Decatur County Memorial Hospital (DCMH) is proud to introduce a new community resource to improve health outcomes for families in Decatur County.
Through the Healthy Start Communities That C.A.R.E. program, a Perinatal Nurse Navigator is now available to support families through pregnancy, postpartum, and early parenthood—offering vital care coordination, education, and access to essential services.
Global nursing and health leaders have called on governments across the world to invest in nursing on an international scale, for the sake of achieving universal health coverage.
At the 2025 International Council of Nurses (ICN) Congress, held in Helsinki last week, the topic of the United Nations sustainable development goals (SDGs) for 2030 was repeatedly brought up. These goals are a 17-point call to action for world leaders to achieve a fair, equitable and just society for all. Among the goals are aims to eradicate inequality and hunger, curb the impact of climate change and increase access to education.
Providence Swedish laid off more than 100 nursing assistants in Everett as part of a significant restructuring of the company.
Providence Swedish cited rising costs, insurance delays, inflation in the medical and pharmaceutical world, and looming federal government funding cuts to Medicaid and Medicare as reasons for the decision. In total, 600 full-time jobs are being eliminated across seven states Providence Swedish operates in. The layoffs will go into effect July 11.
Registered nurses at University Medical Center in New Orleans are preparing to go back on strike Monday, accusing hospital management of retaliation and union-busting tactics.
Nola Nurses United, the union representing the nurses, claims LCMC Health fired one of its prominent leaders, registered nurse Mike Robertshaw, following a strike held in May. The move to terminate Robertshaw comes just weeks after LCMC Health agreed to a Tentative Agreement during the collective bargaining agreement for a progressive discipline policy. The union called Robertshaw’s termination an act of retaliation.
Bay Mills Community College will now be offering courses in licensed practical nursing to address local medical professional shortages.
On June 5, the college received approval from the Michigan Board of Nursing to launch the Licensed Practical Nursing (LPN) certificate program. LPN certificates were offered at the college years ago but the program was removed in 1999.
The certificate will qualify people to work as a nurse with a foundation of the standards of the practice. It will also include teachings tied to traditional Native American practices to promote a better understanding of unique cultural, racial and social differences among patients in the area.
While a range of clinicians can conduct forensic exams, specialized nurses called sexual assault nurse examiners (SANE) receive rigorous training to provide trauma-informed care throughout the evidence collection and examination process.
SANEs also connect survivors with resources and advocates. SANEs and the advocates they connect survivors with are vital for trauma-informed patient care and for bringing perpetrators of sexual assault to justice. But there is a critical shortage of SANEs across the Gulf South. According to the International Association of Forensic Nurses, a trade group that certifies SANEs, Alabama has 44 certified SANEs for the entire state. Louisiana has 42. Mississippi only has 6 — for a population of almost three million.
Where and how sexual assault patients access this resource varies greatly across the region. Although Louisiana state law requires patients have access to forensic exams in every parish, in practice not every hospital is set up to provide them.