Several New York nurses say they lack the resources to get help for job-related mental health issues, a problem among nurses nationwide, according to amNY.com.

A $2.8 million federal grant will help to graduate more nurse practitioners from Allendale, Mich.-based Grand Valley State University's Kirkhof College of Nursing in Grand Rapids through a collaboration with two Michigan healthcare systems, the university announced July 15.

A series of sequential interventions helped a neonatal intensive care unit at a tertiary care hospital achieve zero methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus transmission, according to a study published in the American Journal of Infection Control.

An additional 489 people have been sickened since June in a Salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry, for a total of 768 cases in 48 states, according to a July 19 report from the CDC.

A Kentucky-based physician received five years of probation for allegedly allowing his unlicensed wife to improperly handle flu vaccines, which led to a three-state infection outbreak, according to the Lexington Herald Leader.

The University of Virginia Health System in Charlottesville has implemented a task force focused on eliminating unnecessary laboratory testing, which could serve as a national model for other hospitals to improve lab utilization.  

Denver-based Porter Adventist Hospital plans to reopen its transplant program by early fall, reports The Denver Post.

A small explosion injured two people at Norwalk (Conn.) Hospital's emergency department July 21, reports Fox 61.

Rick Evans, senior vice president of patient services and chief experience officer at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City, talks about the difficulties of integrating patient experience best practices into caregiver workflow; using technology to meet patient expectations and the…

A recent article from TeamHealth reviews the need to reduce hospital readmissions from SNFs.