NATIONAL
- CMS unveils participants in new ambulance payment model
- Drones are taking off in healthcare — and we shouldn’t be surprised
- Number of Medicare-Dependent Hospitals Falls by 28%
- Nurse Practitioner Workforce Hits Record High of 290K
- Pharma vet and former Biogen chief to lead biotech industry’s coronavirus response
- Supreme Court will decide the fate of Obama health care law
- US sees 1st coronavirus-related drug shortage
- Health care stocks see worst week in two decades
- 100 top rural & community hospitals, state by state
- Over 50% of top US hospitals lack sufficient infection control practices to fight coronavirus, ProPublica finds
NORTHEAST
(Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont)
CONNECTICUT
- CT Husband/Wife Physicians Pay Nearly $5M To Settle False Claims Act Allegations
- ‘I’m relying on prayer’: Norwalk man owes $280K as health care sharing ministries denies claim
- 2 Connecticut physicians settle false claims allegations for $4.9M
- Surgeon General, CT health officials hold summit on maternal health disparities
- Congress approves ‘robust’ coronavirus bill that will send millions to CT
- CT lawmakers to hold press conference on making health care more affordable
- As they wait for state’s first coronavirus case, Connecticut hospitals are increasing training and screening patients
- Waterbury Hospital Announces Interim Director
MAINE
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- Maine health care providers gearing up for coronavirus
- Maine hospital expanding through $83.8M project, including ASC
- Mercy Hospital expansion gets green light from city
- Northern Light Mercy Hospital sells historic State Street building ahead of consolidation
- Merger creates 10-hospital system in Maine
- Northern Light Health shuffles leadership at central Maine hospitals after latest addition
- Mayo Regional Hospital officially joins Northern Light Healthcare
- How Maine Hospitals And Health Officials Are Preparing For A Potential Coronavirus Outbreak
- Belfast, Rockport hospitals prepared, should Coronavirus 2019 emerge in Midcoast
- New executive director named at Sacopee Valley Health Center
- MaineHealth awaiting results, won’t say how many samples they have sent to CDC
- Maine health officials discuss handling of coronavirus
MASSACHUSETTS
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- Boston hospital to improve access, services for the disabled
- As coronavirus concerns grow, here’s how Massachusetts hospitals are getting ready for possible outbreaks
- Tufts Medical Center reaches federal settlement on disability protections
- Providence Behavioral Health will end inpatient services in Holyoke, close Mill Street methadone clinic in Springfield
- Massachusetts behavioral health hospital to end inpatient psychiatric services, lay off 200 employees
- Connell School partnership addresses urgent health care need in Chile
- South Shore Hospital unveils mobile health program
- ‘It’s our job to be ready’: Hospitals, insurers prep for coronavirus
- Top hospital braces for coronavirus pandemic with secret warehouse full of emergency supplies
- Partners HealthCare hospitals advise physicians to regulate use of face masks as they prepare for more coronavirus cases
NEW HAMPSHIRE
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- HCA acquires New Hampshire hospital
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock launches $4.5M geriatric emergency department initiative for rural patients
- NH DHHS Helps Prepare for Potential Coronavirus Activity
- Hospital offers scholarships to students pursuing health care fields
- New Hampshire Coronavirus Patient Breaks Quarantine to Attend Dartmouth Event
NEW YORK
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- Catholic Health Services names new COO for New York hospital
- Westfield Memorial Hospital summarizes 2019
- Upper Allegheny Health System names new CEO
- Local elected officials, healthcare professionals sound alarm on $24.5 million in federal health cuts
- NewYork-Presbyterian-backed startup unveils ambient, autonomous voice assistant
- New York insurers ordered to pay for coronavirus testing: 5 things to know
- North country hospitals, public health departments prepare for coronavirus
RHODE ISLAND
VERMONT
MID-ATLANTIC/EAST
(Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia)
DELAWARE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
MARYLAND
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- As hospitals continue to sue patients, lawmakers call for medical debt collection reform
- As Maryland hospitals continue to sue patients, state lawmakers call for ‘guardrails’
- State proposes cutting $600K for Frederick hospital project; Krimm vows to fight for funds
- Johns Hopkins MBA program receives $25M to enhance healthcare innovation focus
- U of Maryland Medical System acquires 9 urgent care sites
NEW JERSEY
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- $1M in federal funding to support North Jersey community health centers
- Advocare adds multiple independent physician practices to network
- Inspira Health announces merger of its foundations
- Jersey City Medical Center opens new sleep disorder center
- New Jersey drug manufacturer pays $11.85 million settlement in Medicare kick-back scheme
- Nine Hospital-Based Violence Intervention Programs Across New Jersey has been Announced
