Vanderbilt University School of Nursing has partnered with workforce development platform HealthStream to roll out microlearning courses to which nurses nationwide will have access. The library of microlearning courses is meant to advance nurses’ clinical skills and support leadership development,…

Jacksonville, N.C.-based Onslow Memorial Hospital has appointed Crystal Bryan, MSN, RN, as chief nursing officer.  Ms. Bryan has held various nursing leadership roles at the hospital, including director of the intermediate care unit and director of the intensive care unit,…

New Brunswick, N.J.-based Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital has been designated a National Rare Disease Center of Excellence by the National Organization for Rare Disorders.  The designation was earned in partnership with Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, also based…

Twelve former FDA commissioners raised concerns about proposed changes to vaccine regulation, warning the agency’s new direction could erode scientific standards and public trust. In a letter published Dec. 3 in The New England Journal of Medicine, the group criticized…

Months after the CDC eliminated its infection control committee, two epidemiology organizations have created the Healthcare Infection Prevention Advisory Group.  The two organizations, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology and the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America,…

Hospitals’ sustained focus on quality and safety over the past several years is paying off, according to a new report from the American Hospital Association and Vizient. The analysis found key indicators of patient safety continue to improve, even as…

Jefferson Health, a Philadelphia-based system with 32 hospitals, said Dec. 3 it will expand its Nursing SEAL Team program, which will soon grow to include 236 nurses who can be deployed across various settings.  In 2022, Jefferson, a then-18-hospital system,…

Twelve percent of nearly 3,000 norovirus tests during the week ending Nov. 22 came back positive — a notable increase from the 6.82% positivity rate three months earlier, according to CDC data.  During the week ending Aug. 23, 6.82% of…

The national stillbirth rate declined 2% between 2023 and 2024, according to a recent CDC report, but health experts say the average rate of 5.41 fetal deaths per 1,000 remains too high. In 2023, the fetal mortality rate was 5.53…

Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., has been verified as a Level 1 trauma center by the American College of Surgeons. Three notes: 1. The hospital is now the only ACS-verified Level 1 trauma center in Western North Carolina, and one…