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States with the most, fewest licensed nurses

08/13/2025

The National Council of State Boards of Nursing found Washington, D.C., has the most licensed nurses per capita, while Utah is the state with the fewest. The organization created a comprehensive course of nursing licensure statistics in the U.S. and its territories. The data was compiled using the NCSBN’s database and Nursys, an electronic information […]
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Kindred Hospitals’ Complex Wound Care Can Reduce Readmissions and Length of Stay

08/13/2025

The Complex Wound Challenge Complex wounds represent a growing challenge to the healthcare community. As patients age and develop an increasing number of comorbidities, including diabetes and obesity, they are more prone to developing wounds and to experiencing longer, more complex recoveries.1 Chronic wound patients also often experience psychological side effects such as loneliness and depression, which […]
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What separates high- and low-performing hospitals in 2025

08/13/2025

Hospital finances showed signs of improvement at the end of the second quarter, though notable performance gaps remain between higher- and lower-performing facilities, according to Kaufman Hall’s latest “National Hospital Flash Report,” published Aug. 11. The median monthly operating margin index rose to 3.7% in June, up from 1.9% in May, though the pace of […]
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