OU Health has implanted Oklahoma’s first CardioMEMS heart failure monitoring device in an adult patient with congenital heart disease, becoming the first hospital in the state to apply the technology to this patient population. The minimally invasive procedure lets physicians…

Nursing executives keep a close eye on quality metrics, patient satisfaction scores and retention rates. But ask them how many of their nurses were threatened by a patient last month, and many won’t have a clear answer. That’s according to…

Across the country, health systems continue to invest in operating rooms while surgeons still hear the same message: there isn’t enough OR time. Yet when organizations take a closer look, the story is often more complicated. The challenge is not…

The American Hospital Association voiced support July 27 for the National Nursing Workforce Center Act of 2025, a bipartisan Senate bill that would fund state-based nursing workforce centers to address ongoing shortages nationwide. The bill would establish a two-year pilot…

In medicine, “interesting” is rarely a compliment. So when Mary Hayden, MD, describes Candida auris as one of the most interesting organisms she’s encountered in her career, it’s not praise — it’s a warning. “You never want to be interesting…

Of the 679 U.S. hospitals designated as “Magnet” hospitals for nursing excellence, about 5% have earned the recognition more than six times.  The American Nurses Credentialing Center awards Magnet recognition to hospitals based on their quality of patient care and…

Miami Beach, Fla.-based Mount Sinai Medical Center is the fourth health system in the nation to launch Epic’s ambient AI tool for inpatient nurses. Chart with Art is already being used by the medical center’s physicians, according to a July…

Here are nursing programs that are opening, expanding and ending in 2026. Note: This list is periodically updated throughout the year. If you would like to be included, please email m.taylor@beckershealthcare.com.

When WVU Medicine started handing aspiring nurses up to $25,000 in cash, the bet was that money for life’s expenses, not just tuition, would keep them in school. Early returns suggest it is. As of late July, the Morgantown, W.Va.-based…

NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County has performed its first breast tumor cryoablation procedure, becoming the first hospital in the NYC Health + Hospitals system to offer the minimally invasive breast cancer treatment. The procedure gives eligible early-stage breast cancer patients…