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Safe staffing at the top of new ANA president’s priority list

February 11, 2026

Health Equity, Healthcare Staff, Workplace safety

As Jennifer Mensik Kennedy, PhD, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN, assumes the presidency of the American Nurses Association (ANA), her priorities will include safe staffing and continuing the momentum of her pr...

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It’s official: COVID-19 public health emergency to end on May 11

January 31, 2023

Accreditation & Survey Preparation

As promised, the White House is giving ample notice—the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) will end on May 11. ...

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COVID-19 is eighth-leading cause of death for children— 821 deaths in one 12-month period

February 11, 2026

Patient Safety, Infection Control

“Various factors, including underreporting and not accounting for COVID-19’s role as a contributing cause of death from other diseases, mean that these estimates may understate the true mortality burd...

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Pandemic’s toll: 55.3% of surveyed healthcare workers report subthreshold PTSD symptoms

February 11, 2026

Workplace safety, Healthcare Staff, Infection Control

The recent study, which was published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research, is based on survey data collected from 852 healthcare workers from January 2021 to February 2021. The survey participants ...

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The value of personalized education on pregnancy risks

February 11, 2026

Patient Safety

U.S. maternal mortality rates continued their alarming upward trajectory in 2020. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported that the overall U.S. maternal death rate rose from 20.1...

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Vaccination rates stable but healthcare providers must remain vigilant

February 11, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety, Health Equity

At the national level, vaccination rates for vaccine-preventable diseases are stable, but healthcare providers need to address vaccine hesitancy at the local level, an infectious disease expert says. ...

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Hospital EDs are taking a proactive approach to violence

February 11, 2026

Workplace safety, Healthcare Staff

With roughly 85% of emergency physicians reporting in a recent survey that ED violence has increased over the past five years, health systems are taking action to protect both providers and patients. ...

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Review fire and evacuation protocols in wake of recent hospital fire near Boston

February 08, 2023

Environment and Facilities, Fire & Life Safety

Review fire and evacuation drills to ensure you can get all patients and visitors out without injury or death, just as a Massachusetts hospital did on Tuesday, February 7, after a transformer caught f...

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How will the end of the PHE affect telehealth and digital health?

February 10, 2023

Infection Control

While some waivers have been extended for two years, other freedoms—including an important Ryan Haight Act provision—will end soon, forcing some providers to take action now. ...

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Syphilis in newborns up by 900% in Mississippi

February 11, 2026

Infection Control, Patient Safety, Health Equity

Congenital syphilis rates going up across the country ...

Safe staffing at the top of new ANA president’s priority list

It’s official: COVID-19 public health emergency to end on May 11

COVID-19 is eighth-leading cause of death for children— 821 deaths in one 12-month period

Pandemic’s toll: 55.3% of surveyed healthcare workers report subthreshold PTSD symptoms

The value of personalized education on pregnancy risks

Vaccination rates stable but healthcare providers must remain vigilant

Hospital EDs are taking a proactive approach to violence

Review fire and evacuation protocols in wake of recent hospital fire near Boston

How will the end of the PHE affect telehealth and digital health?

Syphilis in newborns up by 900% in Mississippi

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