Infection Control Archives - Page 62 of 303

New COVID strain now dominant | Nurses rate hospitals by pay | Physicians seek hospital guidance on abortion | Pa. system cuts 200+ jobs | Strep cases jump amid antibiotic shortage

October 30, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. New COVID strain dominant in US: 4 notes Full story 2. New York system delays surgeries at new hospital Full story 3. 146 hospitals, health systems ranked by best compensation for nurses Full…

COVID tracking gets murkier | 2 new nurse specialties | Top heart center in every state | Wife of Fla. hospital CEO charged with nurse battery | Drugmakers warned for selling probiotics to hospitals

October 27, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. Detecting COVID-19 gets murkier ahead of winter months Full story 2. New nursing specialty certifications introduced in 2023 Full story 3. FDA warns 2 drugmakers for selling probiotics to hospitals Full story 4.…

Maine hospitals treat mass shooting victims | Systems with more APPs outperform peers | Best hospitals by state | Dengue threats grow: 6 notes | 17 new residency programs

October 26, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. Maine hospitals treat victims of mass shootings Full story 2. Systems with more APPs outperform peers: Kaufman Hall Full story 3. 6 things to know about dengue fever Full story 4. Kaiser and…

146 hospitals ranked by nurse workload | Sterilization issues halt surgeries at Calif. hospital | Ky. hospital sees C. auris cases | Track violence like medical errors: Viewpoint | Top hospitals for critical care: Healthgrades

October 25, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. 146 hospitals, systems ranked by nurse workload Full story 2. Sterilization issues pause surgeries at California hospital Full story 3. 5 patients identified with C. auris at Kentucky hospital Full story 4. Adventist Health…

44 hospitals with most ED visits | Calif. hospital fined after MRI scanner pins nurse | 5 Joint Commission moves | Conn. widens probe into shuttered nursing school | Fauci's worst fear post-COVID

October 24, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. 44 hospitals with the most ED visits in 2022 Full story 2. 5 recent moves from The Joint Commission Full story 3. Kaiser hospital fined after MRI machine pins nurse Full story 4.…

Hundreds still tangled in nurse degree sham | Med groups push back on sepsis rule | Why nurses prefer staffing agencies | Physicians decry HCA's Mission takeover | Vaccine access woes persist

October 23, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. Nurses tangled in degree scheme still fighting for licenses Full story 2. Experts urge respiratory virus shots by end of month, but access woes persist Full story 3. Prominent Johns Hopkins physician on leave…

146 hospitals ranked by nurse satisfaction | NY hospital limits care amid water shortage | Flesh-eating parasite endemic in South: CDC | Phoenix gets new med school | Key to nurse retention, per 6 leaders

October 20, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. 146 hospitals, systems ranked by nurse satisfaction Full story 2. New York hospital limits care after city runs out of water Full story 3. Flesh-eating parasite now endemic to parts of US, CDC…

4 top predictors of nurse satisfaction | Henry Ford, Ascension team up | The C-suite role elevating clinicians | 17 top-paid physician specialties | OHSU creates role to manage transfers

October 19, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. 4 top predictors of nurse satisfaction Full story 2. Henry Ford, Ascension Michigan to form JV: 10 things to know Full story 3. Emerging C-suite role elevates physicians, nurses Full story 4. Giving…

NY system to cut 1,500 temp RNs | Pa. hospital probes patient death | Joint Commission issues sentinel event alert | What retail pharmacy closures mean for healthcare | St. Luke's accused of sterilization issues

October 18, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. New York system to cut contract nurses by 1,500 Full story 2. Patient dies by suicide in Pennsylvania hospital Full story 3. Joint Commission updates 20-year-old sentinel event alert on surgical fires Full story…

Temp nurses' employment status sparks debate | Keck cuts nurse managers' workload | Top cancer center in every state | Yale sees lawsuits after drug tampering | Retail pharmacy staff plan strike

October 17, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. Nurse staffing agencies disagree over 'employee' status for temps Full story 2. Keck Hospital doubles down on cutting nurse managers' workload Full story 3. Dozens of patients have sued Yale after saline was…