NATIONAL
- 8 latest lawsuits, settlements involving hospitals
- 231 top maternity hospitals, state by state
- 7 things to consider with new telehealth legislation proposed
- After big payouts, Medicare may throttle back bundled payment program
- AHA: Half of U.S. hospitals could be operating in the red by end of year
- American Hospital Association elects 8 new board members
- Appeals court rules HHS has authority to implement site-neutral payments, dealing blow to hospitals
- CMS to resume healthcare provider audits Aug. 3
- Coronavirus: Physician compensation, job options falling
- COVID-19 hospitalizations see sustained rise for 1st time since April: 4 CDC updates
- Direct primary care backers hope COVID-19 entices docs to alternate payment model
- Experts say pandemic reveals big cracks in health care data sharing
- Faster health data exchange starts with addressing health IT’s control concerns
- FEMA head says coronavirus hot spots may face PPE shortages, U.S. isn’t ‘out of the woods’
- Fitch: Nonprofit hospital margins unlikely to recover until COVID-19 vaccine
- HHS reveals COVID-19 hospitalization data website: 6 details
- HHS’ site-neutral pay cuts are legal, appeals court rules
- HHS to send $10B to hospitals in coronavirus hot spots as surge continues
- HHS unveils Coronavirus Data Hub, but accuracy is still in question
- Hospital margins could sink to a negative 7% this year
- Hospitals facing depleted volumes beg for more funds, advanced Medicare loan forgiveness
- Hospitals notch loss as appeals court upholds HHS site neutral payments
- How much federal aid are hospitals in COVID-19 hot spots getting? A state-by-state analysis
- Interest in Standalone Home Health Agencies Appears to Be Waning
- NIH updates remdesivir treatment guidelines
- Quick pivot to new HHS COVID-19 reporting rules meant ‘chaos’ for hospitals
- Rural Hospitals Hang on as Pandemic Reaches Smaller Communities
- Sun Belt hospitals are feeling the strain from virus’ surge — and bracing for worse
- The highest- and lowest-paid physicians, charted
- Trump says he’ll sign healthcare plan in coming weeks
- Two-dose COVID-19 vaccines could complicate efforts to immunize billions of people
- U.S. government engaging Pfizer to produce millions of COVID-19 vaccine doses
- US governors urge White House to delay changes to hospital reporting requirements
ALABAMA
- Alabama health leaders are combating miss information through social media
- Alabama Hospital Association exec talks hospitalization, treatment, Medicaid expansion
- Alabama virus deaths rise as hospital group sounds warning
- As stress levels rise, UAB Hospital calls in the dogs
- Auburn-area hospital, an original Alabama hot spot, hits peak on coronavirus patients
- COVID-19 hospitalizations up in Alabama and more expected
- Doster Construction breaks ground on Encompass Health project
- Every Alabama county reported at least one new COVID-19 case for the first time on Friday
- Head of Alabama Hospital Association calls for more healthcare workers
- Nurses are some of most sought-after employees across Alabama, ADPH says
ALASKA
- Alaska has another record-high COVID-19 count with dozens of cases among seafood workers
- As data lags, hospitals say surge in COVID-19 patients has already started
- The number of COVID-19 patients in Alaska’s hospitals has been steadily growing for weeks
ARIZONA
- Arizona coronavirus count levels off after large weekend jump
- Arizona virus toll spikes after review of death certificates
- Envision sends clinicians to support Arizona hospital
- Disability rights groups file federal complaint about ‘medical rationing’ in Arizona
- Dozens of workers at HonorHealth test positive for coronavirus
- Banner Health hiring 1,000 nurses, therapists, doctors for Arizona COVID-19 crisis
- Veterans’ hospitals in Phoenix, Tucson treating non-veteran COVID-19 patients
- Arizona healthcare providers urge governor to delay in-person education
- Arizona passes 3,000 known COVID-19 deaths as hospitalizations continue steady decline
- Hospitals, business groups target 2 initiatives
ARKANSAS
- CARES Act panel OKs $7 million for Northwest Arkansas COVID-19 healthcare proposal
- Hospital employees testing positive for COVID-19
- Coronavirus in Ark.: Mask mandate in effect, Arkansas receives $8.2M to help pay utility bills
- National Guard called to help with COVID-19 assistance at Washington Regional
- SALT Health opens new primary care clinic in Northwest Arkansas
CALIFORNIA
- 619-bed California hospital to join Cedars-Sinai
- AG Conditionally Approves Sale of Lynwood’s St. Francis Medical Center
- California health plan email hack exposed info of nearly 36,000 members
- California hospital employees seek to telecommute after patients move into their workspace
