To the editor — This letter addresses the closure of the WSU College of Nursing program in Yakima. It is notable that all evidence of this longstanding program is now gone and the manner this was ...

A Butler County jury awarded $12.5 million to the family of Janice Combs, who died after a fall at a nursing facility. The family's lawsuit alleged the Chesterwood Village nursing facility was ...

AI Quick Read Many assume that the heaviest financial blow during a medical crisis is the initial hospital bill. However, an increasing number of families are discovering that the true economic ...

On Nov. 6, 1924, the Pallottine Missionary Sisters opened St. Mary’s Hospital — now St. Mary’s Medical Center — as part of their mission to live out the creed, “The Love of Christ Impels Us.” ...

Around 70% of seniors will need long-term care. Learn what nursing homes cost, what Medicare covers, how to compare facilities, and what alternatives exist. Trump admin fires US attorney in Seattle ...

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I read the article, “Phone issues underscore rules for nursing homes,” on Feb. 3, and felt compelled to bring attention to the low priority phone charging issues should have on health care delivery.

A nurse staffing crisis has opened the door for lawmakers to dictate ratios. But will these mandates protect nurses and patients or push vulnerable hospitals past their breaking point? Across the ...

Northern Maine Community College nursing students train in the school's Allied Health Simulation Center in 2022. Credit: Courtesy of NMCC Letters submitted by BDN readers are verified by BDN Opinion ...