NATIONAL
- 5 hospitals quarantining workers amid coronavirus
- A ‘New Normal’ for Hospitals on the Front Lines Fighting Coronavirus
- Emergency physicians recommend policy changes to combat coronavirus outbreak
- AMA: 10 things to know about patient access to digital health records
- Amid growing coronavirus cases, hospitals have shared goal: Prevent the spread within their walls
- Amid virus crisis, officials announce health care tech rules
- Are Clinical Trials Doing Enough to Assess Patient Quality of Life?
- CMS Reminds Providers About EMTALA Obligations With COVID-19 Patients
- Coronavirus: House passes roughly $8 billion bipartisan emergency funding deal
- Gov’t Takes Steps Toward Better EHR Interoperability
- Healthcare quarantines spur staffing concerns: ‘We’d run out of healthcare workers’
- Here are 6 ways the ONC’s new rules for opening health record access will impact the industry
- Hospitals dipping into emergency stocks to combat coronavirus
- How U.S. Hospitals Are Preparing for the Coronavirus Outbreak
- HHS Finalizes Historic Rules to Provide Patients More Control of Their Health Data
- Nurse Practitioner’s Startup Receives $45million – the Largest Nursing Investment Ever
- Physician viewpoint: If healthcare AI makes a mistake, who is legally responsible?
- Scarcity Of Health Workers A New Concern As Self-Quarantining Spreads With Virus
- Study Finds Best Practices Prevent Coronavirus in Health Care Facilities
- To Avoid Quarantining Healthcare Workers, Hospitals Expand Telehealth to Screen for COVID-19
- What’s going on at the FDA? 10 agency updates
NORTHEAST
(Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont)
CONNECTICUT
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- Connecticut hospital names interim CEO
- Second CT hospital employee from NY tests positive for coronavirus
- Protestors of hospital chain owners change look to state AG
- Hartford HealthCare’s partnership with Israeli funding organization seen as boost to job growth, economy
- Gov. Lamont Says State is Doing Everything it Can to Combat Coronavirus
- Connecticut hospitals experiment with ‘drive through’ testing, roll out 24-hour call centers to help patients manage coronavirus at home
- CT hospitals suspend volunteer programs due to coronavirus
- Hartford HealthCare enacts COVID-19 restrictions at hospitals
- Hartford Healthcare to pilot drive-thru coronavirus testing
MAINE
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- Community hospital in rural Maine joins large health group
- Maine lawmakers debate how to fix Maine home health care crisis
- Maine Medical Center Expansion Moves Forward
- Mid Coast Hospital: We are prepared for Coronavirus
- CMMC announces plans for state-of-the-art cancer center
- Coronavirus causing local shortages
- Hospitals preparing for coronavirus to appear in Maine
- Carrum Health Partners with Northern Light Health to Expand Orthopedic and Bariatric Services throughout Maine
MASSACHUSETTS
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- Massachusetts declares emergency as coronavirus cases more than double overnight with 51 new infections
- Coronavirus in Massachusetts: As number of COVID-19 cases grow, hospitals look to prevent exposure and ease burden on health care system
- With a new president, Shields Health Care pushes deeper into outpatient surgery
- Doctors using artificial intelligence to track coronavirus outbreak
- Coronavirus fears cause Baystate Health to restrict visitors at Western Massachusetts hospitals
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW YORK
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- Feds launch investigation into NYU Langone’s Medicare payments
- New York health-care platform raises $18M in Series C funding
- New York health system names CFO
- Nursing homes discuss visitation policies as coronavirus spreads
- Maimonides Medical Center, New York Community Hospital to merge
- Virus further strains New York Health + Hospitals finances
- Cuomo: Insurers can’t charge New Yorkers for coronavirus testing
- Nursing homes, hospitals prep to treat Covid-19
- People are stealing masks and other medical equipment from hospitals, New York Gov. Cuomo says
- NYS nurses urging for increased protection against Coronavirus
- Health care workers on front lines in midst of coronavirus outbreak
RHODE ISLAND
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- First LGBTQ+ health clinic opens in Rhode Island
- More hospitals in R.I. closed to visitors
- RI hospital groups explore implementing their own COVID-19 testing
