Medical City Dallas has named Tabitha South, DNP, RN, as its new chief nursing executive, according to a July 6 news release. Dr. South brings 28 years of nursing leadership experience to the role. She most recently served as chief…

In 2022, the American Nurses Credentialing Center launched the Magnet with Distinction program to recognize the world’s highest performing Magnet organizations. Since then, 96 hospitals in the U.S. and one in Saudi Arabia have achieved the designation.  The ANCC, a subsidiary…

The World Health Organization has declared an end to the Andes hantavirus outbreak tied to the M/V Hondius cruise ship, closing out a two-month response across 33-countries and territories.  In its July 2 Disease Outbreak News notice, the WHO said…

Clinical cases of the drug-resistant fungus Candida auris more than doubled in the U.S. from 2022 to 2024, highlighting ongoing transmission in healthcare settings, according to a CDC study published July 2.  Here are 6 things to know: 1. CDC…

Hospitals have faced a rise in swatting calls over the last decade, and some states, like Wisconsin, have seen a string of swatting calls in the last week. “Swatting”  involves a person making a false report to emergency services or…

Newark, N.J.-based University Hospital is the first in the nation to have its prehospital blood transfusion program accredited, the New Jersey Monitor reported July 2. It’s accredited by the Association for the Advancement of Blood and Biotherapies, an international organization…

Two people, including a hospital caregiver, have died after a July 2 shooting in the parking garage of Mercy Hospital Springfield (Mo.). Springfield Police Department officers responded to a report of shots fired around 4:50 a.m. in a hospital parking…

The nation’s age-adjusted death rate fell 4.6% in 2025 to 689.2 deaths per 100,000 people — the lowest rate ever recorded in the U.S. — according to provisional CDC data published July 2. An estimated 3,094,593 people died in the…

Iowa hospitals, clinics and other healthcare providers offering medication abortions must now follow new in-person prescribing requirements under a law that took effect July 1. The law, signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds May 19, requires providers to see patients in…

There’s a widening gap between what a nursing degree certifies and what a hospital unit actually demands in practice, nursing leaders say. New nurses are arriving on the job less prepared for the nuances and complexity of clinical care, leaving…