- California hospital leaders worry about potential bed shortage as state COVID-19 cases surge to highest in the nation
- California tops 400,000 coronavirus cases; health leader says could be ‘4-5 weeks’ before decline
- Coronavirus updates: Newsom presses Californians to fight spread as ICU beds run low
- Health care system consolidation bill expected to be heard in late July
- How California seized control of two troubled nursing homes as coronavirus crisis loomed
- Military teams sent to five California hospitals amid coronavirus staffing shortages
- Molina Healthcare to Acquire Business Lines of Kentucky Health Plan for $20M
- Nearly 800 California hospital workers launch 5-day strike
- Rise of Fresno’s COVID-19 hospitalizations bring FEMA teams, possible makeshift hospital
- Some California Hospitals Are Overwhelmed By Virus Cases
- Survey: 3 in 4 California nursing home workers say staff have had COVID-19
- UC Health creates unified data set to aid COVID-19 researchers
COLORADO
- Colorado hospitals analyze change in COVID-19 hospitalization rates
- Colorado ranks 30th in children’s health care study
- Denver Nursing Home Pushes For More Funding As Cases Uptick
- DOJ settles False Claims Act allegations against drug testing lab
- Not one of the 3,000 Colorado health care workers at this company have picked up COVID-19 from their infected patients
- SCL Health CIO Craig Richardville earns Colorado CIO of the Year award
CONNECTICUT
- Nursing homes want more emergency beds, state funding, to continue battling COVID-19
- Feds hand $274M in coronavirus ‘hot spot’ money to CT hospitals facing $1B deficit
- Purdue Pharma spends $134M on lawyers during first 9 months of bankruptcy
- Testing glitch leads to 90 false-positive COVID-19 tests in Connecticut: 5 details
- Analyzing Connecticut’s response to COVID-19 in nursing homes in anticipation of a second wave
- Lawmakers want details on the health of the 90 patients falsely diagnosed with coronavirus
- ‘Mood is back to normal.’ COVID-19 hospitalizations plummet
- Milford administrator named to leadership position at Bridgeport Hospital
DC
- Children’s National Hospital opens new health care center in Prince George’s County
- New hospital brings hope of easing COVID-19 disparity killing more Black people in D.C.
- Children’s National, UMd. name Covid-19 pediatric device contest winners
- D.C. Council pushes St. E’s, Howard University hospital deals closer to reality
DELAWARE
- As coronavirus took elderly lives, 30% of Delaware nursing homes failed to follow proper steps
- Beebe opens cancer center in Frankford
- Covid-19 deaths tied to long-term care centers unchanged at 333
- Delaware coronavirus cases rise for second day in a row; percentage drops
- Delaware health department accidentally sent PHI to students who shared it during Zoom presentation: 5 details
- Delaware’s positive COVID-19 cases continue downward trend
- Saint Francis invests in new Interventional Radiology Suite
FLORIDA
- Coronavirus in Florida: Interactive map shows hospital ICU bed capacity
- Deltona Health Care nursing home reports 55 coronavirus-case outbreak
- DeSantis quiet on COVID-19 lawsuit protections for businesses, health care providers
- Doctor at JMH says hospital’s ICU at capacity amid COVID-19 surge in Florida
- Florida health system brings back 640 furloughed workers
- Florida hospitals beg feds for more drug as virus cases rise
- Florida nursing homes see dramatic climb in COVID-19 cases; workers hardest hit
- Florida Orthopaedic Institute reports breach affecting 640K individuals
- Florida ranks 25th best in children’s health care study
- Florida reports lowest percent positivity in new cases in nearly a month
- Health Care Workers Becoming Infected With COVID-19
- Holy Cross Hospital gets new name
- Lee Health hospitals reach 96 percent capacity
- Lee Health reaches capacity, cancer survivor talks pandemic anxiety
- Lee Health shoots down erroneous reports
- Ron DeSantis enacts new emergency rules on senior COVID-19 patient transfers
- Some Brevard hospitals are recruiting temporary nurses as COVID-19 cases spike
- Some Central Florida hospitals delaying elective procedures as COVID-19 cases rise
- Some ICUs in Florida have run out of beds
- South Florida hospitals running out of remdesivir, a potentially life-saving coronavirus drug
- Temporary nurses arrive in South Florida to help strained healthcare system
- Walmart Health expanding to Florida, Illinois
GEORGIA
- A third of all cases and deaths from COVID-19 attributed to five metro Atlanta counties
- Completion of new hospital wing expected in fall
- COVID-19 deaths surge anew in Georgia as hospital beds reach capacity
- Daily increase in Georgia COVID-19 deaths is the most in 2 months
- Georgia adds 3,251 COVID-19 cases
