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The West Virginia Hospital Association in Charleston, received a federal grant to improve patient safety, according to Hampshire Review.

Nonprofit Arizona Health-e Connection received a $3.6 million federal grant for healthcare quality improvement, according to azcentral.

A $46.4 million federal grant will help Indiana University School of Medicine in Indianapolis improve healthcare quality, according to Indystar.

A new virus test called ViroCap can spot all known viruses in humans, according to UPI.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a health alert for facilities to review their procedures for device reprocessing, according to APIC.

The Joint Commission released a new sentinel event alert focusing on patient falls.

The California Quality Collaborative appointed Bart Wald, MD, as medical director.

Lourdes Medical Center in Pasco, Wash., received the Healthgrades 2015 Patient Safety Excellence Award, according to NBC.

Seattle Children's Bellevue clinic discovered surgical tools that may have been contaminated, and more than 3,000 children and teens were tested for HIV and hepatitis, according to The Seattle Times.

Researchers tested the breast tissue of 240 U.S. women for traces of bovine leukemia virus, often found in cattle herds through the United States. The findings indicate a potential link between the BLS virus and the risk of breast cancer…