The American Nurses Credentialing Center has awarded White Plains (N.Y.) Hospital the 2025 ANCC Magnet Prize for its innovation in care delivery, according to an Oct. 8 news release.  The prize, sponsored by Press Ganey, recognizes a Magnet-designated organization’s nursing…

AdventHealth’s redesigned career ladder has prevented the departure of more than 700 nurses and saved the system an estimated $47.5 million in 2024. The Professional Excellence Program launched in 2022 to keep nurses at the bedside and counter the notion…

By early December, Florida’s health department could revoke several vaccine requirements for school children.  The state’s surgeon general, Joseph Ladapo, MD, PhD, said Sept. 3 the Florida Department of Health plans to scrap all vaccine mandates. The department said mandates…

The federal government has directed the United Network for Organ Sharing to pause some of its oversight work amid the government shutdown. As the primary contractor for the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network, UNOS manages the nation’s donation and transplant…

Routinely leaving late is the strongest predictor of nurse burnout and is linked to a 2% to 6% higher turnover rate compared to teams on which nurses leave on time, according to a new report from the American Organization for…

A new model aims to help hospitals and health system leaders better understand how investments in nursing contribute to financial sustainability.  Researchers from the Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing in Baltimore and Marquette University College of Nursing in Milwaukee…

The rate of physicians exiting clinical practice is increasing, and some specialties have higher attrition rates than others, according to research published Oct. 7 in Annals of Internal Medicine.  In a study examining the attrition rate of approximately 72,000 physicians…

As AdventHealth Daytona Beach (Fla.) undergoes a $220 million expansion, its new chief medical officer said she is focused on ensuring that added capacity translates into improvements in patient care.  Carolyn Harraway-Smith, MD, joined the 363-bed hospital — which will…

A bipartisan group of former U.S. surgeons general expressed significant concern in HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s leadership in a joint op-ed published Oct. 7 in The Washington Post. The former surgeons general — who collectively served under every…

Connecticut has officially implemented the Nurse Licensure Compact, allowing eligible nurses to practice in 43 jurisdictions with one multi-state license. The compact took effect Oct. 1 in Connecticut, according to an Oct. 6 news release from the National Council of…