- Georgia COVID-19 surge taking toll on hospital workers
- Georgia health systems join forces for mask-wearing campaign
- Georgia Hospital Worker Sounds Alarm: ‘I Have Never Ever Seen Anything Like This’
- Georgia hospitals divert ambulances as reports of full ICUs continue
- Georgia records new highest single-day increase in confirmed COVID-19 cases
- Georgia’s surprise billing measure signed into law
- Judge dismisses lawsuit accusing Georgia hospital of manipulating COVID-19 test results
- Navicent Health CEO to retire
- North Georgia Medical Center opening new mobile COVID-19 unit
- Northside Hospital Cardiovascular Institute adds locations, new physician
- Piedmont Atlanta Hospital opens tower 17 days early
HAWAII
- 545 Kona Community Hospital employees test negative for COVID-19
- A new COVID-19 testing method shows promise as the state prepares to implement it
- Hawaii health officials report 28 new coronavirus cases as statewide total rises to 1,381
- Hawaii receives $3.3M in federal funds to aid against infectious outbreaks
- Hawaii State Hospital COVID-19 Cluster Grows
- Hawaii Updates: 20 New Cases; State Hospital Case Count Reaches 20
- Three Health Care Professionals Test Positive On Hawaii Island
IDAHO
- Boise nursing home opens wing for COVID-19 patients
- COVID-19 cases top 14,000 in Idaho
- COVID-19 forces Boise’s Saint Alphonsus to furlough worker
- EIRMC names Chief Medical Officer
- ICU fills up at St. Luke’s Nampa hospital, meaning patients must be diverted to Boise
- Idaho faces a shortage of nurses, health care professionals during coronavirus pandemic
- Idaho health system to cut positions, extend some furloughs
- Idaho reports multiple deaths in single day from COVID-19 for the fifth time since July 8
- Idaho virus surge hits older adults; hospitalizations on the rise
- ‘I’m very concerned’: Doctor on Idaho’s coronavirus task force worried about continued surge in cases
- In Idaho, One Of The Last States Hit By The Coronavirus, Cases Are Now Surging
- Portneuf Medical Center appoints new CEO
- St. Luke’s health official concerned about COVID-19 numbers
- St. Luke’s Nampa hospital saw ICU fill up with patients
- Survey: Idaho among top five states for anti-mask activity
ILLINOIS
- 700+ Chicago nurses reach labor deal after 2-week strike
- By the Numbers: Where Illinois Stands on Positivity Rates, ICU Beds During Phase Four
- Chicago hospital workers reach contract deal, avert strike
- Here’s where each health region in northern Illinois stands as of Tuesday
- Illinois hospital opens new outpatient pharmacy
- Illinois nursing home to start in-person visits soon
- Two northern Illinois hospitals receive nearly $15 million in federal funding
- Walmart Health expanding to Florida, Illinois
INDIANA
- Coronavirus latest: 73,822 cases in Ohio; 23,161 in Kentucky; 56,571 in Indiana
- East-side Indy nursing home tops statewide list of resident deaths from COVID-19
- IU doctor survives COVID-19, leads team of coronavirus researchers in clinical trials
- IU Health had a $631 million net loss in the first quarter
- Methodist Hospitals Promotes Doyle to CEO
- New Rural Health CEO Talks Goals, Challenges
- New state nursing home data show more than 100 additional deaths than previously reported
- Nursing home industry asks for immunity from COVID-19 crisis
- South Bend area physicians make series of moves to compete with hospitals, drive down costs
IOWA
- Iowa State Auditor calls Test Iowa reporting chain risky
- University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics preparing for potential COVID-19 spike
- Iowa surpasses 40,000 positive coronavirus cases
- Rise in coronavirus cases brings return of metro hospital visitor restrictions
- Fact check: University of Iowa hospital says rumors that ICU was ‘full of COVID cases’ not true
- Gov. Kim Reynolds reins in Dubuque’s Test Iowa site, citing unspecified ‘process’ concerns
KANSAS
- Kansas hospital ceases inpatient care
- Owner of closed Caney nursing home fined for failing to protect records
- Pittsburg man fined for failing to protect nursing home personal information
- Via Christi to take over operation of closed Wellington hospital emergency room
- Kansas reports more than 1,300 new COVID-19 cases, 8 new deaths
- LMH Health employee tests positive for COVID-19; cases in Douglas County increase to 494
- Days grow long at nursing homes as virus lockdowns drag on
- Officials identify Meadowlark Hills as coronavirus outbreak site
- Medical experts dispute claims by Kansas Board of Education member
KENTUCKY
- As cases grow in Kentucky, COVID-19 testing continues to ramp up
- Coronavirus latest: 73,822 cases in Ohio; 23,161 in Kentucky; 56,571 in Indiana
- COVID-19 is spreading in Eastern Kentucky. How one rural hospital system is responding.
