…

US may trim isolation for healthcare workers | Cloth masks no match for omicron: experts | Calif. to require boosters for healthcare staff | COVID cases up in 33 states | Why some hospitals are scaling back antibody treatments | Booster rates by state

December 22, 2021 BHR Newsletter Virtual Events • Webinars • Whitepapers • OnDemand Learning • Podcasts 1. COVID-19 cases up in 33 states, down in 13, flat in 4 Full story 2. US may trim isolation period for asymptomatic healthcare workers, Fauci say Full story 3. Amid experts'…