Infection Control Archives - Page 2 of 314

Kaiser faces $534M negligence lawsuit | Visa changes rattle teaching hospitals | 20 specialties with highest, lowest pay | Children's hospitals refresh playbook for vaccine hesitancy | HCA taps chief nurse of 23 hospitals

Plus: Sterilization issues pause surgeries at Maine hospital August 27, 2026 1. Kaiser Permanente sued for $534M after patient’s cardiac arrest, amputations Full story 2. Visa changes rattle teaching hospitals Full story 3. Explore HF in a Box — lectures, guides, infographics &…

Drug mix-up paralyzes Ascension patient; family speaks out | Breakthrough pancreatic cancer drug approved | The nurse manager pipeline problem | 756 top recommended hospitals | Hospitals revamp leadership for young physicians

Plus: NCLEX registration fee changes August 26, 2026 1. Paralyzed after medication error, Ascension patient transferred to Chicago rehab Full story 2. FDA approves pancreatic cancer drug that nearly doubles survival Full story 3. ‘Overcrowded but underused’: hear a C-suite conversation…

Trump proposes $103K H-1B visa fee | Drug trial halted after spine masses in 5 patients | NNU to protest Palantir | UNC Health unifies academic, community physician pay | Fla. moves to drop 4 school vaccine rules

Plus: What a physician revolt taught Scripps’ CEO August 25, 2026 1. Trump administration proposes new $103,265 H-1B visa fee Full story 2. FDA pauses Regenxbio trial again after spine masses found in 5 patients Full story 3. EMS patients…

Drug error harmed 4 patients: Ascension hospital | Nev. wildfires force hospital closure | HHS weighs more vaccine changes | GLP-1s + breast cancer: 5 notes | 20 hospitals with longest, shortest ED visit times

Plus: The model reshaping psychiatric emergency care & its sustainability issue August 24, 2026 1. Ascension hospital confirms pharmacy medication error harmed 4 patients Full story 2. Nevada wildfires force hospital closure, evacuations: 5 things to know Full story 3. Three half-day…

Tenn. probes Ascension hospital after patient harm | UChicago cuts APP turnover 10% in 3 years | Hospital's ambulance diversion spurs state inspection | Atlantic Health taps 2 clinical execs from NYC systems | COVID test positivity highest since Feb.

Plus: Colo. hospital owed $4M for ICE detainee care August 21, 2026 1. State investigating safety event that harmed 4 Ascension Tennessee hospital patients Full story 2. UChicago cut APP turnover 10% in 3 years: Here’s how Full story 3.…

ED visit times by state | Yale New Haven's physician cognitive testing goes to trial | Neb. hospital files for bankruptcy | Nurse shortage halts hospital's NICU care | UNC Health's faculty group beats forecast by 8K new visits

Plus: Mount Sinai quietly stops taking some patients with government-backed plans August 20, 2026 1. ED visit times, by state Full story 2. Trial begins for Yale New Haven’s older physician cognitive test policy Full story 3. Leaders at UNC…

CEO apologizes after safety event harms 4 patients | Cancer vaccine succeeds in phase 3 trial | Harvard settles morgue case for $53M | 2 C-suite roles on the rise | Physician expected to lead FDA: Report

Plus: Most hospitals screen for sepsis, but only 36% staff a program: CDC August 19, 2026 1. Ascension hospital CEO apologizes for safety event that harmed 4 patients Full story 2. Melanoma vaccine succeeds in phase 3 trial Full story…

Senators to HHS: Restore AHRQ grants | Hospitals speed discharges as unpaid care jumps 23% | Advocate rethinks clinical workflows | Childhood vaccine exemptions hit record high | MultiCare taps clinical transformation chief

Plus: Best, worst states for women in the workplace August 18, 2026 1. 30 senators demand HHS restore canceled patient safety grants Full story 2. Advocate Health rethinks jobs, skills: ‘We can’t redefine care if the work looks the same’ Full…

250 hospitals earn 5 HCAHPS stars | Hurricane cuts off Hawaii region's only hospital | 8 Joint Commission moves | Millennial physician pay gains by specialty | 4 new drug shortages

Plus: How Lurie Children’s turned curbside consults into billable visits August 17, 2026 1. Hurricane cuts off access to Hawaii region’s only hospital Full story 2. 250 hospitals with 5 CMS stars for patient experience Full story 3. CMS wants…

Ascension closes a decades-old care gap | Cancer surgery waits grow up to 2 weeks | PA pay by specialty | 6 Penn Nursing studies on what staffing headcounts miss | BH access is a quality problem: Intermountain

Plus: 8 CMO, CNO exits in ’26 August 14, 2026 1. Ascension eliminates skin tone disparity in severe pressure injuries Full story 2. 6 Penn Nursing studies on what staffing headcounts miss Full story 3. $12M+ in recoverable capacity: why Baptist…