A supposed active shooter situation at Lake Charles (La.) Memorial Hospital ended in a false alarm Oct. 25, offering the facility an opportunity to test its safety policies, according to KPLC News.

Four pediatric patients were admitted to San Diego-based Rady Hospital from Oct. 9-14 and diagnosed with a rare childhood condition called Kawasaki disease, reports the Los Angeles Times.

New Jersey health officials confirmed four additional adenovirus cases at Wanaque (N.J.) Center for Nursing and Rehabilitation, bringing the total number of cases up to 23, according to ABC 7.

Here are 12 stories from Becker's Clinical Leadership & Infection Control on influenza, which sickened an estimated 49 million Americans during the 2017-18 flu season, according to the CDC.

As we near the end of 2018, budgets are finalized, and medical providers reflect on the year’s performance.

Ventura (Calif.) County Medical Center will reopen its pediatric intensive care unit Oct. 29, nearly four years after county hospital officials closed the unit due to staffing and patient transfer concerns, according to the VC Star.

A school district in Michigan closed Oct. 25 due to a flu outbreak among students and teachers, according to WWJ. 

A former nurse at Portland, Ore.-based Legacy Health who told state health officials about dangerous patient conditions at Legacy Health's Unity Center for Behavioral Health in Portland claims the health system's management retaliated against him for raising concerns, according to…

In the week ending Oct. 20, 42 states reported sporadic influenza activity; four states reported local flu activity; and four states reported no activity, according to the CDC's most recent FluView report. 

Healthcare workers who have a higher work-life balance reported a better safety culture and less burnout, a study published in BMJ Quality & Safety found.