NATIONAL
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- 18 physicians, nurses and other healthcare providers elected to Congress
- 17 hospitals postponing elective procedures amid the COVID-19 resurgence
- 39 hospitals face maximum Medicare readmission penalties
- 3 areas newly ripe for employer-driven change in healthcare policy
- A breakdown of 5 recent CMS rules
- ACA legality case has first encounter with Supreme Court
- AMA: 5 ways physicians can combat cybercrime during the pandemic
- As Covid hospitalizations soar, states struggle to find enough beds and staff
- As Virus Spikes, Europe Runs Low on ICU Beds, Hospital Staff
- Biden forms special 52-person COVID transition team
- Biden Plan to Lower Medicare Eligibility Age to 60 Faces Hostility From Hospitals
- CMS fines 2,545 hospitals for high readmissions
- CMS details payment, distribution plans for COVID-19 antibody drugs
- Coronavirus hospitalizations in US reach an all-time high with more than 60,000
- COVID-19 Hospitalizations Are Surging. Where Are Hospitals Reaching Capacity?
- COVID-19 hospitalizations hit all-time high; CDC takes stronger stance on masks
- COVID-19 Nursing Home Cases Up 400% in Surge States
- COVID-19 snapshot: 8 areas, hospitals nearing capacity
- CVS CEO to step down, hand reins to Aetna chief
- FDA grants emergency use authorization to Eli Lilly’s experimental COVID-19 antibody drug
- Global coronavirus cases exceed 50 million after 30-day spike
- Hospitalizations rise for 18th day
- Hospitals are competing for nurses as coronavirus surges across the nation
- ‘It’s not what we need’: 30% of nursing facilities haven’t used federal-supplied COVID-19 rapid testing equipment
- Medical tourism craters during coronavirus pandemic, hospitals lose billions
- New US coronavirus cases top 140,000, a record high for daily count
- Next week could bring dire COVID-19 hospitalization records
- Novavax COVID-19 vaccine fast-tracked by FDA
- Number of COVID-19 infections reaches daily record in US
- Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine prevents 90% of infections, interim trial analysis finds
- Providers will be in the middle of the Biden administration’s healthcare efforts
- PwC: What healthcare executives can expect under Biden presidency
- Some hospitals are running out of health care workers. Here’s what could happen next
- States ranked by primary care provider shortages
- Study examines if patient-generated online physician reviews reflect the quality of care
- Surge in COVID-19 testing demand spurs labs to ration other tests
- U.S. prepares for worst four months of the pandemic as it stares down the ‘darkest’ days yet
- US shatters daily COVID-19 case record again
- Virus spreads in much of the U.S., setting records and straining health care
- ‘We are about to enter COVID hell’: Experts warn of most dangerous surge yet
- What the pandemic could mean for physician compensation
ALABAMA
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- Alabama health officials concerned over significant increase in COVID hospitalizations
- AL preparing for a surge in COVID-19 testing as flu season approaches
- Coronavirus hospitalizations up 23% in North Alabama
- Encompass Health pitches another rehab hospital in Florida
- Hospitalizations, deaths from COVID-19 rise in Alabama
- Pfizer says COVID-19 vaccine more than 90% effective, trials took part in Mobile
ALASKA
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- Alaska health disaster deadline looms
- Alaska hits daily new coronavirus case record
- Gov. Dunleavy extends Alaska’s emergency declaration, health officials want him to do more
- Gov. Dunleavy implores Alaskans to step up virus vigilance as he renews emergency declaration
- ‘Headed for a crisis’: Alaska’s hospitals urge governor to require masks, extend emergency declaration
ARIZONA
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- 2 Arizona hospitals join Dignity Health
- Arizona’s top doc on current COVID-19 increase: It’s not as bad as it was over the summer
- Mayo Clinic, Banner Health say they have thousands of job openings
- TMC HealthCare plans 60-bed Arizona hospital