- Hospital Association of RI Opposes Proposed Johnston Rehab Hospital After GoLocal Exposé
- Lifespan Bars Visitors From Rhode Island Hospitals
- RI nursing homes directed to limit visitor hours to guard against coronavirus
VERMONT
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- ‘Rally for Medicaid’ takes aim at OneCare Vermont
- Northwestern Medical Center appoints Barbini interim CEO
- Brattleboro Memorial Hospital appoints new CFO
- Hospital treating Vermont’s first case of coronavirus offering drive-up testing
- Vt. health officials working overtime to process influx of test kits
- Vermont Nurses On Coronavirus: ‘We’re Going To Protect Them, We’re Going To Protect Ourselves’
MID-ATLANTIC/EAST
(Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia)
DELAWARE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
MARYLAND
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- Harford governments, hospitals prepared for coronavirus, urging citizens to follow CDC guidelines
- HHS is seeking to open up patient data. MedStar Health says it’s got tools to make those data useful
- Hogan to submit $10M emergency request for Maryland coronavirus response
- Hospital experts planning for Coronavirus
- Maryland hospital ceases inpatient care post-merger
- Maryland Hospitals Change Visitor Policies Due To Coronavirus Fears
- MedStar Georgetown Cancer Institute officially opens in Clinton
NEW JERSEY
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- New Jersey officials slam Alaris Health owner for blocking hospital sale
- N.J. Doctor at Times Square Event is N.J.’s 1st Virus Case
- Castle Connolly names the new Hudson Regional Hospital in Secaucus a Top Hospital in New Jersey
- New Hospital Restrictions In NJ Coronavirus Outbreak
- New coronavirus test at Hackensack Meridian sites across NJ can get results in hours
- NJ hospitals — with room for just 700 coronavirus patients — make ‘surge plans’
PENNSYLVANIA
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- CHOP cardiologist in King of Prussia tests positive for COVID-19; prompts school closures
- Highlands Hospital appoints new chief financial officer
- Hospital association blasts FTC’s decision to challenge Einstein-Jefferson merger
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania is treating its first coronavirus patient
- Jefferson Health, Independence Blue Cross sign value-based contract to promote population health
- Malvern medical device company CEO departs; stock skyrockets
- Penn Med hearing could lead to Ellwood City Medical Center foreclosure
- St. Luke’s receives first shipment from nonprofit generic drug company
- UPMC Western Maryland sells nursing and rehab center, plans to reopen urgent care clinic
- UPMC Western Maryland intends to reopen Hunt Club Urgent Care within 60 days
- Wayne-based health technology company raises $11M, plans to double staff size
VIRGINIA
WEST VIRGINIA
- $1.25B West Virginia opioid settlement trial date set
- Bill to repeal community member requirement for W.Va. hospital boards heads to governor
- Fairmont Regional employees uncertain about the future
- Mon Health System to file for certificate of need to build small format hospital in Fairmont region
- Mountain Health Network aims to move forward together
- St. Mary’s Medical Center focuses on cardiac care
- West Virginia nursing homes prepare to restrict visitation out of coronavirus caution
- Wheeling Hospital’s 170-Year History Is Highlighted
- Wheeling Hospital Sees Bright Future
CENTRAL
(Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota)
IOWA
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- VA Hospital Says Women’s Health Care is Evolving
- Iowa awarded $6.35 million from CDC to bolster COVID-19 response
- Univ. of Iowa hospital first in state with COVID-19 patient
- Private labs are now testing for coronavirus in Iowa, as state lab sees dwindling supplies
- Iowa skilled nursing, assisted living centers urged to limit visitors
- Iowa biotech firm says it has produced enough coronavirus tests for 700,000 patients
KANSAS
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- Kansas health officials now screening infants for Spinal Muscular Atrophy
- Wichita VA hospital reacts to reports of possible Coronavirus case
- The First Coronavirus Patient In Kansas Has Been Admitted To KU Hospital, Is ‘Doing Well’
- Woman admitted to University Kansas Hospital is state’s first diagnosed case of coronavirus
- Kansas hospital, citing suspected coronavirus case, cancels surgery center grand opening