- ‘Not a question of if … but when’: How NJ hospitals are preparing for coronavirus spread
- South Jersey Health System Launches Food ‘Farmacy’ Initiative
- University Hospital first in the state to implant world’s smallest pacemaker
PENNSYLVANIA
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- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia is ‘essentially full,’ so it’s pumping $3.4B to expand
- Get a sneak peek inside Main Line Health’s $64M King of Prussia Health Center
- Hospital no more? Expert urges Ellwood City officials to push for ambulatory care center instead
- How Penn Medicine’s spine access center is streamlining patient referrals through its EMR system
- FTC to block Philadelphia area health system merger in 1st big hospital challenge in 3 years
- Independence Health Group subsidiary transitioning to new CEO
- Jefferson-Einstein merger would cut competition, raise prices for Philadelphia patients, FTC says
- Local health system receives national designation for second time
- Olean/Bradford hospital CEO tapped from within
- Pennsylvania health system names new CFO
- Pennsylvania hospital’s spine surgery program earns BCBS distinction for 5th straight year
- Regulators challenge merger of Philadelphia health networks
- UPMC now offers telehealth service for workplace injury evaluation
VIRGINIA
WEST VIRGINIA
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- 8 WVa health centers to receive $13M from federal agency
- After Another Rural Hospital Closure, W.Va. Hospital Association President Speaks Out
- Bill passed by W.Va. delegates could make Certificates of Need transferable
- Community hospital boards bill on second reading Monday
- Plateau, Greenbrier Valley Medical sign agreements with CAMC to enhance patient care
- Urgent care facility opens in Benwood
- Wheeling Hospital gears up as Coronavirus outbreak spreads
- WVU Medicine continue to expand across the Ohio Valley
CENTRAL
(Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota)
IOWA
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- Iowa hospital to see patients at surgery center in April
- Iowa 20th in annual public health study
- Bill would seek to improve rural maternal health care in Iowa
- ‘Intense preparation’: Iowa hospitals prepare for coronavirus with isolation units
- How Kaiser Permanente & 2 more hospitals are spending innovation investment dollars
KANSAS
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- Kansas hospital submitted incorrect claims to Medicare, OIG says
- Kansas hospital opening surgical center, cath lab as part of $25M project
- Downtown medical school adds to leadership team
- Kansas prepares coronavirus response amid worries over hospital supplies, test kits
- Kansas seeing a shortage in medical gear
- Wichita clinic to pay $775,000 after False Claims Act allegations
MINNESOTA
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- Mayo Clinic Health System to close hospital March 1
- Minnesota AG joins push for crackdown on chemical used to sterilize medical devices
- Minnesota needs at least $25 million for coronavirus fight
- Gillette launches first pediatric healthcare press in Minnesota
- Minnesota Lawmakers Discuss COVID-19 Outbreak Costs, Scope
- Minnesota EMS squads get virus-killing spray guns
- Community fights potential loss of St. Joseph’s Hospital
- Minnesota, North Dakota launch testing capabilities for coronavirus
- Patient ratings put GRHS 6th in state
- Allina plans almost $200M in Abbott Northwestern upgrades
MISSOURI
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- Getting ready: St. Louis hospital systems and health departments prepare for COVID-19
- SSM Health doctor reacts to surgeon general’s call to stop buying face masks to prevent coronavirus
- Company looking for KC approval to give new life to old hospital
- Missouri mental health clinic owner billed insurance for therapy, but woman died days before
- Getting ready: St. Louis hospital systems and health departments prepare for COVID-19
- New Leadership Offers ‘Glimmer Of Hope’ For Bankrupt St. Alexius Hospital
- SSM Health partners with Costco to expand drug coverage
- At the end of the month VA Hospital will end mobile medical service
- Robotic technology easing pain for knee surgery patients at Bolivar, Mo. hospital
NEBRASKA
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- Nebraska children’s hospital staffing woes halt neurosurgery program
- Rural hospitals saw their highest rate of closure in 2019, now Congress is taking note
- Health care workers worry about coronavirus protection
- LRHC Chronic Care Management Team helps patients save thousands in hospital bills
- Former Nebraska senator confirmed to state health board
- Nebraska Lawmakers Advance Mental Health Care Directives Bill
- Expanded coronavirus testing may overwhelm lab capacity, say some experts
- Cybercriminals Target Lincoln Health Care Company
NORTH DAKOTA
SOUTH DAKOTA
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- USD to get $5 million from state for new health science building
- Counties, sheriffs face trial over allegedly denying medical care to prisoner
- Monument Health to get 20 percent of power from wind
- Inside Sanford Health’s coronavirus preparation
- Sanford Health announces $210 million in construction projects
- South Dakotans face gaps in mental health services. Lawmakers are working to fix it.
