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Hospitals Will Always Offer Healing and Hope as We Stand Up Against Violence
As caregivers and healers, hospitals and health systems are the antithesis of violence. They are in the business of treating patients, healing communities and saving lives.
Federal Court Dismisses Central Claims in Hospital Retirement Plan Case
The U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut yesterday largely dismissed a lawsuit alleging that Yale New Haven Hospital violated its fiduciary duties by selecting a retirement plan with excessive fees or poorly performing investments.
Pressure Points
High inflation and labor shortages, as well as sicker patients who require complex care, and low reimbursement rates combined with continued fallout from a global pandemic have created an unsustainable financial situation for hospitals and health systems around the country. Many face a devastating pressure point, forced to eliminate services, such as labor and delivery, reduce staff on top of existing unfilled positions, and more.
AHA releases toolkit to promote flu, COVID-19 vaccination
The American Hospital Association’s United Against the Flu Campaign this week released a social media toolkit to help hospitals and health systems encourage their communities to get vaccinated against the flu and COVID-19, including getting an updated COVID-19 booster.
Program to address nurse burnout features peer support
Peer support is at the center of a program to reduce nurse burnout.
House bill would study, enhance access to telehealth
Bipartisan legislation introduced in February 2023 would require the government and its independent committees to study expanded telehealth use during the COVID-19 pandemic and recommend potential enhancements to telehealth access and quality.
Drug-resistant Shigellosis infections increase
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention last week advised clinicians to report drug-resistant strains of Shigella infections to their state or local health department.
Black adults more likely to use EDs for mental health disorders
Black adults use emergency departments for mental health disorders at higher rates than other race and ethnicity groups, according to a report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
NAM to hold Culture of Health webinar
The National Academy of Medicine Culture of Health program will hold a virtual meeting on March 9-10 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. ET.
Diversity mentoring program seeks hospital partners
A mentoring program to build the diversity of the nursing workforce is seeking health system partners.