A law firm filed a lawsuit Aug. 20 against a New York City hospital’s construction company, alleging the company failed to treat bacteria-infected water in its cooling towers, leading to a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak.  City officials have identified live Legionella…

Amarillo, Texas-based Northwest Surgical Center and the Northwest Physicians Group – Specialty Clinic evacuated around 200 people on Aug. 19 after a broken pipe flooded the facility, according to a news release from the Amarillo Fire Department shared with Becker’s.…

Sixty-one percent of physicians said their patients were influenced by medical misinformation or disinformation a moderate amount or a great deal of the time over the past year, a recent Physicians Foundation survey found. The nonprofit research group surveyed 1,002…

Northwestern Medical Center is temporarily pausing surgeries as it investigates small particulate matter found on sterilized surgical trays.  In an Aug. 19 post on its website, the St. Albans, Vt.-based hospital said it is working to address “very small particulates”…

Orlando-based University of Central Florida opened a new nurse training facility, made possible in part by financial support from three Florida health systems. The Dr. Phillips Nursing Pavilion will enable UCF to graduate an additional 150 licensed nurses each year,…

The Texas Department of State Health Services has declared the state’s measles outbreak over, marking more than 42 days since the last reported case in any affected county in West Texas.  Since late January, Texas has confirmed 762 measles cases,…

In a departure from the CDC’s recommendations, the American Academy of Pediatrics said all children between 6 months and 2 years old should receive a COVID-19 vaccine for the 2025-26 virus season.  The AAP released the recommendations Aug. 19. They…

A partnership with a medical school halfway across the country has supercharged the residency program at Clearwater, Fla.-based BayCare Health System. “BayCare already had a strong but modest academic foundation,” Stephanie Conners, BSN, RN, president and CEO of BayCare, told…

Two people are dead after a shooting at Integris Health Enid (Okla.) Hospital late Aug. 17, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation confirmed to Becker’s. According to reports from ABC affiliate WTAE and Fox affiliate KOKH, police first responded to…

Ascension St. John Medical Center recently became the first and only verified level 1 trauma center in Tulsa, Okla., marking a significant expansion in the state’s access to comprehensive, lifesaving care for the most severe injuries.  The hospital is the…