- South Dakota receives coronavirus tests
- Lawmakers propose study on first responders’ mental health in South Dakota
MIDWEST
(Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin)
ILLINOIS
- HSHS Medical Group hand surgeon now performing surgeries in Highland
- How Kaiser Permanente & 2 more hospitals are spending innovation investment dollars
- Illinois health system to break ground on $21M surgery center
- Illinois hospitals being assessed for coronavirus readiness
- Iroquois Memorial Hospital and Cancer Treatment Centers of America Chicago introduce coordinated care program
- Physicians owed $350M in unpaid claims from Chicago-area Medicaid plan
- What’s at stake in this suburban Chicago hospital tax tussle
INDIANA
- Ascension St. Vincent Wellness Model Getting National Attention
- Hospitals get win at statehouse
- Hospitals threaten widespread cuts if site-of-service legislation passes
- Indiana health system CEO: There’s ‘a lot of ground to make up’ in Anthem deal
- Indiana Hospital Bill Proposal Rolled Back Amid Protest
- Indiana Rural Health Group Searching for Next CEO
- Medical billing proposal sparks battle in the Statehouse
- Riley Hospital for Children shows new fetal center clinic
- Tiny Hancock Health embarks on ambitious, long-term growth plan
KENTUCKY
- Appalachian Regional Healthcare honored nationally for opioid, sepsis work
- 21 U of Louisville pediatric practices join Norton
- Baptist Health Madisonville cancer program nationally recognized
- City of Pikeville receives $500,000 grant for rural health care
- Coronavirus fears growing; Are hospitals prepared in SoKY?
- Georgetown Community Hospital receives innovation award
- Governor Andy Beshear awards $500,000 grant to address nursing shortage
- Kentucky House approves bill that would increase Medicaid funding for ambulance services
- Louisville hospitals screening for coronavirus and preparing for quarantines
- Norton Healthcare, University of Louisville finalize pediatric integration
- Rehab hospital looks to expand
MICHIGAN
- 29 Michigan health system employees fall victim to phishing attack, exposing patient data
- Ascension Michigan of Missouri’s Ascension Announces New Baltimore Ambulatory Center
- Dallas-based Blockit Contracts with Michigan’s Largest Health System
- GRBJ: Spectrum ramping up telemedicine
- Hospital to erect pavilion to honor outgoing CEO
- Hospitals are preparing for potential coronavirus outbreak in West Michigan
- Michigan Healthcare Group Hack Went Undetected for Six Months
- Michigan House passes bill seeking to ease multi-state nurse licenses
- Michigan physician charged in $120M fraud scheme involving sponsorship of UFC fighters
- Munson Healthcare notifies patients of data security incident
- Muskegon health clinic’s new CEO makes stunning announcement it won’t close
- Muskegon Family Care appoints new CEO
- Muskegon Family Care is not closing, says new CEO
- New bill to combat elder abuse would allow cameras in nursing home rooms
- Spectrum Health expanding culinary medicine at Downtown Market, launching specialty practice
- Telemedicine Takes Off In Northern Michigan
OHIO
- CEO says Cleveland Clinic leading the way to safer health care
- Cleveland Clinic plans new hospital in Mentor