- COVID relief bill must go beyond funding to address rural Kentucky’s physician shortage
- Kentucky is seeing ‘warning signs’ of COVID-19 spike, expert says
- Molina Healthcare to Acquire Business Lines of Kentucky Health Plan for $20M
- Molina Healthcare’s Buyout Deal to Boost Its Base in Kentucky
- Norton Healthcare achieves HIPAA compliance and scales telehealth offerings with BeyondTrust
- Rival to buy Passport Health Plan, saving jobs and hope for west Louisville headquarters
- Settlement means more than $900,000 for state’s Medicaid
- Western KY records alarming spike in COVID-19 cases
LOUISIANA
- Sen. Kennedy announces $1.7 million for Louisiana health providers, including Plaquemines Parish
- Louisiana hospital names new CFO, COO
- Louisiana hospitals oppose effort to revoke virus emergency
- Louisiana mask rule, virus restrictions extended to Aug. 7
- Louisiana hospitals are under strain as coronavirus cases surge: ‘Who can come to help?’
- COVID-19 hospitalizations increasing statewide, some Louisiana hospitals at capacity
- Louisiana to stay in second phase of reopening economy until August 7, hospital capacity remains concern
- Tulane University joins CDC’s study of COVID-19 transmission
- COVID-19 testing leaves patients with big bill at some New Orleans area hospitals and clinics
- Louisiana crosses threshold of 100K confirmed virus cases
MAINE
- Maine Health Care Association asks Mills Administration for more money to help nursing homes
- Maine hospitals navigate ‘administrative headache’ in changes to COVID-19 data reporting
- Numbers of COVID-19 patients in Maine hospitals sink to new lows
- Lewiston, Topsham health systems debate surgical center
- MaineHealth Care at Home CEO: When It Comes to Embracing Telehealth, ‘We Don’t Have a Choice Anymore’
- Basic supply shortages still hold back Maine coronavirus testing, even as capacity grows
- Nonresident COVID-19 cases in Maine remain low
- “Swab-and-send” COVID-19 testing sites gear up in Ellsworth, Blue Hill and Bar Harbor
MARYLAND
- Children’s National Hospital opens new health care center in Prince George’s County
- High-risk older doctor uses robot to treat patients, protect himself from COVID-19
- Johns Hopkins’ map won’t be affected as COVID-19 data shifts from CDC
- Maryland Department Of Veterans Affairs Surpasses 12K Telehealth Visits In 2020
- Maryland elderly healthcare provider hit by data breach impacting 47,000 individuals
- Maryland hospitals allow religious visitation after HHS intervention
- This hospital cost $52 million. It treated 79 virus patients.
- UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center Honored for Patient Safety
- UPMC Western Maryland employees test positive for COVID-19
MASSACHUSETTS
- 25 Investigates: COVID-19 patients sent to struggling nursing homes during surge
- A Nursing Home Appeared COVID-Free. Testing Revealed 85% Positive in Four Days
- Baystate finds new partner on Holyoke behavioral health hospital project in Kindred Healthcare
- Baystate Health announces Kindred Behavioral Health as partner in 120-bed, $43 million behavioral health hospital
- MassHealth transportation provider to pay $300K settlement for filing false claims
- Falmouth Hospital outlines more remedial steps for maternity patients
- Hospital Talks Insurance, More With Falmouth Nursey Ward Closure
- Brockton sees largest weekly COVID-19 increase in over a month
- Massachusetts officials, doctors, concerned over CDC coronavirus data streamlining with HHS
MICHIGAN
- 31 COVID-19 deaths at GR nursing home, most in West Michigan
- Beaumont Health CEO, CMO target of no confidence petition
- Bronson Healthcare opens new laboratory facility in downtown Kalamazoo
- Budden to retire as CEO of Priority Health
- Detroit nursing home employees walk out over pay, working conditions
- Henry Ford Health-owned insurer expands
- Here’s what Michigan nursing homes that escaped coronavirus did right
- Michigan hospital opens surgery center in $168M pavilion
- Michigan ranks 26th best in children’s health care study
- Spectrum Health offers alternative financing
- Spectrum Health opening new Women’s Health and Wellness Center in August
MINNESOTA
- Kraus-Anderson closes $17.5 million addition to Minnesota hospital
- Gov. Walz issues statewide mask mandate for Minnesota
- COVID-19 death of North Memorial worker prompts OSHA probe
- Millions of N95 respirators, gloves and masks delayed in Minnesota
- Young adults drive new Minnesota COVID-19 cases, and some are getting very ill
- Minnesota Hopes It’s Ready for Coming Coronavirus Surge
- Second University of Minnesota study shows no hydroxychloroquine benefit in COVID-19 fight
- Top Doctors Special Report: Pivoting in a Pandemic
- 763 new COVID-19 cases in Minnesota
MISSISSIPPI
- 160-bed Mississippi hospital names sports medicine coordinator
- ICU beds fill up as COVID-19 cases surge across the state
- Mississippi coronavirus cases requiring hospital care hit new record
- Mississippi COVID-19 hospitalizations up by more than 50% in weeks
- ‘Mississippi has utterly failed to contain spread of the coronavirus,’ hospital association says
- Mississippi redoubles efforts to manage hospital capacity amid rising COVID-19 cases
- Official: Mississippi hospitals likely to be overwhelmed
- ‘Phenomenal’ number of Mississippi hospital ICU rooms consumed by COVID-19 patients
MISSOURI
- Boone Health System names new CEO
- Missouri Hospital Association says shift in federal COVID data left them without access to numbers
- Missouri hospitalization data blackout will last another week
- Nursing home coronavirus outbreak in southwest Missouri part of national trend
- Some of the St. Louis region’s leading physicians on hope, heartbreak, and how we can move forward
- SSM Health docs react to local upsurge in COVID-19 cases
- Federal COVID-19 data-reporting change leaves states scrambling to adjust
- With CDC Sidelined, Some States Lose Access To Timely COVID-19 Hospital Data
- ‘Suddenly we are dark’: Missouri hospital officials condemn abrupt reporting switch by the White House
- State lacks updated data on hospitalizations
- Pandemic leads to negative credit outlook for SSM Health
- ‘We don’t want to get back to where we were in April,’ says pandemic incident commander
- Health director: Missouri COVID-19 positive rate going up
- COVID-19 admissions in St. Louis area climbing at ‘critical rate’ as Missouri, St. Louis County report record case increases
MONTANA
- 62 new cases of COVID-19 in Montana
- COVID-19 cases rise among Montana residents, health care workers
NEBRASKA
- Nebraska emergency medical services bill wins final approval
- Nebraska nursing home turned over for temporary operation
- Death comes home to Dakota County, one of nation’s biggest coronavirus hot spots
- ‘We can always improve’ — COVID testing times in Lincoln vary, but officials say speed is key
- Mask mandate may be coming, says head of Douglas County Board of Health
- Experts: Nebraska must cut COVID-19 transmission rates for schools to open safely
NEVADA
- Henderson Planning Commission approves plans for new hospital
- Las Vegas hospitals add beds, staff to handle spiking COVID cases
- Nevada health care providers to get $53 million in federal grants
- Nevada ICU occupancy rate concerning to health officials
- Nevada Logs 648 New Virus Cases, 1 Death; Rental Aid Offered
- Nevada sets record for hospitalizations
- Vegas-area hospitals add beds amid rise in coronavirus cases
NEW HAMPSHIRE
- Construction underway on $150M expansion at Dartmouth-Hitchcock
- 36 New COVID-19 Infections, 2 More Deaths In New Hampshire: Data
- New COVID-19 Outbreak In A New Hampshire Long-Term Care Facility
- State launches PSA campaign urging mask use as NH’s 400th COVID-19 death announced
- Study Shows VA Surgical Care Better than or Equal to non-VA Hospitals
NEW JERSEY
- Hackensack Meridian Health opens first COVID-19 recovery center in New Jersey
- New approaches to coronavirus care have helped lower mortality rate, NJ hospital CEO says
- New Jersey ranks 5th best in children’s health care study
- N.J. consortium to develop mobile medical units to address health shortages
- NJ nurses union decries hospital, state response to pandemic as unprepared
- RWJBarnabas Health forges ahead with remote Epic implementation
- University Hospital to deploy mobile medical facilities to areas experiencing disease outbreaks
NEW MEXICO
- Lovelace Health System parent company names new CEO
- New Mexico health providers tighten testing criteria amid shortage of supplies
- Three New Mexico hospitals temporarily stop asymptomatic COVID-19 testing
- New Mexico hospitals treat out-of-state coronavirus patients
- Updated New Mexico COVID-19 cases: Now at 17,828
- Put to the Test
- Doña Ana County marks 13th COVID-19 death
NEW YORK
- 5,000 nursing home investigations delayed, thanks to Covid-19
- COVID-19 stalls St. John’s, Montefiore Health System merger
- Kaleida cites $25M Cerner EHR expense among reasons for 2019 loss
- Sale of Sullivan County nursing home inevitable, says chairman
- New York union can’t sue hospital over alleged violation of human trafficking law, court rules
- New York City expected to significantly increase healthcare construction following pandemic
- How Northwell Health treated acutely ill COVID-19 patients at home
- NewYork-Presbyterian crafts walkie-talkie and app-based program to foster communication between coronavirus patients, families
- How Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center is managing patients with COVID-19
- Two hospitals in Yonkers explore integration, shared services
- This Hospital Cost $52 Million. It Treated 79 Virus Patients.
