CDC on Tuesday issued an advisory encouraging clinicians to screen for parechovirus (PeV) in newborns and young infants, in today's bite-sized hospital and health industry news from Colorado, Georgia, and Kentucky.

• Colorado: Officials from Adams County in Colorado announced they’ll invest $1.5 million from federal Covid-19 funds to help train and retain nursing staff at hospitals in the county. "We know the last three years have been difficult on the community, Adams County Commissioner Lynn Baca said, noting that health care workers had been on the front line of the fight against the pandemic. Platte Valley Medical Center, in Adams County, has already started recruiting new nurses and enrolling them in extensive training programs that might be expanded to other Intermountain Healthcare hospitals in the future. Additional funding will continue supporting these programs, Becker's Hospital Review reports.  (DeSilva, Becker's Hospital Review, 7/13)

• Georgia: CDC on Tuesday issued a health advisory encouraging clinicians to screen for PeV in newborns and young infants. "Clinicians are encouraged to include PeV in the differential diagnoses of infants presenting with fever, sepsis-like syndrome, or neurologic illness (seizures, meningitis) without another known cause and to test for PeV in children with signs and symptoms compatible with PeV infection," CDC said. Typically, symptoms of PeV include upper respiratory infection, rash, and fever. According to CDC, most children have been infected with the virus by the time they enter kindergarten. While severe cases are rare, they usually occur in infants less than three months old. (Carbajal, Becker's Hospital Review, 7/13)

• Kentucky: Jennie Stuart Health (JSH) on Tuesday announced that Mark Laramee, who served as interim CFO since January, will step into the role full time. "Being able to hire such a proven, capable individual for this significant role—especially a 'Team Jennie' member who is already woven within the Jennie Stuart Health fabric—has our entire team elated. Mark has more than demonstrated a keen readiness for the CFO position and I have no doubt he'll continue to move our organization forward," said JSH CEO Eric Lee. Laramee added, "With vast experience in this field, I feel well-prepared to step into this new role and look forward to collaborating with my colleagues for the betterment of JSH and the support of our community." (Tucker, Becker's Hospital Review, 7/13)