Today's Top 20 Clinical Leadership & Infection Control Articles
5 COVID-19 updates you may have missed
As of July 8, COVID deaths in the U.S. had dropped 20 percent from the previous week, according to CDC data.Texas Children's physicians complete 17-hour surgery to separate conjoined twins
Physicians at Houston-based Texas Children's Hospital successfully completed a 17-hour surgical procedure to separate conjoined twin brothers, according to a July 17 news release.Michigan officials issue alert for swine flu after county fair pigs test positive
卫生部门官员发布了海啸预警fter multiple pigs became infected with swine flu at the Oakland County Fair in Pontiac, Mich., around July 14, according to a news release.Nurses protest name of St. Louis hospital
A group of nurses and community members demonstrated July 17 outside a newly constructed healthcare facility in north St. Louis to protest the hospital's name, St. Louis Today reported.Rhode Island enters Nurse Licensure Compact
Rhode Island is the 41st state to enact the Nurse Licensure Compact.7 ways an anesthesiologist-led program reduced surgical site infections
A new anesthesiologist-led approach to reducing surgical site infections and length of hospital stays in colorectal patients resulted in a 50 percent decrease in infection instances and a 46 percent decrease in stay length, according to new research from Austin Street, MD, study author and anesthesiologist at UT Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas and presented to the American Society of Anesthesiologists at a recent meeting.Extreme heat drives healthcare costs up $1B each summer, report finds
Rising global temperatures and extreme heat are costing healthcare about $1 billion each summer, according to a report jointly released by left-leaning research organization the Center for American Progress and Virginia Commonwealth University researchers.Massachusetts nursing program avoids shut down for now, pending corrections
The state of Massachusetts will allow Milton-based Labouré College of Healthcare to remain operational under warning status after initially deciding to shut down the program at the private college.Loss of smell, taste no longer common COVID-19 symptoms
VCU researchers found that loss of smell and taste are no longer common symptoms of COVID-19.Syphilis outbreak declared in Houston
The Houston Health Department reported a syphilis outbreak for a 128 percent increase in cases among women.San Diego hospital sees rise in children with cannabis poisoning
The lone pediatric hospital in San Diego County, Rady Children’s Hospital, has seen an increase of youth admissions due to cannabis poisoning, according to a July 16 report from the San Diego Union Tribune. But, according to a new report from the CDC, it may not be the only facility seeing an increase.Chief nursing officers are frustrated. They also have high hopes for 2023
Chief nursing officers say they would love the opportunity to look beyond staffing to other initiatives in the second half of 2023. Unfortunately, despite innovative strategies to retain, attract — and, perhaps most important financially speaking, reduce reliance on contract staff — efforts to stabilize nurse staffing levels remain priorities 1, 2 and 3.795,000 Americans die, become disabled from misdiagnoses: Study
In the first study to quantify the burden of misdiagnoses across all healthcare settings in the U.S., researchers estimate nearly 800,000 people become permanently disabled or die from a diagnostic error, according to a study published July 17 in BMJ.Urgent need for safe nursing standards, nurse-to-patient ratios: American Nurses Association
Hospitals throughout the country may be launching a wide variety of initiatives to attract and retain nurses and build future pipelines, but creating standards for safe staffing — including minimum nurse-to-patient ratios — is the top priority when it comes to shoring up healthcare facility nursing departments, according to a July 13 American Nurses Association news release.Deficiencies led to patient death at California hospital: State probe
Deficiencies at California Medical Center in Los Angeles led to the death of a patient hours after she had a C-section in March, according to a newly released investigation from state regulators.MetroHealth rolls out $2.6M initiative to improve autism services
Cleveland-based MetroHealth is launching a three-year, $2.6 million initiative to improve care and support services for children with autism who are transitioning to adulthood.Antibiotic resistance is more common in infections with mixed strains, study finds
Antibiotic resistance may be even more likely for patients infected with mixed strain pathogens, according to a report published July 12 in Nature.Patient safety initiatives kick off across 9 Washington hospitals
Nine hospitals across Washington state have embarked on a focused effort to improve patient safety as part of a campaign led by Washington Hospital Services, according to a July 13 news release.Source of Virginia Mason's bacterial outbreak still unknown
Hospital leaders and health officials are still searching for the cause of a bacterial outbreak that has killed nine patients at Seattle-based Virginia Mason Medical Center.CDC, HHS prep for commercialization of COVID vaccines
The CDC and HHS are gearing up for the transition of COVID-19 vaccinations into the commercial market and are urging providers to place their orders before the transition occurs on Aug. 3.
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