- Blame Spreads for Nursing Home Deaths Even as N.Y. Contains Virus
- 9-Day Waits for Test Results Threaten N.Y.C.’s Ability to Contain Virus
- City-Run COVID-19 Testing Sites Lagging in Results Turnaround
- Coronavirus stress among hospital workers leads to creation of ‘recharge rooms’
- Nanowear Announces COVID-19 Remote Diagnostic Research Collaboration with New York City-Metro Health Systems
NORTH CAROLINA
- Agency adds new hospital data to COVID-19 dashboard
- Asheville hospital sees record number of COVID-19 patients
- Atrium Health CEO Gene Woods addresses Senate committee on racial disparities during Covid-19 pandemic
- BCBS of North Carolina CEO: Pandemic costs will be ‘north of $600M’
- Central NC health systems battle outbreaks, but confident of preparations
- ‘I’m really afraid’: Nursing homes remain hotbeds for COVID-19 as data shows minimal early inspections, staffing shortages
- COVID shutdowns damaging rural hospitals
- More than 100,000 people in North Carolina have tested positive for COVID-19
- Nash UNC Health Care hires 10 new physicians
- Need for health care workers in Raleigh area grows amid COVID-19 pandemic
- New DHHS data shows COVID-19 hospital admissions and ICU use across North Carolina
- New NC hospitalization data breaks down COVID-19 spikes by region
- North Carolina ranks 8th worst in children’s health care study
- Novant Health targets southeastern N.C. as region for third core operational flag
- Provider partnerships crucial to NC rural hospitals in NW mountains
- State reveals more info about COVID-19 hospital cases, but large gaps remain
- Triad region has the state’s second-highest number of hospitalized COVID-19 patients
NORTH DAKOTA
- Sanford Fargo hospital expansion unrelated to coronavirus
- Health care workers comprise 15% of ND coronavirus cases. Protective wear is their crucial safety net
- Altru Health System hires Molmen as interim CEO
- Active COVID-19 cases reach all-time high in North Dakota as infections surge in Williston, Grand Forks metros
- Surge in coronavirus cases strains Sanford testing capacity, and one group says ND is at ‘high risk’ of outbreak
- North Dakota sets 3 coronavirus records; Burleigh County has 2nd death
OHIO
- 3 Ohio nursing home facilities, including one in Akron, cited by OSHA for violating respiratory protection standards
- As coronavirus surged, Ohio hospitals lost billions in revenue
- As COVID-19 resurges in Ohio, will Akron-area health care providers have the PPE they need?
- Cincinnati Children’s purchases building housing its outpatient center
- Coronavirus latest: 73,822 cases in Ohio; 23,161 in Kentucky; 56,571 in Indiana
- Greater Cincinnati COVID-19 online dashboard reveals encouraging, discouraging trends
- Northeast Ohio hospitals receive millions in funding toward continued care for COVID-19
- Ohio heading in the wrong direction and ‘could become Florida’ as coronavirus surges, governor warns
- Ohio hospitals concerned with providing care, preparing for surge
- Ohio ranks 37th best in children’s health care study
- Ohio State’s Wexner Medical Center teaming with Mercy Health on Lima transplant clinic
- Ohio’s nursing homes can begin outdoor visitation starting Monday
- Orthopedic group cut pay for 60 physicians, retained 93% of staff after volumes vanished
- OSHA fines three Ohio nursing homes over $40G, issues citation for violating coronavirus standards
- Three Dayton-area health centers receive funding to accelerate Covid-19 testing
OKLAHOMA
- Gov. Stitt says Oklahoma has ‘plenty of runway’ to adjust to COVID-19’s surge. Medical professionals and state data say otherwise.