- Lee’s Summit lab will start testing for coronavirus
MINNESOTA
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- Spooner woman sues Essentia, alleging overcharging for medical-record retrieval
- Fairview looks for partner to save hospital
- Minnesota hospitals seek state cash grants amid coronavirus fears
- Hospital group: Minnesota’s proposed $25M coronavirus budget won’t help capacity
- Minnesota hospitals warn of potential shortage of ICU beds if coronavirus spreads
- Hospitals’ coronavirus playbook: Banned guests, drive-up tests
- Regional health care providers prepare for the coronavirus
- Coronavirus in Minnesota: CentraCare Hospitals, Senior Facilities No Longer Allowing Visitors
- Patient sues Essentia Health alleging it overcharged for medical records
MISSOURI
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- Lawmakers prep backup plans as COVID-19 fears grow
- BJC HealthCare names chief people officer
- Four-year medical school planned for north St. Louis, aims to increase workforce diversity
- How St. Louis nursing facilities are protecting residents from COVID-19
- SSM Health to end contracts with emergency room doctors, others at Mexico hospital
- SSM Health Partners With Costco Wholesale Corporation to Expand Affordable Drug Coverage
- Watch the video with SSM’s chief medical officer answering questions about coronavirus
- ‘We practice for this type of thing’: SSM Health isolates potential coronavirus patients to slow spread
- University of Missouri Health offering $10 COVID-19 screenings through an app
- Ponce Health Sciences University to Launch MD program and Invest $80M+ in New North St. Louis Campus
- Missouri town loses hospital after 100 years
NEBRASKA
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- Methodist Hospital staff members asked to self quarantine after exposure to COVID-19
- Health clinics take steps to prevent virus spread
- Area health officials participate in statewide monitoring for COVID-19
- Coronavirus prompts new procedures at local health clinics
- Nebraska Medicine Awards 10-Year Contract Extension to Sodexo, a Strategic Partner in Enhancing the Patient Experience
- Hospital predicts high COVID-19 numbers if precautions aren’t followed
- Nebraska hospital to implement Cerner EHR: 3 things to know
- UNMC/Nebraska Medicine announces third person in clinical trial
- UNMC: Models suggest COVID-19 cases in U.S. may peak between April and June
- Nebraska nursing homes, assisted living centers limit visitors over coronavirus concerns
NORTH DAKOTA
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- North Dakota State Hospital official says facility safe for workers
- Addiction treatment access poised to expand in North Dakota
- Hoeven, Tester introduce legislation to extend program to improve health care in rural areas
- North Dakota ramping up coronavirus response; state basketball tourneys to proceed
- First case of coronavirus confirmed in North Dakota
- Hospital staff attack
SOUTH DAKOTA
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- Inside a South Dakota medical center on the frontline of Coronavirus with more than 500 cameras across the U.S.
- South Dakota lawmaker undergoing testing for ‘serious medical situation’
- Disabled vet accuses Sioux Falls VA of discrimination
- South Dakota can test about 900 for coronavirus, state health officials say
- Nearly 6 months after tornadoes, Avera Heart Hospital shows off repairs
- Blood banks facing shortages due to coronavirus fears
- CDC gives $4.5 million to South Dakota to fight coronavirus
- Coronavirus: Avera, Sanford health systems to restrict visitors due to COVID-19 precautions
- First COVID-19 death reported in South Dakota; third Wisconsin resident tests positive
- Sioux Falls health officials, health systems address COVID-19 cases
MIDWEST
(Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin)
ILLINOIS
- As Coronavirus Spreads, an Illinois Public Health Agency’s Website is Sidelined by Hackers
- Coronavirus sparks nursing homes in Chicago and beyond to rethink polling place duties
- Health facility reviving rural Illinois mall
- Why a multibillion-dollar funding program is dividing hospitals
- ‘Mass confusion:’ Nurses union says health officials are unprepared for coronavirus
- Coronavirus tests will be free under largest Illinois health insurers
INDIANA
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- 16 falls. An amputated leg. An infected tailbone. Dire conditions in Indiana nursing homes.
