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  • Delivery robot saves 30% of caregiver time at Missouri hospital

    Saint Luke's Health System in Kansas City, Mo., recently recruited two Moxi robots to deliver medications and hospital supplies to patients, CBS affiliate KCTV5 reported Sept. 14. 
  • Infant's body found in New Mexico hospital bathroom

    Police are investigating the death of an infant who was found dead in a patient's room at Covenant Health Hobbs (N.M.) Hospital.
  • Nuvance leader named risk management professional of year

    The American Society for Health Care Risk Management has named Tracy Melina, a leader at Danbury, Conn.-based Nuvance Health, the 2023 Risk Management Professional of the Year.
  • How do care-at-home programs fit into your hospital's strategy?

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  • Arkansas resident dies from brain-eating amoeba

    The Arkansas Department of Health is reporting one resident has died after contracting a brain-eating amoeba from a splash pad at the Country Club of Little Rock, according to a Sept. 14 news release.
  • NYU Langone physicians evaluate pig kidney transplant, 2 months in

    Physicians at NYU Langone performed the transplant of a genetically modified pig kidney into a decedent organ recipient in July and now, 61 days later, have completed what is said to be the "longest-documented case of a genetically engineered pig kidney functioning in a human body," according to a Sept. 14 news release.
  • 2 scenarios for virus season admissions: CDC

    This fall and winter, U.S. hospitals could see similar levels of capacity and resource strain as last year, the CDC said in a Sept. 14 outlook on respiratory virus season. 
  • Donated organs likely caused Legionnaires' disease in recipients: CDC

    Two organ recipients contracted Legionnaires' disease after receiving organs from a single donor who died drowning in a fresh body of water, according to a Sept. 15 CDC report. The incident raises concerns and new considerations for clinicians to take into account.
  • Surgical gloves: A vital strategy in the battle against HAIs

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  • HHS launches program providing free COVID shots to the uninsured

    The HHS has officially launched its Bridge Access Program to support access to free COVID-19 vaccines for uninsured Americans, according to a Sept. 14 news release.
  • 25% of US health visits are conducted by a non-physician

    Over a 6-year period 25 percent of U.S. health visits were conducted by a non-physician, according to Harvard Medical School researchers. 
  • Gig nursing platform names chief nursing officer

    CareRev has promoted Susan Pasley, BSN, RN, to the role of chief nursing officer, the gig-work tech platform said Sept. 14. 
  • Where COVID admissions are highest, rising fastest

    There were nearly 19,000 new COVID-19 admissions in U.S. hospitals for the week ending Sept. 2, according to the latest data from the CDC. 
  • Former Stone Academy nursing students sue for $10.35M

    Months after the closure of Stone Academy, a for-profit healthcare college in West Haven, Conn., former nursing students who were unable to finish their education are coming forward, suing the school for $10.35 million, Law360 reported Sept. 12.
  • 130 hospital leaders lobby against nurse-patient ratios in Michigan

    About 130 Michigan hospital leaders gathered to lobby against legislation that would require hospitals to meet nurse-patient staffing ratios, limit mandatory nurse overtime and require transparency about staffing, the Detroit Free Press reported Sept. 14.
  • Northwell nurse leader 1st to get COVID-19 vaccine — again

    Sandra Lindsay, RN, made history as the first American vaccinated against COVID-19 in 2020. Now, she's among the first to get the new booster, ABC affiliate WABC-TV reported Sept. 13.
  • How Penn Medicine connects new nurses to home care

    New nurses are an "untapped" resource for home care, according to Danielle Flynn, MSN, the director of Philadelphia-based Penn Medicine Home Health.
  • 4-time Magnet-certified system weighs in on what keeps nurses around

    Four-time Magnet-certified El Camino Health in Mountain View and Los Gatos, Calif., has achieved a turnover rate of just 8 percent for its nurses, even in the midst of a nationwide nurse shortage, according to Cheryl Reinking, DNP, RN, chief nursing officer at El Camino Health. 
  • $30K reward offered for DC hospital escapee

    Authorities are offering $30,000 for information leading to the arrest of Christopher Haynes, a homicide suspect who escaped custody at George Washington University Hospital on Sept. 6, according to ABC News.
  • A 'burning platform' is changing the chief medical officer role

    Financial stress, labor issues and employee burnout are challenging chief medical officers at hospitals and health systems. Bill Bornstein, MD, PhD, told Becker's these crises can lead to revolutionary change. 
  • Triple set of vaccines coming: What to know

    Vaccines for the three most closely watched viruses — COVID-19, flu and respiratory syncytial virus — will soon be available just before the respiratory virus season is in full swing.
  • BA.2.86 prevalence, by state

    The omicron subvariant BA.2.86 has been identified in at least seven states as of Sept. 13, according to outbreak.info, a platform that tracks data on COVID-19 variants and is supported by the CDC and other national research groups.

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