- Ducey extends Arizona order for reporting data on COVID-19
- Coronavirus in Arizona on Nov. 12: 1,399 new cases, 12 new deaths reported Thursday
- Arizona doctor explains ICU bed usage rise as COVID-19 numbers surge
- Daily positive coronavirus cases in Arizona hit a high not seen in months
- Visits to the hospital for coronavirus symptoms rising across Arizona
- Most states – including Arizona – not ready to distribute COVID-19 vaccine
ARKANSAS
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- 29 COVID-19 related deaths reported at Batesville nursing home facility
- Arkansas hospital email hack exposes info of 2,945 patients: 4 details
- AR nursing home deaths nearing 900; COVID-19 related
- Arkansas families in despair while some nursing homes still aren’t allowing visitors
- Arkansas hospitals prepare to fight 2 deadly viruses, urge people to take precautions
- Arkansas Children’s Northwest names new chief administrator
- COVID cases set another daily record; hospital execs warn of ‘COVID fatigue’
- New cases hit 1,962 in state, setting another mark
- Northwest Arkansas hospital leaders express concerns as COVID-19 hospitalizations increase
CALIFORNIA
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- California becomes the second US state to top 1 million Covid-19 cases, after Texas
- CBS13 Investigates – How Is California’s New COVID Testing Lab Doing In Its First Week?
- Kaiser Permanente names new CMO
- Kaiser’s net income grows 68% in Q3
- Northern California Hospitals Preparing for COVID-19 Vaccine
- Stanford Children’s Health names new chief nursing officer
- Voters approve sale of 80-bed California hospital
COLORADO
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- Area hospitals preparing for latest surge together
- As COVID hospitalizations reach record number in Colorado, Polis urges residents to buckle down
- Colorado hospitals projected to lose billions in revenue because of pandemic
- Colorado ICUs are filling up with COVID-19 patients
- Colorado ‘national model’ for mitigating COVID-19 spread in nursing homes, AARP finds
- Colorado’s UCHealth postpones surgeries amid coronavirus surge
- Confirmed COVID-19 hospital patients pass 1,000 in Colorado for first time
- Denver hospitals grapple with surge in COVID-19 cases
- Denver hospitals prepare for a surge in COVID-19 patients
- How Will Colorado Health Officials Distribute A COVID-19 Vaccine?
- Polis extends Colorado’s mask mandate amid hospitalization increase
CONNECTICUT
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- Connecticut physician charged for ‘super COVID tests,’ patients say
- Over objections from advocates, Lamont to extend legal immunity for nursing homes, hospitals
- ‘There are no checks and balances:’ Families, advocates press for repeal of legal immunity for nursing homes, hospitals
- Expert: Peak of second COVID wave by end of year; avoid large Thanksgiving gatherings
- Hospitals in Connecticut limiting visitors as COVID-19 numbers increase
- Anticipating further COVID-19 surge, Connecticut hospitals prepare to expand capacity
- CT hospitals penalized for high readmission rates; ‘it’s same story, different year,’ patient advocate says
DC
DELAWARE
FLORIDA
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- Bayada, Baptist Health Announce New Joint Venture
- Encompass Health pitches another rehab hospital in Florida
- Florida families may take long-term care residents home for the holidays, state says
- Florida reports largest increase in COVID-19 cases in 2 months
- Florida to distribute COVID-19 vaccine in phases
- Hospitalizations on the rise in Florida as COVID-19 cases continue to be reported
- Lee Health doctor predicts roadblocks for incoming COVID-19 vaccine
- South Florida hospitals post healthy earnings prior to pandemic
- State data show no hospital beds in Columbia County
- Tampa General develops venture capital fund, names VP for innovation
- Tampa General Hospital Establishes Designated COVID-19 Unit
- Tampa General Hospital launches new VC fund to drive tech advancements
- Why Is Florida The Worst State For Long-Term Care?
