Places like Jefferson Healthcare are in a precarious position. Rural maternity wards are almost always financial black holes, a reality that has forced several in Washington to close in recent years, including one in Toppenish last year and at Naval Hospital Bremerton, which stopped delivering babies in 2022.
The WHO will convene a meeting of its Emergency Committee next week to determine whether mpox remains a global health crisis. In August, the disease which continues to spread in Africa was classified by the U.N. health body as a public health emergency of international concern, which represents the highest form of alert. This followed the spread of a new variant of the virus, called clade Ib, in parts of the continent.
Roughly 1 in 6 American adults are thought to have diabetes, including undiagnosed cases, up from 10% at the turn of the century, CDC data show. Even as the U.S. pays more attention to metabolic diseases and is consumed with diabetes and anti-obesity drugs, the burden of the disease is growing and complicating care in an already taxed health care system.
A progress report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows that rates of healthcare-associated infections at US hospitals fell in 2023.
As a healthcare leader, what you spend your time on is crucial to leading high-performing teams and fostering quality patient outcomes. By prioritizing time management, you can not only reduce stress and burnout for yourself but also create a more efficient and positive environment for your team.
The number of Florida resident deaths linked to COVID-19 this year is nearing 5,500, according to data posted on the state Department of Health website. Meanwhile, cases are the lowest since the pandemic began in 2020. The data showed 5,484 deaths had been reported, a total that has steadily increased during the year.