The New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners permanently revoked the license of a physician who had sexual relations with a cognitively impaired patient who bore his child in 1986.
A number of health systems reported on their debt levels as second-quarter results began to trickle in during July. Some of the information below on such debt levels is also garnered from credit rating reports.
Respiratory therapists at the Ohio State University’s Wexner Medical Center in Columbus have voted to affiliate with the Ohio Nurses Association and the American Federation of Teachers.
Healthcare workers have more anecdotal evidence of rising violence in their places of work, and one key data point backs the notion that jobs in hospitals, nursing homes and other care settings are increasingly high-risk to physical well-being.
In the first half of the year, hospitals and health systems have been laser focused on efforts to bolster the nursing workforce and have been able to cut down the time it takes from extending offer letters to start dates, expand virtual nursing program…
While juggling workforce challenges and burnout among their teams, nursing leaders remain focused on the ultimate goal: providing patient-centric experiences.