As a Nebraska health system monitors 18 passengers for Andes hantavirus and several states track potential exposure, the CDC outlined three hantaviruses U.S. clinicians should consider when evaluating patients.  The Andes hantavirus is a New World hantavirus that the CDC…

Ebola is making international headlines again after the World Health Organization declared a global public health emergency, but the CDC said the risk to the U.S. is low.  Here are 12 things hospital leaders need to know about the current…

Representing a wide range of roles across hospitals, health systems and healthcare companies, these patient safety experts are united by their unwavering commitment to ensuring that every patient receives safe, effective care. Their work touches every corner of the care…

Hershey, Pa.-based Penn State Health’s Milton S. Hershey Medical Center said it has addressed sterilization unit issues after a January 2025 incident, but employees are still raising concerns, according to a May 14 report from Spotlight PA. Seven unnamed individuals…

An American physician who has tested positive for Ebola is among seven Americans being transported out of the Democratic Republic of Congo amid an outbreak involving a strain with no approved treatments or vaccines. Here is what to know: 1.…

In 2022, the American Nurses Credentialing Center launched the Magnet with Distinction program to recognize the world’s highest performing Magnet organizations. Since then, 95 hospitals in the U.S. and one in Saudi Arabia have achieved the designation.  The ANCC, a subsidiary…

In a May 15 media briefing, the World Health Organization lowered the global number of confirmed or probable Andes hantavirus cases from 11 to 10 and said more than 120 cruise ship passengers have returned to their home countries.  Eight…

The U.S. healthcare system is facing a defining challenge: Older adults are the fastest-growing patient population, yet our hospital care models have not kept pace. Through the West Health Accelerator at Mass General Brigham — a collaboration between Somerville, Mass.-based…

The World Health Organization declared a public health emergency of international concern May 17 over an Ebola outbreak caused by the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda. Five things to know: 1. As of May…

When Katherine Hochman, MD, director of the Division of Hospital Medicine at New York City-based NYU Grossman School of Medicine, launched a book club for employees in 2012, she wanted to test whether literature could deepen empathy and improve patient…