- Oklahoma Hospital Management Company and Associates To Pay $72.3 Million To Settle Allegations Of False Claims Act Violations
- Oklahoma updates hospital surge plan as coronavirus hospitalizations grow
- CVS fined for understaffing, prescription errors in Oklahoma
- Oklahoma hospitals dealing with unique challenges as coronavirus cases increase
- White House document recommends Oklahoma revert to stringent measures to curb growing coronavirus spread
- ‘Plenty of runway’ for COVID-19 surge? Medical pros, state data contradict Gov. Stitt’s characterization
- Health Care Workers, Associations Respond To COVID Death Of Hillcrest Nurse Practitioner
OREGON
- Another record high COVID-19 case count in Oregon
- Covid cases, hospitalizations appear to have plateaued in Oregon, authorities say
- The Corvallis Clinic Names New CEO
- ‘We really need help’: Coronavirus overwhelms rural Oregon
PENNSYLVANIA
- Arkos Health, created by merger of 3 companies, sets sights on senior-focused telehealth
- Butler Memorial Hospital Receives Honor For Maternity Care
- Disparities abound in reporting nursing home COVID-19 deaths
- Geisinger ranked nationally on list of Best Maternity Care Hospitals
- Geisinger settles lawsuit over NICU infections that killed 3 infants
- Hospital chief: Beating COVID-19 is a team effort
- Hospital Workers Demand Temple University Health System Provide Hazard Pay
- Pa. Court Says Hospital Had Duty To Warn Of Patient’s Threats
- Pa. Health Dept. Reports 711 Coronavirus Cases As Statewide Total Rises To Over 101,000
- Pa. nursing home data used to track covid-19 deaths, cases riddled with errors
- Pennsylvania hospital closes clinic after employee tests positive for COVID-19
- Pennsylvania ranks 14th best in children’s health care study
- Pennsylvania’s governor is granting hazard pay to workers in hospitals, grocery stores and other essential jobs
- Pittsburgh hospitals want you to know routine medical care is safe, despite COVID-19
- Temple University Hospital workers seek hazard pay
- UHS, Bayada to partner: 5 things to know
- UPMC and University of Pittsburgh participate in Operation Warp Speed
RHODE ISLAND
- NBC 10 I-Team: Nursing home employees worked while unknowingly positive for COVID-19
- Emergency order shields RI nursing homes from COVID-19 lawsuits
- State signs $1.3M contract for ‘redesign’ of Slater Hospital
- 5 Rhode Island Hospitals Awarded $71.3M From CARES Act Funds
- RI launches 2nd antibody testing program
- Flags ordered half-staff as RI virus deaths surpass 1,000
- Out-of-state residents account for 3% of COVID-19 cases in RI
SOUTH CAROLINA
- COVID-19 admissions continue to rise at Beaufort Co. hospitals
- Hospital use data not shared as S.C. hospitals switch to new federal reporting system
- MUSC expert assisting state with Remdesivir distribution
- Orangeburg hospital calls on SC National Guard to build COVID-19 overflow tent
- Roper St. Francis nurses collecting iPads for patients to connect with families
- Roper St. Francis renews search for CEO
- SC adds 1,445 new coronavirus cases, percent positive lowest in weeks
- South Carolina drugmaker funnels $215 million into vaccine production center
- South Carolina health system’s contract with Cigna expires
- South Carolina hospitals struggle with staffing as COVID-19 cases rise
- South Carolina ranks 34th best in children’s health care study
- South Carolina sets one-day COVID-19 case record with 2,335
- Trident Health provides latest COVID-19 update
- Unemployment plummets in SC as hospitals warn crisis looming
SOUTH DAKOTA
- Coronavirus surge causing delays for test results in South Dakota
- Broad Changes Still Needed Within U.S. Indian Health Service to Prevent More Abuse, Task Force Finds
- South Dakota State Medical Association urges South Dakota schools to require masks
- JULY 23rd: 66 new cases of COVID-19 reported in South Dakota
- South Dakota reports 2 new COVID-19 deaths; toll now at 118
TENNESSEE
- Doctors prep for even lower hospital capacity, Tennessee Hospital Association remains optimistic
- Envision sends clinicians to support Arizona hospital
- Gov. Lee Announces Additional $115 Million for Local Governments to Support COVID-19 Response
- HCA records $1B profit in Q2
- Nashville General names new chairman
