Flu activity remains low but is increasing nationwide, particularly among children and young adults, new CDC data shows. Outpatient visits and hospitalizations for flu have risen in recent weeks, according to the CDC’s latest FluView update published Dec. 1. In…

A total of 518 U.S. hospitals have a catheter-associated urinary tract infection rate of zero, based on the healthcare-associated infections dataset from CMS. The Healthcare Associated Infections-Hospital database uses measures — developed by the CDC and collected through the National…

The Rockdale County (Ga.) Sheriff’s Office, along with other law enforcement agencies, apprehended an incarcerated patient who allegedly escaped custody after being transported to Grady Memorial Hospital in Atlanta for a medical examination following a reported suicide attempt, according to…

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…

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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…