- Beacon Health, Goshen Hospital, and Saint Joseph Health System temporarily limit visitor access
- Hospital Workers Successfully Rally Against “Devastating” Indiana Bill
- Indiana hospitals prepare for arrival of COVID-19
- IU Health Methodist Hospital prepares for coronavirus
- IU Health Virtual Care app helps ID positive case of coronavirus
- St. Catherine Hospital opens a new Cancer and Infusion Center
KENTUCKY
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- Computer systems at UK and UK HealthCare hobbled by massive, month-long cyber attack
- Frankfort Regional, UK HealthCare announce cardiovascular partnership
- Harrison County healthcare workers who treated coronavirus patient quarantined
- Kentucky nursing homes will ban visitors amid coronavirus concerns
- Louisville urgent care centers face ‘tremendous volume increase’ amid coronavirus fears
- Norton Healthcare patient diagnosed with COVID-19
- Rehab hospital looks to expand
- Temporary visitor restrictions announced at Baptist Health hospitals
- UK Healthcare lacking in protective gear needed for coronavirus care, media reports show
- U of L Health prepares for coronavirus threat
MICHIGAN
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- Area hospitals make preparations in case coronavirus hits Michigan
- Beaumont holding ‘hiring blitz’ for nurses, nursing assistants & more
- DMC names McEwen CEO of Huron Valley-Sinai Hospital
- Ed Freysinger named CEO of UP Health System – Portage
- Four Beaumont employees appointed to Michigan medical boards and task force
- Henry Ford Health receives largest one-time donation ever at $25M
- McLaren Bay Region doctor ranked No. 1 in Michigan
- McLaren Northern Michigan verified as Level Two Trauma Center
- Michigan Medicine, Saint Joseph Mercy Health System, IHA partnering with county health departments to respond to COVID-19
- New bill to combat elder abuse would allow cameras in nursing home rooms
- Spectrum Health takes new measures in responding to the COVID-19
OHIO
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- Cleveland Clinic named No. 2 hospital in the world by Newsweek
- Greene Memorial Hospital ICU closure raises levy questions
- Harrison Community Hospital sees major uptick in ER, inpatient volumes
- Hospital fined $400K over doc’s doses for patients who died
- How Ohio Hospitals Are Preparing For Coronavirus
- Lake Health seeks strategic partnership, trustees announce
- Local hospitals prepare for coronavirus as Ohio confirms first cases
- Morrow County officials question OhioHealth’s operation of local hospital
- Mount Carmel hires CEO from South Carolina after tumultuous year
- New ambulance company opens amid Valley EMS crisis
- Physician-owned hospital in Ohio closes
- Premier lost funding for 13 residency positions after hospital shuttered
- Q&A: How Ohio Nursing Homes Are Preparing For Coronavirus
- Rankings for area hospitals vary widely
- Steward Medical Group Invests in Robotics, Sites
- Taxpayers have big stake in UTMC’s future
- University Hospitals announces new primary care Ridge Road location in Brooklyn
- UT outlines money spent in ProMedica academic affiliation
- Warren hospital among bottom in controversial Star Ratings
- Wooster hospital named a World’s Best Hospital
WISCONSIN
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- Ascension St. Michaels recognized as a top 100 rural and community hospital
- Cuts in Wisconsin hospitals push nurses to the limit
- Froedtert Health strikes deal to expand into northeast Wisconsin
- HHS is seeking to open up patient data. MedStar Health says it’s got tools to make those data useful
- Investigation finds standard of care not met in case of woman who died after hours-long ER wait
- Manufacturing health care: ‘Big data’ spurs cuts in Wisconsin hospitals, pushing nurses to the limit
- Marshfield Clinic holds career fair in hopes of addressing worker shortage
- Marshfield Clinic Health Systems to Soon Deliver New Hospital at Minocqua
- New SSM Health facility coming to Beaver Dam in spring 2021
- Shawano hospital is again in top 100
- Wisconsin nursing homes are working to prevent spread of coronavirus — and some are scrambling to find supplies
SOUTH/SOUTHEAST
(Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee)
ALABAMA
FLORIDA
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- Florida House approves greater autonomy for nurse practitioners
- Florida psychiatric hospital hires new CEO after newspaper probe
- Heart patient at Gulf Coast Medical said he wasn’t alerted to the presence of coronavirus patients
- Here’s how Central Florida hospitals are screening anyone who enters hospitals amid coronovirus concerns
- Here’s how some Florida hospitals are preparing for a global epidemic — the coronavirus
- Hospitals likely to take $25 million hit
- Lee Health employees being monitored for coronavirus show no symptoms
- Lee Health says they were prepared ahead of time for coronavirus, county taking extra steps
- New Measures at Memorial Healthcare System to Fight Coronavirus Spread
- President of Lee Health speaks exclusively to NBC2 about coronavirus cases
GEORGIA
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- Atlanta hospice facility fined $1.75 million by federal authorities
- Piedmont Atlanta Hospital is lead enrolling site for National Transplant Clinical Trial
- Piedmont Healthcare and OrthoAtlanta launch partnership
- Three Emory hospitals named top Georgia and US hospitals in Newsweek’s list of World’s Best Hospitals 2020
- What are the protocols in Central Georgia hospitals for a coronavirus threat?
