Erica Carbajal

Chicago

Editor @beckershr At-large SPJ board member. Former President @spjonadepaul. Former broadcast reporter at Good Day DePaul. Retweets ≠ endorsements

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Hospital capacity in 2025: 5 notes on volumes, boarding and length of stay

1 week ago | beckershospitalreview.com | Erica Carbajal

Capacity: It’s a word that comes up in nearly every conversation with hospital and health system leaders today. As the nation’s population ages and the healthcare sector faces a wave of workforce retirements, capacity has become a defining operational challenge. Inpatient days are rising, emergency department volumes are climbing and discharge delays continue to disrupt patient flow.
5 Joint Commission moves - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis

1 week ago | beckershospitalreview.com | Erica Carbajal

MyMichigan Medical Center Midland is working to filter its water systems after detecting low levels of Legionella bacteria.
SSM Health names chief medical officer at 2 hospitals - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis

1 week ago | beckershospitalreview.com | Erica Carbajal

St. Louis-based SSM Health has named Mike Angelidis, MD, chief medical officer of two of its hospitals in Oklahoma: SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital-Midwest and SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital-Shawnee. Dr. Angelidis joins the health system after nearly 14 years with Saint Francis Health System in Tulsa, Okla., where he most recently served as system medical director. He is a board-certified internal and hospital medicine physician.
Michigan hospital detects legionella

1 week ago | beckershospitalreview.com | Erica Carbajal

MyMichigan Medical Center Midland is working to filter its water systems after detecting low levels of Legionella bacteria. In May, the hospital learned that a former patient tested positive for Legionnaires’ disease, prompting initial testing, which showed low levels of the bacteria in parts of the facility’s water system, a spokesperson for MyMichigan Health said in a statement to Becker’s June 18.
How a Henry Ford Hospital unit cut C. diff infections by 90%

1 week ago | beckershospitalreview.com | Erica Carbajal

A nephrology unit at Detroit-based Henry Ford Hospital has lowered Clostridioides difficile infections by 90% since 2023. Leaders at the hospital credit the progress to the Comprehensive Unit-based Safety Program, or CUSP, from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, which was used to engage frontline staff in identifying and addressing infection risks.
3 ways nursing informatics enables improved clinical and patient experience

1 week ago | beckershospitalreview.com | Erica Carbajal

Building on conversations both on and off-stage at healthcare technology conferences these past few months, I’m energized and encouraged by the evolving role technology plays across so many aspects of health care. Conversations with colleagues and peers have revolved around how nursing informatics is tied to improving efficiency, enabling increased efficacy and enhancing patient experience.
Another CDC virus expert resigns

1 week ago | beckershospitalreview.com | Erica Carbajal

A CDC official who oversaw the agency’s Respiratory Virus Hospitalization Surveillance Network, known as RESP-NET, has resigned, citing concerns about how the data will be used to inform vaccine policy, according to CBS News. Fiona Havers, MD, departed her role June 16, according to an internal agency announcement. The RESP-NET program she led collects and analyzes data on hospitalizations tied to COVID-19, influenza and respiratory syncytial virus.
AdventHealth names chief medical officers for 2 hospitals

1 week ago | beckershospitalreview.com | Erica Carbajal

Altamonte Springs, Fla.-based AdventHealth has appointed new chief medical officers at two of its hospitals. Omayra Mansfield, MD, has been named vice president and CMO at AdventHealth Celebration in Kissimmee, Fla. An emergency medicine physician by training, Dr. Mansfield has been with AdventHealth for nine years, most recently serving as CMO of AdventHealth Apopka. Max Baumgarder, DO, will succeed Dr. Mansfield as CMO of AdventHealth Apopka.
Coalition pitches new funding model for indirect costs: 5 notes

1 week ago | beckershospitalreview.com | Erica Carbajal

A coalition of universities, medical centers and other research institutions have pitched proposals on new funding models for how the federal government covers indirect costs that support research projects. Five notes:1. The proposals were developed by the Joint Associations Group — a coalition of 10 national organizations, including the Association of American Medical Colleges — and presented during a June 12 webinar.
Top digital investments to support nurses, per 4 systems - Becker's Hospital Review | Healthcare News & Analysis

1 week ago | beckershospitalreview.com | Erica Carbajal

Digital innovation has emerged as a frontline strategy in health systems’ efforts to close nurse staffing gaps and improve the delivery of patient care. Leading organizations are investing in AI-powered tools to ease documentation burden among nursing staff, expanding virtual nursing models and modernizing technology infrastructure in patient rooms. Taken together, leaders say these efforts are driving significant improvements in staff satisfaction, operational efficiency and patient safety.