Analysis: Joint Commission rarely penalizes noncompliant hospitals | Many Fla. hospitals reopen, while others left without water, plumbing | 21 exec moves | 12 patients contract rare SSI from heater-cooler at Children’s Hospital in New Orleans From: Becker's Infection Control…
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Irma forces 35 hospitals across 3 states to evacuate | Mo. hospital at risk of losing Medicare funding | 4 killed in Duke University Health System helicopter crash | Anesthesiologist files 4 antitrust complaints against Mayo Clinic From: Becker's Infection…
[Nurse leadership] 20 hospitals hiring nurses | 1,000+ U of Illinois Hospital nurses plan strike | Tenet to divest 17 hospitals | Study: CNAs often fail to swap out contaminated medical gloves From: Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality <editorial@beckershealthcare.com>…
5 Denver nurses suspended for inappropriately viewing deceased patient’s body | AG sues Wash. hospital over charity care | 9 Conn. psych hospital employees charged in patient-abuse scandal | How Intermountain CEO Dr. A. Marc Harrison learns 22 hospitals’ pain…
Court sides with Geisinger in firing of nursing student who declined drug test | Patient death spurs FDA to halt cancer drug trials | Tenet sells 2 Philadelphia hospitals for $170M | RAND: Texas hospitals can expect greater demand for…
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Cleveland Clinic names Dr. Toby Cosgrove’s successor | Utah hospital limits police access to patient rooms after aggressive nurse confrontation | Calif. hospital fined $40k after physician left patient mid-hysterectomy | Why this patient played a saxophone solo during his…
[Nurse leadership] 20 hospitals hiring nurses | Surgical resident sues St. Louis University, alleges discrimination over nursing background | 12 CEO moves | Antimicrobial nursing scrubs not effective, study finds From: Becker's Infection Control & Clinical Quality <editorial@beckershealthcare.com> Subject: [Nurse…
Health myth fuels demand for tetanus shots after Harvey | Cleveland Clinic’s operating income more than triples | Salmonella, syphilis, hep A: 6 recent and ongoing outbreaks | Physician canoes through Houston floodwater to perform surgery From: Becker's Infection Control…
Floodwater injuries, mold & more: 7 health ramifications from Hurricane Harvey | Antibiotic prescription fill rates by region: 6 notes | Advisory Board sells healthcare arm to Optum in $1.3B deal | NQF looks to boost patient voice in quality…
Flooding closes MD Anderson, Memorial Hermann Sugar Land; Ben Taub evacuates | 2 patients contract Legionnaires’ at UW Medical Center | The most effective hand-washing technique for C. diff | Mass. closes psych hospital weeks after declaring it safe for…