GEORGIA
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- Anthem, Georgia hospitals to terminate contracts
- Atlanta VA hospital hires 565 since March
- Chicago healthcare startup VillageMD to expand in Atlanta
- Construction work begins on the new Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta hospital
- Coronavirus in Georgia, South Carolina: Tracking COVID-19 curve of cases, deaths
- Expanded access to Children’s Hospital of Georgia benefits patients, students
- Floyd and Redmond, alongside most Georgia hospitals, face Medicare penalties for readmissions
- Georgia hospital closes after 6 years
- Georgia lower in COVID-19 cases but South Carolina surges
- Georgia’s COVID-19 Cases Top 60,000
- Georgia’s Covid testing rate is dropping
- Most Georgia Hospitals Getting Penalized For Readmissions
- Rural Hospitals Are Dying. This One Saved Itself—And Its Community
HAWAII
IDAHO
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- As COVID-19 Cases Overwhelm Idaho’s Health Districts, One Turns To Nursing Students For Help
- As COVID-19 cases surge, one of Idaho’s largest hospitals had to temporarily stop taking patients
- As Idaho Hospital Beds Fill, Doctors Answer COVID-19 Vaccine Questions
- Coronavirus: Another Idaho health district is overwhelmed. Utah gets a mask mandate.
- East Idaho hospitals are worried about rising COVID-19 numbers
- Idaho Health Districts Change Contact Tracing In Response To Surge
- Idaho hospital halts admissions amid COVID-19 surge
- Idaho hospitals brace for more Covid patients
- Idaho sees record COVID-19 cases, full hospitals and now flu
ILLINOIS
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- 2 Illinois hospitals get OK to merge
- Advocate Aurora halts some COVID-19 testing
- Best Nursing Homes In Illinois: U.S. News Releases 2020 List
- Chicago-area hospitals again restricting visitors amid latest COVID-19 surge
- Chicago healthcare startup VillageMD to expand in Atlanta
- Chicago nurses placed on leave after delivering dead flowers to management
- COVID-19 expands staffing concerns at Southern Illinois Healthcare hospitals
- Edward Hospital treating record number of COVID-19 patients as coronavirus grips Naperville area
- HSHS Medical Group Opens New Location In Vandalia
- Illinois breaks single-day COVID-19 record set a day ago
- Illinois sets single-day COVID-19 record, again tops 12,000
- Illinois surpasses 10,000 COVID-19 deaths
INDIANA
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- Amid pandemic, 66 Indiana hospitals facing fines for excessive readmissions
- COVID-19 hospitalizations double over the past month in Kentucky, Indiana
- Eli Lilly’s COVID-19 antibody drug gets FDA emergency approval
- Evansville’s Deaconess one of the first in the state who will receive COVID vaccine
- FDA grants emergency use authorization to Eli Lilly’s experimental COVID-19 antibody drug
- How hospital systems in Kentucky, Indiana are handling latest COVID-19 surge
- Indiana COVID-19 cases, positivity rate increase as more patients admitted to ICU
- Indiana hospitals in desperate need of healthcare workers as coronavirus cases spike
- Indiana reinstating some coronavirus limits as risk spreads
- Indiana sees record COVID-19 hospitalizations, infections
- Indiana seeks retired health care workers for COVID-19 help
- IU Health facing nursing shortages, holds critical hiring event
- Michigan-based Three Rivers Health joining Beacon Health System of South Bend
- New IU Health Frankfort Hospital to be opened in Indiana
- Parkview Health to offer COVID-19 training, support to nursing homes
- Patients settle with Indiana cardiology providers for $66.5M over malpractice claims
- Riverview Health is Healthgrades five-star recipient
- State could begin seeing record daily COVID deaths by next week, professor says
- ‘Suffocating’: Doctors describe COVID-19 challenges faced by Indiana’s healthcare workers
- Surge in COVID-19 cases has Reid Health at ‘critical’ level of bed availability
