In its latest update, the U.S. government said the annual visa limits on EB-3 would reset with the fiscal year that began October 1.
That would allow embassies and consulates to resume taking applications for these visas. The number of visas issued in October is not available. In September, no EB-3 visas were issued.
More than 1,000 nurses throughout the sprawling UPMC network have signed an open letter to the health care giant’s executives calling for better staffing, pay raises to encourage experienced nurses to stay on the job and additional paid time off for nurses.
The petition comes as Pennsylvania is expected to see a shortfall of more than 20,000 nurses by 2026, according to SEIU Healthcare. The union, which is publicizing the letter campaign, said it has been signed by both unionized and non-unionized nurses.
Two years after its groundbreaking debut, the Emergency Nurses Association’s (ENA) Emergency Nurse Residency Program (ENRP) has impacted 70 emergency departments nationwide.
The program now reaches new heights with enhancements designed to empower further and support emergency department (ED) nurses. The ENRP remains steadfast in its mission: providing critical education and resources for academic nurses and those transitioning from non-emergency settings to sharpen their clinical judgment, decision-making, and sociocultural adaptation to the fast-paced ED environment.
Advances in AI have enabled systems to outperform medical experts in tasks like diagnosis, personalized medicine, patient monitoring, and drug development. Despite these advancements, it remains unclear whether improved diagnostic accuracy and performance metrics translate into tangible patient benefits, such as reduced mortality or morbidity.
Over 500 hospitals have closed their labor and delivery departments since 2010, according to a large new study, leaving most rural hospitals and more than a third of urban hospitals without obstetric care.
The killing of Brian Thompson, the CEO of the insurance division of UnitedHealth Group, provided a window into the vitriol that prominent healthcare leaders have been facing. Workers across healthcare face safety risks. People employed in the industry are about five times more likely than people in other private industries to experience workplace violence.