- Cleveland Clinic’s strategy in 2020 and beyond
- Cleveland Clinic’s 2019 topline jumps on record patient visits
- Dayton Children’s CEO tapped for Miami University board
- New behavioral health center opening at Nationwide Children’s Hospital
- Ohio and hospital leaders celebrate Nationwide Children’s new facility
- Ohio State’s Wexner Medical Center to buy more land for expansion
- SSU partners with Southern Ohio Medical Center on Hospice Expansion Project
WISCONSIN
- Ascension St. Michael’s named Top 100 Rural & Community Hospital
- Spaulding Clinical Research launches $5 million clinical trial project for FDA
- SSM Health’s plans for $75 million, 5-story clinic on Madison’s south side move forward
- SSM Health to build $16.5 million clinic in Beaver Dam
- UW Hospital board asks managers to work better with nurses, doesn’t recognize union
SOUTH/SOUTHEAST
(Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee)
ALABAMA
- Alabama hospital to close; 17th to shut down in 10 years
- Patient at Alabama hospital says insurance auditor wrongly viewed her medical records
- Pickens County Medical Center to close this week
FLORIDA
- CEO brings new vision of future growth to Baptist Health
- CHS to end inpatient care at 2 Florida hospitals
- Encompass Health to build hospital in Pensacola
- Florida health care officials say telemedicine playing key role in coronavirus crisis
- Florida Hospital Association takes steps to reduce the spread of coronavirus
- Future growth: Here’s what’s next for Nemours Children’s Hospital & more
- HCA Healthcare soon to acquire Starke, Live Oak medical centers
- Nicklaus Children’s Health System names new CFO
- State mistake leads to $100M shortfall to Florida hospitals for Medicaid
- Venice Regional Hospital waiting on consultant
- What are Pensacola hospitals, schools doing to prepare for the coronavirus?
GEORGIA
- Atlanta hospital to acquire 3 urgent care centers
- Atlanta hospice to pay $1.75 million in Medicaid/Medicare fraud settlement
- Atlanta Medical Center settles patient’s $80K ER bill
- Georgia bill aims for transparency in health care pricing
- Georgia health system expanding new surgery center, building cardiac clinic
- Georgia House joins push to limit surprise medical bills
- New facilities for health and wellness on the horizon in Cobb
- WellStar seeks partner to help renovate Atlanta safety-net hospital
MISSISSIPPI
- Mississippi governor appoints coronavirus prep committee
- Verdict in Hospital Whistleblower Lawsuit Delayed
NORTH CAROLINA
- 5 things to know about Atrium Health’s EHR transition to Epic
- Another biopharma expansion is underway in NC – $54M manufacturing plant
- Area hospital ranked one of state’s top 5
- Can NC hospitals manage a surge of coronavirus patients?
- Hospitals in NC have been under pressure. Would they be able to manage a surge of coronavirus patients?
- N.C. high on list of community hospitals vulnerable to closing
- North Carolina university to offer master’s degree in patient safety
- Potential sale of hospital becomes political hot-button in Wilmington
- Vidant Health assesses workforce after budget shortfall
- What happens when a local medical facility closes down? Community misses Yadkin Valley hospital, but most people have moved on.