- Nashville hospitalization rates worsen as COVID-19 cases increase
- Shindana Feagins elected chair of the Metro Hospital Authority
- Tennessee ranks 11th worst in children’s health care study
- Vanderbilt continues COVID-19 program aimed at reducing readmission
- VUMC’s ‘Clickbusters’ program targets EHR fatigue, reduces alerts by 10%
- Williamson Medical Center reports ‘critical staffing situation,’ cancels some elective surgeries
TEXAS
- Nursing Home Virus Outbreaks In Texas Shoot Up By 60% In Just Weeks
- Texas, West Virginia hospitals set to close this month
- Telehealth Filling in the Gaps During Pandemic
- Texas Hospitals Head Towards Full Capacity Due To COVID-19 Uptick
- Survival potential will determine whether South Texas county hospital takes in COVID-19 patients
- Texas Covid-19 hot spot is facing a ‘tsunami’ of patients, overwhelming hospitals
- Amarillo hospitals say we’re in 2nd COVID-19 surge, express concerns over capacity and staff
- Dallas County sets grim record of 30 deaths from COVID-19 as Texas posts its own one-day high of 197
- Death rate staggering in South Texas; calls for ‘hazard pay’ for healthcare workers
- Coronavirus kills another 1,000 in Texas in just 10 days
- More Than Half Of COVID-19 Deaths In San Antonio Area Have Been Reported In July
- Rural Hospitals Hang on as Pandemic Reaches Smaller Communities
- Rural hospitals prepare ‘for the worst’ as COVID surges through Texas
- Memorial Hermann, other northwest Houston hospitals adjust to ‘stressful surging moments’ of COVID-19 pandemic
- Record number of Texans hospitalized with coronavirus
- Cellphone data implies many Texans were not social distancing during COVID-19 surge
UTAH
- Utah-based Merit Medical to pay $18 million settlement in lawsuit claiming doctor kickbacks
- Utah health care company to drop Dixie from hospital’s name
- Utah hospitals not equipped for surge in COVID-19 cases, analysis says
- What One Health Care CEO Is Learning from the Pandemic
VERMONT
- Study Shows VA Surgical Care Better than or Equal to non-VA Hospitals
- Vermont hospital cuts addiction treatment to cut costs
- VDH COVID-19 Update: Two new cases, but Vermonters urged to remain smart
- Health officials affirm no COVID-19 outbreak in southern Vermont
- Hundreds object to raising health insurance costs during pandemic
VIRGINIA
- 90 more COVID-19 patients discharged in Virginia
- Annual emergency preparedness report ranks Virginia at second place amongst all states across the nation
- More than 90 Virginia COVID-19 patients discharged; hospitalizations down slightly
- UVA pushes a pediatric telehealth platform to care for COVID-19 adults
- What went wrong at the Virginia nursing home with the most coronavirus cases
WASHINGTON
- CommonSpirit’s CHI Franciscan inks deal to explore combination with Virginia Mason
- DOJ settles False Claims Act allegations against drug testing lab
- Potential Washington hospital merger includes surgery centers
- Seattle Children’s moving Tri-City clinic to bigger spot next spring
- UW Medicine announces layoffs of 100 staff members
WEST VIRGINIA
- COVID-19 test results delayed in much of the Tri-State
- Raleigh General Hospital reimplements zero visitor protocol
- Texas, West Virginia hospitals set to close this month
- West Virginia hospital announces voluntary severance plan
- Wheeling Hospital Offering Buyouts To Staff
WISCONSIN
- Froedtert uses digital health therapeutics to improve patients’ mental health
- Group of Wisconsin health care workers in Texas to assist in coronavirus ‘hot zone’
- Positive COVID-19 cases spike to 10.3% with 830 new cases reported since Saturday
- Public weighs in on Wyoming Medical Center’s future
- SSM Health breaks ground on South Madison Campus project
- SSM Health breaks ground with focus on diversity
- SSM Health St. Mary’s Hospital – Janesville named to ‘Top 100’
- Telemedicine’s time to shine
- ‘We’ve learned so much’: Hospitals plan in case of increase in hospitalizations
- Wisconsin ranks 33rd best in children’s health care study
- Wisconsin sets new single-day record for positive COVID-19 cases
WYOMING
- New UW primary care residency training prepares physicians for rural practice
- Wyoming hospitals received tens of millions in federal loans to stay afloat amid pandemic
