Gainesville-based Northeast Georgia Health System is the first in the state to have all of its hospitals earn a designation for pediatric emergency care. The Georgia Department of Public Health grants the designation to emergency departments that are equipped with…

Asheville, N.C.-based Mission Hospital received written confirmation from CMS on Nov. 21 that its immediate jeopardy designation has been removed, Mission Health President and CEO Greg Lowe told staff in a Nov. 21 email shared with Becker’s. “‌We are pleased…

Here are nursing programs that are opening, expanding and ending in 2025.

The CDC has appointed Ralph Abraham, MD, as principal deputy director, effective Nov. 23, according to an internal agency listing first reported by the Substack column Inside Medicine and confirmed in a Nov. 25 report from The New York Times.…

A federal lawmaker plans to introduce a new bill to Congress that would require hospitals to develop and implement “safe discharge” plans for patients in labor.  Rep. Robin Kelly, D-Ill., will formally introduce the Women Expansion for Learning and Labor…

If ongoing measles outbreaks are not contained by the end of January, the U.S. could lose its elimination status for the disease, reflecting a drop in vaccination rates, experts told ABC News.  The U.S. has held measles elimination status since…

The word we get wrong When I visit hospitals — or any organization — I often start with a simple question: “What do you think of when you hear the word ‘accountability’?” And almost always… people flinch. They think of…

Over the past year, 18 primary care providers have moved from Somerville, Mass.-based Mass General Brigham to Cambridge, Mass.-based Beth Israel Lahey Health, reflecting a longstanding battle for market share between the state’s two largest healthcare institutions.  In November 2024,…

A federal judge ruled Nov. 21 in favor of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia after the Justice Department requested information on patients receiving gender-affirming care.  In the ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Mark Kearney said the requests are “beyond the authority…

In 2022, the American Nurses Credentialing Center unveiled the Magnet with Distinction program to recognize the world’s highest performing Magnet organizations. Since then, 58 hospitals in the U.S. and one in Saudi Arabia have achieved the designation.  The ANCC, a subsidiary…