Nurse practitioner tops list of best jobs
Editor's Note: Nurse practitioners (NPs) have the best jobs not only in the US healthcare industry, but across all others as well, according to rankings released January 9 by US News & World Report. Divided into 17 categories, the Best Jobs rankings are designed to help job seekers make informed…
Fresno, California hospitals struggle to meet demand
Editor's Note Hospitals in Fresno County, California are operating over capacity by 20% to 40% due to a sharp rise in respiratory diseases such as flu, COVID-19 and RSV, according to a December 18 press release from the Fresno County Department of Public Health. In addition to straining resources, the…
FBI disrupts major ransomware group, Blackcat
Editor's Note The FBI has infiltrated the ransomware group BlackCat—the group responsible for a February cyberattack on the Lehigh Valley Health Network—and issued a decryption tool enabling victims around the world to restore their systems, according to a December 19 Justice Department press release. Emerging during the past 18…
The issue of fake nursing diplomas in the healthcare workforce
Initially, the massive nursing credentials scam—disclosed by federal prosecutors early last year—involved three once legitimate, now-shuttered, Florida nurses’ training institutions. Some two dozen criminal operators and recruiters have been arrested and indicted; an as-of-yet unknown number face decades behind bars. According to multiple indictments, most for wire fraud, the scammers…
US News & World Report releases Best Hospitals Honor Roll
Editor's Note The US News & World Report, on August 1, released its 2023-2024 Best Hospitals Honor Roll. Just 22 hospitals out of nearly 5,000 evaluated for the Best Hospitals rankings and ratings made the Honor Roll, which examines hospitals in more than 30 medical and surgical services. In alphabetical…
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center earns top honors in US News Best Children's Hospital Honor Roll
Cincinnati Children’s Hosptial Medical Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, was ranked the nation’s top hospital by US News & World Report in its 2023-2024 Honor Roll of Best Children’s Hospitals. Best Children’s Hospital Honor Roll: Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati, Ohio Boston Children’s Hospital, Massachusetts Texas Children’s Hospital, Houston, Texas…
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