MISSISSIPPI
NORTH CAROLINA
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- AdventHealth taps Cory Reeves as CEO of North Carolina hospital
- Asheboro hospital files for bankruptcy protection
- BCBS of North Carolina’s net income tumbles $193M on ‘record-high’ expenses
- CarolinaEast named top five hospital in state
- HCA rejects complaints about staffing and services as nurses seek union
- HCA responds to critics of its management of Mission Health
- Hospital watchdog speaks against NHRMC sale
- How Atrium, Novant are preparing for coronavirus amid first NC case
- Mission Health nurses to take union vote
- Mission sale money begins going out to WNC. What will $1.5 billion Dogwood do next?
- North Carolina health system files for bankruptcy
- Plans advance for CaroMont’s new hospital in Belmont
- Plans move forward for new $200 million hospital near Charlotte. Here’s what we know
- Vidant Health announces 191 layoffs, citing budget shortfall
- 3 Triangle hospitals activate Emergency Command Centers to combat coronavirus
SOUTH CAROLINA
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- MUSC issues new coronavirus related restrictions and guidelines
- Possible coronavirus patient taken to different South Carolina hospital
- South Carolina health system to acquire 3 hospitals
- South Carolina hospital doesn’t have enough cash to meet bank requirements
- South Carolina surgery center restricts visitors because of coronavirus
TENNESSEE
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- Coronavirus a concern in nursing homes; 62% in Tennessee have been cited for infection control issues
- Nashville health care companies have a new tool to find tech and other talent
- Nashville hospital operator donates $1 million to tornado recovery
- Saint Thomas doctor group gets president
- Tennessee county leaders vote to close rural hospital
- Tennessee hospital won’t charge tornado victims medical fees
- UT-affiliated physician practice raises minimum wage to $15
SOUTH-CENTRAL/SOUTHWEST
(Arkansas, Arizona, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas)
ARKANSAS
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- Arkansas Children’s Hospital reboots IT system after cyberattack
- Arkansas health officials issue directive to long-term care facilities for coronavirus
- Arkansas issues public health directive to long-term care facilities
- Central Arkansas VA hospitals put coronavirus prevention measures in place
- Hospitals in state prepare against coronavirus threat
- CDC to give over $6M to Arkansas for COVID-19 response
- First presumptive COVID-19 case in Arkansas is in stable condition, improving
- Arkansas Children’s Hospital reports staff member with coronavirus
ARIZONA
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- Arizona hospitals’ balance billing practices violate federal law, court rules
- Arizona high court rules hospitals’ practice of ‘balance billing’ violates federal law
- Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey signs emergency health declaration on new coronavirus
- Here’s how Arizona’s paid-sick-leave law could help workers ride out the coronavirus outbreak (but not everybody will benefit)
- Arizona Department of Health warns state of community spread of COVID-19
- How private hospitals and labs in Arizona will help test more people for the coronavirus
LOUISIANA
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- New inpatient rehabilitation hospital planned in Shreveport
- Former surgical hospital in north Baton Rouge being converted into behavioral hospital
- Loyola-New Orleans adds environmental, health law degrees
- St. Charles Parish Hospital names new CEO
- Coronavirus preparations: Tulane Health System will screen patients, visitors before entry at all facilities
- Louisiana’s first suspected coronavirus patient was in VA hospital for pneumonia for days
- Baton Rouge homeless shelters preparing for potential coronavirus outbreak
- Shreveport hospital treats patient with presumptive case of COVID-19
NEW MEXICO
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- Report: New Mexico university settles child death lawsuit
- UNM offers $38M to settle child cancer lawsuit
- NM health secretary issues ban on large public gatherings
- Governor Lujan Grisham declares public health emergency following confirmed cases of coronavirus
- RR, NM ready in case of coronavirus; doctors say virus rarely serious
- UNM Hospital clinic treated positive coronavirus patient
OKLAHOMA
TEXAS
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- Advocate Health Advisors Names Brandon Herndon Regional Manager
- Austin biotech firm Biostable raises $4.2 million
- CHI St. Luke’s Health—The Woodlands Hospital First in Houston to Offer the World’s Smallest Pacemaker to Treat Patients with Atrioventricular Block
- Texas hospital says $10M BCBS fine should lead to more scrutiny
- Texas hospital calls for further investigation into Blue Cross after $10m fine
- North Texas Hospital Wants More Low-Income Moms To Connect With Nurses And Doctors
- Meet the Houston medical equipment company renting ventilators and infusion pumps to the nation’s hospitals
