New Hyde Park, N.Y.-based Northwell Health has received approval from the New York State Department of Health to open Long Island’s first adult pancreas transplant program. The program will operate through the Northwell Transplant Institute at North Shore University Hospital…

Seven nursing specialties reported turnover rates above the national average in 2024,  according to the NSI National Health Care Retention & RN Staffing Report. The 2025 report, released in March, includes survey findings from 450 hospitals in 37 states on…

Respiratory virus season is in full gear, with flu admissions rising quickly in recent weeks, according to the latest national data from the CDC. Fourteen states reported high levels of flu-like illness during the week ending Dec. 13. Of those,…

New findings from the American Hospital Association highlight where hospital quality strategies are gaining traction — and where leaders say additional support is needed. The insights come from the AHA’s Quality Exchange, a virtual collaborative of more than 250 healthcare…

An increasing number of medical schools are adopting lifestyle medicine and preventive care into their curricula, according to a Dec. 18 post from the Association of American Medical Colleges.  Nutrition is one lifestyle medicine component medical schools are readily integrating,…

Nurse turnover and vacancy rates have declined since their pandemic-era peaks but remain slightly elevated, according to the 2025 NSI National Health Care Retention & RN Staffing Report. The report, released in March, includes survey findings from 450 hospitals in…

An Aurora-based Children’s Hospital Colorado team has performed the hospital’s and region’s first heart and liver dual-organ transplant.  Only 38 pediatric heart and liver dual-organ transplants have been performed in the U.S., according to a Dec. 15 news release from…

Many hospitals and health systems are opening new physician residency programs to expand training opportunities for medical students and bolster the pipeline of future physicians. Below are 41 hospitals and health systems launching or announcing new programs in 2025.  Note:…

Influenza, COVID-19 and respiratory syncytial virus infections are rising across the U.S., and in New York, an emerging flu strain is affecting healthcare sites particularly hard.  Leaders of Northwell Health, a 28-hospital system based in New Hyde Park, N.Y., said…

St. Louis-based SSM Health is working to bring more specialty care under value-based compensation models over the next two years, as the health system seeks to extend physician accountability for quality metrics beyond traditional primary care-focused arrangements. The system already…