Nursing

San Antonio, Texas-based North Central Baptist Hospital will open its expanded neonatal intensive care unit on August 5, according to a San Antonio Express-News report.

The University of California Los Angeles School of Nursing and Children's Hospital Los Angeles have begun a partnership that will improve pediatric nursing education and benefit pediatric patients.

Implementing advanced nursing interventions at triage may shorten patients' time in emergency department rooms, freeing up space for other patients, according to a study in Journal of Emergency Nursing.

The American Nurses Association announced National Nurses Week May 6 to 12.

Stephen A. Ralph serves as president and CEO of Huntington Memorial Hospital in Pasadena, Calif. He joined HMH in 1984 as vice president of administration and took the helm in 1994.

A recent study in Anesthesiology found better outcomes for hip and knee arthroplasty procedures performed with neuraxial anesthesia.

The Department of Health and Human Services has announced a program to help veterans with medical experience or training pursue a degree in nursing.

Anesthesiologist Brian Brown, MD, of Lafayette, Ind., attended the Boston Marathon Monday to cheer on his running wife, but the bomb explosions sent him immediately into action caring for the wounded, according to a Journal and Courier report.

North Shore-LIJ Health System announced the dedication of a new $130 million pavilion at Cohen Children's Medical Center in New Hyde Park, N.Y., scheduled to open April 22.  

The Mankato (Minn.) Clinic is scheduled to begin construction this spring on a new pediatric care facility, according to a Mankato Free Press report.