The American College of Emergency Physicians and the Emergency Nurses Association are calling for legislators to pass two bills that would address workplace violence and mental health access, according to a May 3 news release from the organizations.

Four preventable pediatric patient deaths spurred a CMS investigation and corrective action plan at the pediatric intensive care unit at John Muir Health's Walnut Creek (Calif.) Medical Center, the San Francisco Chronicle reported May 4.

A patient opened fire at Northside Hospital Medical Midtown in Atlanta on May 2 after reportedly becoming upset during a medical appointment at the facility. The shooting has so far left a CDC employee dead and four injured, according to CNN.

As part of its goal to continually train more physicians, Sacramento, Calif.-based Sutter Health is also debuting a new residency track that is designed to allow for more specialty exposure and patient contact, according to a May 2 news release.

A Seattle physician and professor died while hiking up Mount Everest, NPR reported May 3.

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled to overturn a lower court order that required Aurora Health Care, dual headquartered in Milwaukee and Downers Grove, Ill., to administer ivermectin to a COVID-19 patient, WGN9 reported May 2.

Richard Brasington, MD, an internationally renowned clinical rheumatologist, drowned in the North Fork River in Missouri on April 30, The Kansas City Star reported May 1.

Researchers discovered only 57.5 percent of physicians said they would choose to become a physician again, compared to 72.2 percent of physicians in 2020.

St. Mary's Medical Center and Community Hospital — both based in Grand Junction, Colo. — are participating in a mock plane crash May 2 at the city's airport, The Daily Sentinel reported. 

Long Beach, Calif.-based Dignity Health St. Mary Medical Center has selected a new contractor to provide trauma services at the hospital and is parting ways with its previous team of trauma surgeons — the latest in a series of departmental shake-ups over the past few years, according to an April 28 report from the Press-Telegram. 

Massachusetts recently issued regulations that update emergency department signage requirements after a woman's death outside of Cambridge Health Alliance Somerville (Mass.) Hospital in September 2016, WBUR reported April 27.

West Virginia University Medicine has announced a clinical affiliation with 22-bed Roane General Hospital in Spencer, W.V. The two already have a partnership regarding oncology. This new agreement looks to expand upon that to enhance patient outcomes in other areas. 

2023 was a record-setting year for residency placements for individuals pursuing doctor of osteopathic medicine degrees with 99.5 percent of the 7,776 graduating medical students being matched, according to an April 24 news release from the American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine.

Nathan Jones, MD, a physician at Springfield (Ill.) Memorial's Emergency Department, will soon join NASA as a medical officer for a year-long, ground-based mission exploring survival on Mars.

The American Hospital Association says physician-owned hospitals have attempted to "discredit" data from a recent report that claims the facilities "cherry-pick" patients, selecting to treat those with fewer medical complexities and not providing enough emergency services for communities, according to an April 24 press release.

While hospital and health system mergers have increased, literature around patient outcomes, quality and processes is lacking, according to a 2022 study led by researchers from the Catholic University of the Sacred Heart in Rome, Italy. Without it, executives are often left to establish their own guidelines and learn from others' practices.

St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma, Wash., has cut ties with an anesthesia group that has been facing staffing and recruiting challenges, according to an April 20 report from The News Tribune. 

The American Academy of Family Physicians is voicing its support for the Federal Trade Commission's proposed rule banning noncompete clauses in employment contracts.    

Physical medicine and rehabilitation physicians spend 19 hours per week on paperwork and administrative tasks, according to Medscape's "Physician Compensation Report" for 2023. 

While the U.S. is facing a shortage of infectious disease professionals, new research has emerged suggesting that nearly one-third of them may also have some form of conflicting interest with drug companies.