In the last four years, Beth Israel Lahey Health has expanded its primary care physician workforce by 30%, but its specialty workforce has remained relatively stagnant, according to its chief clinical officer, Rob Fields, MD.  There are a few factors…

On July 11, Arizona state officials confirmed a resident of Coconino County has died from pneumonic plague, the first recorded death from the severe infection since 2007, according to a news release from the county government.  The person died at…

Potosi, Mo.-based Washington County Memorial Hospital had to evacuate patients after a mechanical failure caused the hospital’s laboratory to fill with smoke, First Alert 4 reported July 13. On July 13 around 11 a.m., a motor on a machine on…

A study led by Rochester, Minn.-based Mayo Clinic found that patient violence often begins in out-of-hospital settings and continues into the ED and other inpatient units. The study, published June 18 in Annals of Emergency Medicine, analyzed 206 out-of-hospital, 868…

Three cities in Texas have the highest percentage of adults with fair or poor health, according to WalletHub’s annual ranking, published July 7. To determine the ranking, WalletHub compared 182 cities across four dimensions — work stress, financial stress, family…

Cleveland Clinic has created a workforce retention program for patient care nursing assistants. “Nursing assistants add so much to the patient and caregiver experience, and their work contributes significantly to patient outcomes,” Barb Zinner, DNP, RN, vice president and chief…

Charlotte, N.C., was once the largest city in the U.S. without a four-year medical school. That changed in June, WCNC reported July 9. The Pearl is a “medical innovation district” created by a public-private partnership between Charlotte-based Atrium Health and…

Some patients are delaying or avoiding care because they fear Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in medical settings, CBS News reported July 8.  In January, the federal government rescinded guidelines limiting enforcement actions in or near designated “sensitive” areas, such…

Middlesex (Conn.) Hospital has submitted corrective action plans following a patient death linked by the state to failures in monitoring abnormal vital signs and policy violations, the Hartford Courant reported July 8.  According to the Connecticut Department of Public Health, …

The American Hospital Association has expressed its support for a federal bill that would increase the number of Medicare-supported medical residency positions for the first time in 28 years. The bipartisan Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act, introduced by Reps. Terri…