As lawmakers propose and pass bills aimed at protecting healthcare workers' safety, some staff members at health systems are expressing concerns over the amount of increased violence seen in 2023.
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Xavier University in Cincinnati is planning to open the nation's first Jesuit College of Osteopathic Medicine in 2027, the organization said May 8.
Northside Medical Midtown hospital in Atlanta reopened May 8 following a shooting inside the facility May 3 that killed one and injured four others.
In the wake of the May 3 shooting at Northside Medical Midtown in Atlanta that killed one CDC employee and seriously injured four other people, members of the medical community have responded to the tragedy.
The dangers posed by social media trends have sparked renewed attention among the healthcare community in recent months — but risky online challenges are nothing new.
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Jennifer Berres, HCA Healthcare’s chief human resources officer, joined the system in late 2019, just months before the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. While many healthcare executives at the time were charged with quickly figuring out how to best protect…
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…
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.