Below are nine hospitals, health systems or hospital operators that posted job listings seeking chief medical officers in the last two weeks.

Colleges and universities are updating and launching nursing programs to help combat nursing shortages.

In response to reports of shortages, the CDC issued interim guidance Dec. 14 recommending physicians prioritize flu patients at the highest risk of severe disease when treating with the antiviral oseltamivir. 

COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations are steadily rising in the U.S. as new, highly transmissible omicron subvariants account for more than 75 percent of cases nationwide. 

As researchers continue to test the efficacy of the bivalent boosters and COVID-19 treatments, about 3 in 4 COVID-19 infections are from omicron subvariants BQ.1.1, BQ.1 and XBB, CDC data shows. 

Early signs suggest flu season may peak early in the U.S. this year, though health experts caution the upcoming holiday season could spur another uptick in activity.

More than a third of Florida's nursing students didn't pass their nursing competency exams in 2021 — about 10 percent worse than the national average — according to a report from the Tampa-based University of South Florida's nursing center. 

Emerging research suggests the virus that causes COVID-19 can persist in the bodies of deceased patients, potentially posing an infection risk for healthcare workers, The New York Times reported Dec. 15.

Sore throat and runny nose are now the two most common symptoms reported among COVID-19 patients, according to new data from the U.K.'s ZOE Health Study.

A new study led by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality that estimates 370,000 patients may suffer serious harm as a result of misdiagnosis in U.S. emergency departments every year is being met with strong criticism from medical societies representing emergency physicians, The New York Times reported Dec. 15. 

A national patient safety effort that standardizes best practices across all U.S. hospitals is required to achieve and sustain meaningful improvements in patient care, five patient safety experts said in a NEJM Catalyst article published Dec. 12.  

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A recent study found two new methods of delivering defibrillation improved survivability and neurologic outcomes.

A recent study found that delaying surgery after a COVID-19 infection reduced the risk of major postoperative heart events.

The U.S. resumed its program that ships four free COVID-19 tests to every household Dec. 15 as the mostly vaccinated but scarcely boosted nation braces for a winter surge in cases. 

The CDC has awarded Helix a $5 million contract to develop a pan-respiratory viral surveillance program with Renton, Wash.-based Providence and Bloomington, Minn.-based HealthPartners. 

After evaluating intensive care units with elevated rates of healthcare-associated infections that participated in a federal quality improvement program, a study published Nov. 21 in BMJ Open Quality identified four themes to maintain infection prevention activities during the pandemic. 

At least four children's hospitals in the U.S. are seeing an increase in severe strep A infections, NBC News reported Dec. 14. 

Ascension's commitment to consistently improving the quality and safety of the care we deliver is part of the fabric of our healing ministry. It's who we are. It's what we do. And it's what we've done for decades. A recent New York Times article has attempted to call that commitment into question. 

Below are five hospitals, health systems or hospital operators that have recently posted job listings for chief quality officers.