- ‘We’re in the midst of a catastrophe’ – 2nd surge strains local hospital capacity
IOWA
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- Area nursing homes struggle for solutions to staffing shortages, worsened by COVID-19
- State inspectors cleared some Iowa nursing homes with COVID-19 outbreaks, deaths
- Feds: Mask scheme swindles University of Iowa hospitals out of $1.6 million
- Iowa, metro hospitals encourage COVID-19 prevention as surge threatens resources, health care workers; Council Bluffs City Council passes mask requirement at City Hall
- U of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics considers $1.35M lease for COVID-19 supply warehouse
- U of Iowa Hospital CEO tells patients to have a backup as local hospitals fill
- COVID-19 hospitalizations rise sharply in Sioux City, across Iowa
- U of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics boosts number of remote workers amid COVID-19 surge
- Iowa hospitals warn COVID-19 surge threatening resources, health care workers
- Iowa nursing homes with dozens of infections were cleared by inspectors weeks before
- White House report: Iowa has ‘unyielding COVID spread’
- Senior health advocates not surprised as outbreaks at Iowa long-term care centers top 100
- Iowa hospitals searching for more nurses amid COVID-19 surge
KANSAS
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- Wichita mayor urges caution; small hospitals under strain
- Kansas man and daughter file ADA complaint against Freeman Health System
- Kansas health system closes child care center after 18 employees get COVID-19
- Kansas City area hospitals sound alarm to lawmakers on COVID-19
- Kansas sets COVID-19 records; counties struggle with tracing
- Kansas hospitals feel strain of COVID surge
- While the coronavirus pandemic rages on, Kansans are flocking to get flu shots
- Coronavirus updates: Kansas top health official says COVID-19 numbers are ‘terrifying’
- Kansas Adds Record-Setting 5,418 New COVID-19 Cases
- Wichita COVID hospitalizations total 178 with 80 in ICU as positive test rate hits 23%
KENTUCKY
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- $6 million investment anchors robotics evolution of Jewish Hospital
- COVID-19 hospitalizations double over the past month in Kentucky, Indiana
- Four Kentucky hospitals reporting flu shot shortage; health officials say the issue is under control
- Health department reports 34th COVID-19 death, state positivity rate jumps to 7.49%
- Hospitalizations for COVID patients surge in Ky., hospitals say they’re ready
- How hospital systems in Kentucky, Indiana are handling latest COVID-19 surge
- Kentucky again tops highest weekly total of COVID-19 cases as escalation continues
- Kentucky health care providers chosen to participate in Covid-19 vaccine study
- Kentucky Hospitals Prepare For Surge Of COVID-19 Patients
- Kentucky reports highest ever daily total of new COVID-19 cases Wednesday
- Kentucky to begin testing potential COVID-19 vaccine
- Louisville doctor who participated in COVID-19 vaccine trial excited by promising report
- Norton Healthcare employee wellness efforts recognized for 7th year
- Norton Hospital says COVID-19 surge not yet a concern for capacity
- Nursing homes virus cases not slowing down
- Rural hospital revises plan as COVID-19 surges in Kentucky
LOUISIANA
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- What’s the square footage of a nursing home bed? That’s Louisiana’s $6M budget question
- Louisiana hospital opens new emergency department
- La. public health officials deep into planning for vaccine distribution; Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine could be 90% effective
- ‘Get him out of here right now’
- ‘He was a sitting duck’ – 38 people died at a Covington nursing home – Why?
- Many nursing homes were already short staffed and then the staff got COVID – disaster ensued
- A promising coronavirus vaccine is on the horizon. Who will get it first in Louisiana?
