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29 'F' and straight-'A' hospitals: Leapfrog | CDC panel backs looser hospital masking | 3 HAIs fall post-COVID | Wash. hospital probes Legionnaires' cases | 26 hospitals raising pay

November 6, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. Where are Leapfrog's 18 straight-'A' hospitals? Full story 2. Where are Leapfrog's 11 'F' hospitals? Full story 3. CDC panel backs looser guidance on hospital masking Full story 4. False-positive blood cultures can wreak…

ED visit times by state | AdventHealth's patient falls bootcamp | Pa. nurse accused of more patient deaths | Nurses rate hospitals on senior leaders | Healthcare ready to nix daylight saving

November 3, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. ED visit times, by state Full story 2. Pennsylvania nurse charged with 17 more attempted patient murders Full story 3. What another 'pharmageddon' may spell for hospitals Full story 4. A better member experience…

Nurses press CDC ahead of mask vote | 10 hospitals with shortest, longest ED visits | Visiting nurse found dead in patient's home | Walmart's 1st health system partner | 3 top hospitals for male nurses

November 2, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. Nurses call out CDC for voting on mask guidance before weighing public comment Full story 2. 10 hospitals with the shortest, longest ED visit times Full story 3. Visiting nurse found dead in patient's…

What nurses don't want automated | Children's hospitals: RSV drug won't curb admissions | Nurses rate hospitals on support | Texas system lays off 288 | Closed Calif. hospital had history of safety issues

November 1, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. Automation 'has not been kind to nursing' — here's why Full story 2. 146 hospitals, systems ranked by nurse support Full story 3. Shuttered California hospital had history of patient safety issues Full story 4.…

1 in 4 nursing, med students may quit | Colo. hospital temporarily closes | Can healthcare soar like aviation? | 5 COVID updates | The latest on Walgreens, CVS walkouts

October 31, 2023 BHR Newsletter 1. 23% of nursing and medical students think about quitting: report Full story 2. Denver hospital temporarily closes after heat goes out Full story 3. Admissions, vaccines and a new variant: 5 COVID-19 updates…

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.…