Starting in 2026, The Joint Commission will formally recognize nurse staffing as a national performance goal, meaning hospitals seeking accreditation must meet certain standards related to staffing and oversight.  Under the new element of performance, known as Goal 12, healthcare…

Teams at St. Louis Children’s Hospital and St. Louis-based WashU Medicine Heart Center performed its first living pediatric “domino” partial heart transplant. The achievement marks the eighth program in the U.S. to successfully complete a pediatric domino heart transplant, according…

Change management and technological savvy are emerging as essential skills for the next generation of chief nursing officers, nurse leaders told Becker’s. As hospitals and health systems continue to grapple with workforce shortages and rising care demands, CNOs are increasingly…

Nearly 6 in 10 U.S. physician leaders aspire to become a CEO one day, according to a McKinsey & Co. survey.  McKinsey surveyed 296 physician leaders across the U.S. in May. Of the 258 leaders who are not CEOs, 58%…

Measles outbreaks are worsening in Minnesota and South Carolina, the two newest states to have confirmed cases. Here are four recent updates. 1. Minnesota has reported 20 measles cases this year. Two new cases were confirmed Oct. 12, both involving…

A new report from the World Health Organization sounds the alarm on rising antibiotic resistance globally.  The 2025 Global Antibiotic Resistance Surveillance Report shares prevalence estimates for 22 antibiotics used to treat eight common bacterial pathogens. Estimates are based on…

Section 6001 of the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) effectively banned physician-owned hospitals (POH) in the United States. This legislation was nominally motivated by concerns over conflict-of-interest when physicians are stakeholders in the business of medicine, but in reality, was…

A total of 338 hospitals in the U.S. have a central line-associated bloodstream infection rate of zero, as based on the healthcare-associated infections dataset from CMS. The Healthcare-Associated Infections dataset, updated Aug. 6, includes performance data for five types of…

In our over five decades combined of pediatric nursing care and nursing leadership, we believe one fact to remain true: pediatric nurses are not only a vital role in healthcare, they are irreplaceable. In recognition of Pediatric Nurses Week 2025, we…

The nation’s recommended vaccination schedule has transformed in recent months amid federal agency shakeups — and officials have teased more changes, including breaking up the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine into three shots. Four updates to know:  1. A hint…