November-December 2025 • Vol. 2025 No. 4
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INSIDE THE ISSUE:
Hospitals lose millions
managing recurrent C.
diff, study suggests
p. 5
CEO: Mission Hospital
out of immediate
jeopardy
p. 8
Maine hospital to drop
trauma designation
p. 8
The states adopting the
'physician associate' title
p. 12
How HSHS engages
early-career nurses
p. 19
New Joint Commission
model lets hospitals
guide survey support
p. 15
Systems retool
career ladders to
retain bedside
nurses
p. 20
HCA's AI-backed safety strategy
p. 15
Measles outbreak grows as virus
season ramps up: 5 updates
p. 5
Nurse leaders in their own
words: How the CNO role is
evolving
p. 17
Baystate offers
buyouts, citing
OBBBA
p. 14
How Novant cut
sepsis mortality
in half — and why
it's calling for
policy change
p. 12
The nationwide
growth of an
'island' nurse
role
p. 21
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