- ‘Safe Suite’ opens at Texas Health Hospital Rockwall for survivors of sexual abuse
- Houston hospitals update visitation policies over coronavirus concerns
- Texas Hospital Association, care.ai partner for AI-fueled autonomous monitoring
- 11 Memorial Hermann employees asked to self-quarantine out of abundance of caution after contact with coronavirus patient
- Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Texas to Cover Cost of Coronavirus Tests for Members
- Coronavirus in Texas poses challenges for people without insurance
- With limited testing capacity, Central Texas health officials aim to prioritize patients at high risk for coronavirus
NORTHWEST
(Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming)
ALASKA
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- Anchorage health leaders prepare for COVID-19 response in Anchorage
- Fort St. John Hospital Foundation receives $100,000 for new ultrasound machine
- Hospital workers in Kodiak are gearing up to strike
- New details emerge in case of Anchorage Nurse Practitioner charged for 2015 death of Courtney Jones
- Telemedicine bill passes Alaska Senate with amendment
IDAHO
MONTANA
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- Central Montana Medical Center recognized by The Chartis Center for Rural Health as a Top 100 Critical Access Hospital
- DPHHS releases matching grants for mental health, substance abuse
- Health officials warn of prescription drug shortage amid coronavirus outbreak
- MSU physician assistant named to national coronavirus task force
- North Valley Hospital surgeons implement robotic assist arm
- UM and Curry Health Center prepare for possible COVID-19 cases
OREGON
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- Coronavirus fears prompt hospitals in Portland, Vancouver to screen patients, limit visits
- HealthStream pays $25M to acquire Portland startup NurseGrid, maker of a mobile app for nurses
- Oregon health officials see increase in virtual visits in midst of COVID-19 concerns
- Oregon State Hospital chief on why current crisis is familiar ground
- Portland health care startup bought for $25M
WASHINGTON
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- A Rare Look Inside the Hospital That’s Claimed 15 Lives in the Coronavirus Outbreak
- 25 health care workers at Harborview are being monitored after COVID-19 death
- Coronavirus fears prompt hospitals in Portland, Vancouver to screen patients, limit visits
- Feds investigating Washington state SNF; providers facing supply shortages following coronavirus outbreak
- Governor announces new coronavirus rules for long-term care centers
- Hospital at the center of U.S. coronavirus deaths hasn’t been upfront about staff risk, nurses claim
- Inside a Seattle-area hospital on the front lines of the nation’s first major coronavirus outbreak
- Nursing home grappling with coronavirus outbreak struggles for answers
- PeaceHealth Restricts Visitor Access
- Possible medical supply shortages worry Virginia Mason doctor
- Providence St. Joseph swings to a surplus in 2019
- Seattle health care providers scramble to ration medical supplies as coronavirus cases climb
- Seattle industry spotlight: Health care hiring going strong
- Seattle now has a drive-thru clinic to test health professionals for coronavirus every 5 minutes
- Travel nurses are coming to Seattle in the hundreds to help with coronavirus outbreak
- UW Medicine hospitals to ban guest visits due to coronavirus outbreak
- Washington State Nurses Association releases statement about Coronavirus preparations; calls out CDC for more safety protocol
WYOMING
WEST
(California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah)
CALIFORNIA
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- As coronavirus toll rises, so does health care workers’ alarm
- California nurses say hospitals are not prepared for Coronavirus
- Coronavirus pandemic would swamp California hospitals. Are there enough ventilators, masks?
- UC health systems launching in-house coronavirus testing
- Across California, Two Public Health Challenges Converge: Coronavirus and Homelessness
- Coronavirus probe at California nursing home slowed by shortage of test kits
COLORADO
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- 10 Colorado hospitals with the best nurse-patient communication scores
- Colorado forges ahead on a new model for health care while nation waits
- Colorado gastroenterology practice to expand with medical office, ASC presence
- Colorado hospitals taking precautions to address coronavirus cases
- DaVita Hospital Services Group Names New Chief Medical Officer
- Denver Anesthesiologist Dr. Mark Ryan Pleads Guilty To Choking Nurse
- Health Care Providers Would Have To Disclose Sexual Offenses If Colorado Lawmakers Pass Bill
- UCHealth working in multiple ways to reduce health care costs
HAWAII
NEVADA
UTAH
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- Health Care Provider Pays $100,000 Settlement to OCR for Failing to Implement HIPAA Security Rule Requirements
- Utah doctors expect rapid DNA testing of ill newborns will revolutionize care
- Utah’s hospitals prepare to treat coronavirus patients
- Utah physician agrees to $100K HIPAA violations settlement