- Health providers warn of diminished HIV testing during pandemic
- Louisiana hospitals still have plenty of available beds prior to flu season
- NELA hospitals preparing for potential second wave of COVID-19
- Louisiana lawmakers want more inpatient visitation rights
MAINE
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- COVID-19 inpatients increasing rapidly, especially at hospitals in central and eastern Maine
- Maine hospital workers reach labor deal
- August Inspection Found Failings In Lewiston Hospital’s COVID-19 Protocols, Unsanitary Conditions
- Maine hospital workers striking to remove CEO
- Calais hospital averts nurses strike, labor agreement reached
- 7 Maine hospitals were cited this summer for not following COVID-19 rules
- Two deaths, 142 more cases of COVID-19 reported in Maine
- UMPI unveils new nursing lab after $800K renovation
- 64 test positive for COVID-19 at Lewiston nursing home
- COVID-19 cases at Kittery nursing home rise above 50
- Can Maine reverse its troubling COVID-19 trend? Experts say yes, but it will take work.
MARYLAND
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- Coronavirus Latest: Gov. Hogan Renews Call For More Healthcare Workers To Avoid Shortages
- Genetron Health moving HQ from North Carolina to Montgomery County
- Greater Baltimore hospitals ready for another Covid surge, armed with lessons from spring
- Hopkins officials, others with ties to Maryland to serve on Biden-Harris transition team
- Luminis Health unveils new branding and logo
- Maryland hospitals prepare for COVID surge, reactive temporary facilities for overflow
- Maryland poised to reach coronavirus levels unseen since pandemic’s peak in May
- ‘There is a lot of anxiety’ | Maryland nurse describes medical frontlines as state sees coronavirus surge
- Virus hospitalizations reach highest since June in Maryland
MASSACHUSETTS
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- Cape Cod Healthcare launches electronic record system
- Governor orders Massachusetts hospitals to collaborate for COVID-19 surge
- Nursing home COVID-19 deaths grow to 66% of total in state
- Patient info exposed in Massachusetts hospital IT incident: 4 details
- Boston Children’s launches $65M privately funded biopharmaceutical innovation project
- Mass. Plan Swaps Hospital Competition For Collaboration As COVID-19 Surges A Second Time
- Massachusetts hospital bans some visitors as coronavirus hospitalizations rise
- Massachusetts reports 2,495 new COVID cases, 37 deaths on Wednesday
- Baker: COVID trends show no signs of changing
- Mass. Plan Swaps Hospital Competition For Collaboration As COVID-19 Surges A Second Time
- Massachusetts updates COVID-19 rules for long-term care facilities
- Hospitals and patients making tough decisions on elective surgeries during COVID-19 surge
- Thousands in Massachusetts would lose health insurance if Affordable Care Act overturned, report suggests
- Clapping back at cyberattacks: How UMass Memorial balances heighted email security with operational efficiency
MICHIGAN
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- A small hospital in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula braces for COVID
- Beaumont hospitals in Royal Oak, Troy and Grosse Pointe reinstate visitor safety restrictions as COVID cases rise
- Beaumont nurse anesthetists object to NorthStar Anesthesia employment contracts
- Beaumont seeks volunteers for COVID vaccine study
- Best Nursing Homes In Michigan: U.S. News Releases 2020 List
- Employees describe ‘chaos,’ fear and tears at Mercy Health in Muskegon ravaged by COVID-19
- Healthcare worker charged after incendiary devices set off at Michigan hospital
- McLaren Health sues ProMedica over allegedly undermining rivals
- Metro Detroit counties buy ultracold freezers as they prepare for COVID-19 vaccine
- Metro Detroit’s four remaining MedPost urgent care centers to be sold
- Michigan-based Three Rivers Health joining Beacon Health System of South Bend
- Michigan health system seeking volunteers for another coronavirus vaccine trial
- Michigan hospital building $17M outpatient orthopedic surgery center
- Michigan hospital inks letter of intent to join Beacon Health System
