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As The Joint Commission’s annual report on sentinel events shows each year, the problem of wrong-site surgeries is never solved....

National Nurses Week, observed this year from May 6 to 12, recognizes the vital work being performed every minute of every day by millions of registered nurses in the U.S. and...

Two patient safety groups have issued an alert about the potential for injecting fragments of flexible stoppers on medication vials into patients....

A hospital nurse from South Carolina and a team of ICU nurses from Boston were honored as “Extraordinary Nurses in Patient Safety” at a national conference last week...

National Patient Safety Awareness Week (PSAW) runs from March 9 to March 15, and surgical facilities across the country are gearing up to participate....

The American Association of Nurse Anesthesiology (AANA) has joined the ALL IN: Wellbeing First for Healthcare coalition, saying the group’s initiative to improve the...

While this year’s celebration of America’s nearly 74,000 Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists (CRNAs) and residents in nurse anesthesiology programs technically runs...

The Association of periOperative Registered Nurses (AORN) is pleased to announce the appointment of David Wyatt, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, CNOR, FAORN, FAAN, as its new Chief Executive Officer...

Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield has reversed course on its plan to change the way it reimburses for anesthesia care payments, which critics said included not paying for...

During Perioperative Nurses Week this November 10-16, we encourage you to recognize the invaluable contributions of your perioperative nurses and nurse leaders....

Struggling to meet the quality reporting deadlines? Impacted by the recent hurricanes? You may be getting a bit of a break!

The Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) has announced the creation of a comprehensive, cross-disciplinary research agenda....

Organizations are offering guidance to surgical facilities that might experience supply chain disruptions from the port workers’ strike and the aftermath of Hurricane Helene....

Each year, the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), shines the light on the demanding work preventionists do every day to keep...

Facilities, product manufacturers, management groups and professional associations across the country are celebrating National ASC Month in August, a time each year...

August is National ASC Month, a month when employees, owners and advocates of ambulatory surgery centers celebrate and increase awareness of the many benefits...

The staff at The Plastic Surgical Center of Mississippi considers a perfect time out before every procedure to be non-negotiable....

From the San Diego Convention Center to a medical center in Maine – and dozens of spots in between – buildings and other landmarks are illuminated to in support...

The state in which nurse RaDonda Vaught was convicted of a homicide charge after a 2017 medication error has passed the first-ever state law that decriminalizes...

A doctor at an ambulatory surgery center was convicted last month of injecting dangerous drugs into patient IV bags, acts that lead to the death of a colleague...