Greensboro, N.C.-based Cone Health had a $100 million financial turnaround in 2023 — and that was not by chance.

Oklahoma University Health, located in Norman, is the first in the state to offer a tissue freezing procedure to promote fertility, the system announced Jan. 4.

Hospital leaders are acutely aware of the fragility of the nation's nursing workforce, with findings from a survey analysis published last spring showing 800,000 nurses intend to exit the field by 2027. 

HCA Healthcare's Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., is at risk of losing CMS funding after a preliminary survey by inspectors found aspects of care that threatened patient health and safety, resulting in an immediate jeopardy warning, the Asheville Watchdog reported Jan. 11.

Staff retention and emotional well-being of staff were the top two challenges nurse leaders face, according to an American Organization for Nursing Leadership Foundation's study.

 As the Biden administration calls on hospitals to do more to reduce sepsis deaths, Henry Ford Health in Jackson, Mich., has started involving its emergency department nurses more in detection practices, the American Medical Association reported Jan. 11.

Between 20 and 30 individuals were possibly exposed to measles at Nemours Children's Hospital in Wilmington, Del., CBS News reported Jan. 11. It is the latest in a series of exposure warnings and transmissions of the infection from an index case that originated at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and resulted in eight confirmed cases.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Vanderbilt University Medical Center welcomed two health systems to its Stakeholders, Technology and Research Clinical Research Network. 

Even after adhering to disinfection routines to a tee, pathogenic bacteria is still detectable on high-touch surfaces in hospitals, new research published Jan. 10 in the American Journal of Infection Control found.

The JN.1 COVID-19 variant is now the most prevalent strain both globally and in the U.S., where it accounts for an estimated 62% of cases. 

The Joint Commission has added new and revised standing requirements for accreditation of both critical access hospitals and hospitals for infection control procedures, the organization announced Jan. 10.

Nearly 1 in 10 adolescents have used nonprescription weight loss products in their lifetimes that are ineffective and potentially harmful, according to a study published Jan. 10 in Jama Network Open.

Aduhelm, a drug that received accelerated approval from the FDA for Alzheimer's treatment,  has shown success in early trials. Now researchers are working to find a way to deliver more of the drug to the brain to boost its effectiveness, according to the study published Jan. 4 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Hospitals lost significant progress in reducing healthcare-associated infections amid the pandemic, but many organizations are starting to see improvements, according to a LinkedIn poll conducted by Becker's. 

YouTube is taking a dive into the healthcare industry by partnering with Mass General Brigham to produce step-by-step, explainer videos on first aid topics. 

Twenty-one states reported "very high" levels of respiratory virus activity — a measure of outpatient and emergency department visits — for the week ending Dec. 30, up from 13 that reported the same a week earlier.  

COVID-19 tests used to be able to detect a positive case within the first 48 hours, but many results are now delayed until four days after symptoms appear, according to the LA Times.

The average tenure for registered nurses nationwide is 5 years, an ADP Research Institute report found.

Two COVID-19 omicron subvariants that emerged in 2023, BA.2.86 and JN.1, may be more severe than previously thought, according to research published Jan. 8 in the journal Cell.

Older adults with chronic conditions who seek care where nurse practitioners report high levels of burnout are more likely to be hospitalized or seek care at an emergency department, according to a study published Dec. 25 in PubMed Central.