- Why Atrium Health is expanding virtual visits to include specialized pediatric care
SOUTH CAROLINA
- MUSC Health – Lancaster Medical Center Launches High-Acuity Telemedicine with Advanced ICU Care
- MUSC Health program promotes faster healing after surgery
- Tenet to build South Carolina hospital after 15-year legal battle
TENNESSEE
- 6 Ballad Health hospitals named in national honor roll for improving sepsis outcomes, opioid management
- ASC in the works at Tennessee health park
- Multibillion-dollar Nashville health care company names new CEO
- New CEO of Dickson TriStar Horizon hospital is named
- Nursing home chain settles false billing allegations for $9.5M
- Tennessee medical group notifies 81,000 patients of phishing attack
- Quorum to sell hospital, exit Tennessee
SOUTH-CENTRAL/SOUTHWEST
(Arkansas, Arizona, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas)
ARKANSAS
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- UAMS gets three-year grant for teen health outreach
- CEO of company operating nearby hospital removed, trustee to be named
- State rethinks cutting $31M in Medicaid payments to hospitals
- The Sanders Trust key to new Mercy rehab hospital
- Arkansas Insurance Commissioner resigning at end of March
- States back Arkansas’ effort to regulate drug-claim firms
- Arkansas Children’s Hospital contacts FBI after cybersecurity threat
- State rethinks cutting $31M in Medicaid payments to hospitals
ARIZONA
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- Transfer center tech boosts Banner Health’s revenue by $26.4 million
- Valleywise Health Medical Center breaks ground in Phoenix
- Ducey signs mental health legislation into law in Arizona
- Arizona gears up as it prepares for an outbreak of the coronavirus
- Southern Arizona healthcare workers, hospitals prepare for potential COVID-19 outbreak
- HonorHealth says it’s working with county health officials after 2nd Arizona coronavirus case confirmed
LOUISIANA
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- Viator chosen as new IMC chief executive officer
- With novel coronavirus infections expected in Louisiana, state and local leaders prepare
- New Era Partners Expands its Premier Healthcare Facility Portfolio
- Encompass Health to construct 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Shreveport, Louisiana
- Louisiana to get $6 million grant for new psychiatric hospital
- Audit criticizes Louisiana Department of Health for repeat findings
- Louisiana 49th in annual public health study
- River Oaks Hospital expands treatment for eating disorders
NEW MEXICO
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- New Mexico enacts health reforms, including cap on insulin prescriptions
- Report: Hospital prone to post-surgery blood infections
- Federal data shows UNMH is one of worst in country for sepsis
- New Mexico preparing for ‘likely’ coronavirus
- From the publisher: Meet the future of health care
- Program tries to ensure no one dies alone at UNM Hospital
OKLAHOMA
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- Access to health care among Oklahomans’ biggest concerns
- Oklahoma to file Medicaid expansion paperwork Friday
- Coronavirus threat has Oklahoma hospitals, officials preparing
- Rep. Kendra Horn to hold health care town hall in Oklahoma City, address spread of coronavirus
- Oklahoma health officials propose new vaccination exemption rules
- Oklahoma hospital warns of respiratory therapist shortage
TEXAS
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- Baylor Scott & White sells in-house construction division
- CHRISTUS St. Michael Hospital Health System Board of Directors Welcomes New Members
- Dallas-based Blockit Contracts with Michigan’s Largest Health System
- Knox County Hospital named one of nation’s best rural hospitals
- Texas Health Hospital Mansfield appoints CFO
- Financially strapped Texas hospital gets new owner
- Texans are paying more for health insurance — and using it less
- Texas health system files for bankruptcy, owes BCBS $29M
- Cigna to run Houston Methodist’s health plan under new agreement
- Bellaire-area hospital to close, cut jobs
- Is Dallas Ready for Coronavirus?
- After 15-year wait, East Cooper Medical parent set to build Upstate SC hospital
- Nacogdoches Medical Center Health Network names new CEO
- New Era Partners Expands its Premier Healthcare Facility Portfolio
- Texas Hospital Association brings AI monitoring to hospitals statewide
- Abbott: Texas can now test for coronavirus
NORTHWEST
(Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming)
ALASKA
IDAHO
MONTANA
OREGON
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- Inside Oregon’s COVID-19 operations center
- Oregon health insurance plans won’t charge co-pays for COVID-19 testing
- The 25 fullest hospitals in Oregon and SW Washington
- Kaiser hospital in Oregon quarantines dozens of employees due to coronavirus
- Oregon coronavirus quarantines ‘dozens’ of Hillsboro hospital staff
WASHINGTON
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- A nursing home in the Seattle area is at the center of the US coronavirus outbreak
- A timeline of all mold-related events at Seattle Children’s Hospital
- Hospital at the center of U.S. coronavirus deaths hasn’t been upfront about staff risk, nurses claim
- The 25 fullest hospitals in Oregon and SW Washington
- Why Providence’s caregiver burnout initiative is giving Tesla a run for its money
WYOMING
WEST
(California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah)
CALIFORNIA
COLORADO
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- Colorado lawmakers unveil bill proposing public health care option
- Colorado Forges Ahead On A New Model For Health Care While Nation Waits
- Colorado hospital system won’t go along with health alliance
- Kirk McCarty named CEO of Colorado hospital
- UCHealth’s Biocontainment Unit prepared for potential of coronavirus in Colorado
- $50,000-a-day fines and other things to know about Colorado’s new public health insurance option bill
HAWAII
NEVADA
UTAH
