A 32-year-old man died Nov. 19 after he was found with a gunshot wound at SSM Health St. Louis University Hospital. District 2 officers within the St. Louis Metro Police Department responded to the hospital just before 7 a.m., a…

New York City-based Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is rethinking the traditional premed pipeline with alternative admissions routes designed to bring more diverse, practice-ready physicians to the workforce. Icahn School of Medicine aims to reduce rigid premed barriers…

The Department of Education has proposed changing the definition of what constitutes a “professional degree” to exclude nursing — a move that could significantly limit nurses’ access to graduate education, according to the American Nurses Association.  The changes are related…

In 2018, Ballad Health was created through the merger of Kingsport, Tenn.-based Wellmont Health System and Johnson City, Tenn.-based Mountain States Health Alliance, forming a 20-hospital system serving northeast Tennessee and southwest Virginia. “In our rural area, we had two…

Nearly 40% of adults living in rural areas have turned to emergency departments for care that could have been handled in a primary care setting, pointing to persistent issues rural residents face when trying to access routine healthcare services, according…

The Joint Commission rolled out significant changes in 2025, including plans to cut accreditation standards in half, a new nurse staffing performance requirement and updates to its hospital survey process. Here are 21 actions and updates from the accrediting body…

As signs point to a more-severe-than-normal flu season this year, hospitals might see more congestion among patients and in physical capacity. Several variables are intensifying this outlook as a new variant emerges, inoculation rates fall and measles outbreaks grow.  1.…

Bethlehem, Pa.-based St. Luke’s University Health Network is pausing labor and delivery services at its Grand View Hospital in Sellersville, Pa., due to “unanticipated staffing shortages.” The maternity service pause takes effect Dec. 1, according to a post on St.…

Influenza activity remains low but is increasing across the U.S., according to the CDC’s latest FluView report.  The agency updated data on flu trends Nov. 14, offering the first national snapshot of respiratory virus activity since September. The update follows…

Risk-adjusted in-hospital mortality is once again improving at U.S. hospitals, even as they care for more complex, high-acuity patients after the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published Nov. 12 in JAMA Network Open. The study, conducted by the American…