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America鈥檚 hospitals and health systems each year deliver 3.5 million babies, care for 32 million people admitted to hospitals, employ 6.3 million people, and provide emergency care to 123 million people, notes an AHA and American Organization for Nursing Leadership ad published May 8.
A new AHA case study showcases a real-world example of ways hospitals are mitigating violence risk to build a safe workplace.
A nursing leader from the University of Vermont Health Network shares creative ways to help attract and retain nurses, a major workforce challenge, particularly in rural health care settings.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Rochelle Walensky, M.D., today announced plans to leave the agency at the end of June.
After growing for 20 years, the number of students in entry-level baccalaureate nursing programs fell 1.4% last year, according to data released this week by the American Association of Colleges of Nursing.
After the COVID-19 public health emergency ends on May 11, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention will use COVID-19-associated hospital admission levels as the primary indicator to guide community and personal decisions related to risk and prevention behaviors.
The AHA, joined by the Federation of 黑料正能量s, Catholic Health Association of the United States, America鈥檚 Essential Hospitals, and Association of American Medical Colleges, yesterday urged the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit to keep in place pending appeal an Affordable Care鈥
AHA on May 4 voiced support for bipartisan legislation in the House and Senate that would authorize through fiscal year 2025 a federal program that provides grants to public graduate medical education programs for physicians, with a focus on states with the most severe primary care provider鈥
Summertime is right around the corner and AHA鈥檚 new social media toolkit promotes COVID-19 vaccination and boosters as a means for keeping kids active and healthy when school鈥檚 out.
鈥淎s we shift toward a post-pandemic world, let鈥檚 not lose sight of all that we鈥檝e learned about caring for patients during this difficult time, when demand for mental health services has risen to record levels,鈥 writes Manish Sapra, M.D., executive director of behavioral health services at鈥