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The Center for Healthcare Quality and Payment Reform says 27 rural hospitals have shuttered or plan to close their labor and delivery units in 2025 compared with 21 in 2024, bringing total closures since 2020 to 116.
The American Hospital Association will host a webinar on the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services age-friendly hospital measure on Nov. 20 at 12:00 p.m. ET.
Medical groups, including the American Academy of Pediatrics, updated their lawsuit against Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., calling for his revamped Advisory Committee on Immunization Practice to disband and for its decisions to be revoked.
President Trump signed a government-funding bill to end the longest government shutdown ever, 43 days.
The National Council of State Boards of Nursing is exploring an online National Council Licensure Examination.
To improve care for older adults who wish to age in place, nursing leaders are forming a Global Gerontechnology Center for Nursing Science.
Nursing leaders at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., implemented a care model allowing licensed practical nurses to staff a new single unit consisting of patients experiencing discharge delays without compromising quality or nursing satisfaction.
A coalition of retired military nurses and others is advocating for World War II nurses to receive the Congressional Gold Medal, one of the nation’s highest civilian honors.
Global Nurse Force is suing the Trump administration over its executive order to increase the H-1B visa fee application from approximately $3,500 to $100,000.
Nurse executives serving on a panel discussing change management strategy said CNOs should be able to name why they are implementing a change and anticipate the impact, success factors and potential pitfalls.