Infection Control

Six people fell ill Thursday morning at Elliot Hospital in Manchester, N.H., after a bag of white powder was ripped open during a struggle between police and a man under arrest in the emergency department, according to the New Hampshire…

Exeter (N.H.) Hospital reopened its emergency department Saturday, one day after at least 19 staff members reported becoming ill and the facility was partially evacuated.

Exeter (N.H.) Hospital said Friday afternoon it evacuated its inpatient operating room after a "small number of staff" reported symptoms of dizziness and nausea. 

Leaders of Worcester-based UMass Memorial Medical Center are facing backlash from nurses, mental health advocates and government officials over their decision to convert 13 psychiatric beds to medical and surgical care beds, reported The Boston Globe.

The Massachusetts Department of Mental Health will shut down the children's psychiatric unit at Westwood (Mass.) Lodge psychiatric hospital citing a "number of significant issues" with the facility, according to The Boston Globe.

Stephen Weber, MD. Vice President of Clinical Effectiveness and CMO of University of Chicago Medicine. Dr. Weber is the author of numerous studies on the prevention and management of healthcare-associated infections, primarily those caused by multidrug-resistant pathogens. As part of…

A suspect charged with robbing a bank was shot by an officer at Ocala (Fla.) Regional Medical Center Thursday after threatening a hospital staff member and an officer with scissors. The suspect was receiving treatment at the hospital at the…

Novaerus Plasma-Based NV900 Erradicates Airborne Virus

A male patient was returned to Lincoln (Neb.) Regional Center Saturday after escaping from the 250-bed state psychiatric hospital for five hours, reports Lincoln Journal Star.

A woman serving as the director of nursing services at Kindred Transitional Care and Rehabilitation Center in Columbus, Ind., was arrested Thursday for posing as a registered nurse, according to a CBS4 report.