- Michigan reports 6,000+ new COVID-19 cases, less than 3% of active cases hospitalized
- Munson Healthcare shifts pandemic response from ‘yellow’ stage to ‘orange’ stage
- Spectrum Health days away from hitting capacity as coronavirus rages in West Michigan
- Spectrum Health hospitals nearing capacity, CEO says
- Spectrum Health plans $72M projects
- Tenet to lay off workers in Detroit, shed 4 urgent care centers
- The Second COVID Wave Has Hit Munson
- Two-thirds of Michigan health systems report less than 3 weeks’ supply of PPE
- “Unprecedented” surge in coronavirus cases prompts warning from Bay Co. health officials
- West Michigan hospitals fill up as nation eclipses record for COVID-19 hospitalizations
MINNESOTA
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- COVID-19 claims 7 at central Minnesota senior living center; 75% of nursing home residents infected
- How Mayo Clinic Health System is handling increasing hospitalizations in WI/MN facilities
- Minnesota health system postpones nonemergency surgeries
- Minnesota hospitals brace for patient growth as virus surges
- Minnesota sets new COVID record for third day in a row
- ‘Red alert’ for hospital ICU beds in Twin Cities amid COVID-19 surge
- Mayo Clinic faces lawsuit in breach of patients’ health records
- Quarantined Minnesota health care workers feel pressure to return to work early
- Mayo Clinic, Banner Health say they have thousands of job openings
- Record 56 COVID-19 deaths reported Wednesday in Minnesota
- 6 things you need to know about COVID-19 testing in Minnesota
- Minnesota’s elder care facilities try to balance safety with mental health as COVID rises
- Northern Minnesota on defense as virus rages unabated
- Healthcare workers pivoting to manage COVID-19 across Minnesota
- Bracing for more bad days, broken records
- Minneapolis hospital featured on NBC ‘Nightly News’ COVID-19 report
- COVID-19 claims 7 at Galeon Senior Living in Osakis
MISSISSIPPI
MISSOURI
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- COVID-19 hospital admissions hit record high in St. Louis area
- Hospital ICUs filling up quickly across Missouri
- Missouri Nursing Home to Pay $150,000 in Fines and Penalties for Abuse, Neglect, and Filing False Medicaid Claims
- Missouri records another record increase in COVID-19 cases
- Sale of St. Louis hospital inches closer
- SSM Health negotiating with potential St. Mary’s Hospital buyer
- St. Mary’s Hospital May Soon Be Sold To Tennessee Group
- Quorum inks letter of intent to buy Missouri hospital from SSM Health
- As hospitals fill with COVID-19 patients, St. Louis County warns of shutdown if spread not slowed
- University of Missouri curators committee gives go-ahead for new children’s hospital building
- KC area hospitals seeing record number of COVID-19 inpatients
- Kansas City hospitals running low on ICU beds
- Kansas City hospitals ‘dangerously close’ to capacity as COVID-19 cases rise
- KC hospitals ‘weeks’ from being overwhelmed if behavior doesn’t change
MONTANA
NEBRASKA
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- Is COVID-19 more contagious? Or are more restrictions needed?
- Amid Regional COVID-19 Surge, Doctors Say Now Is The Time To Protect Hospitals
- ‘The stuff that nightmares are made of’: Nebraska Medicine doctors give warning about hospital capacity
- CHI critical care expert: Every day is ‘quite busy’
- Health care providers call for stricter measures in Nebraska as COVID-19 cases spike
- Gov. Ricketts: If trends continue Nebraska will not have enough hospital beds
- Gov. Ricketts, DHHS Announce Online Resource to Recruit Nurses to Health Care Openings
- Severe nursing shortage in Nebraska
- ‘We are flat out exhausted,’: Doctors, nurses fear COVID-19 surge will overwhelm health care system
NEVADA
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- Centennial Hills Hospital opens areas for expanded patient care
- Las Vegas hospital executives say they’re ready for second wave of COVID-19
- More Nevada companies fined for COVID-19 safety violations
- Nevada reports highest number of new COVID cases since pandemic began
- No surge plans activated yet at Southern Nevada hospitals
NEW HAMPSHIRE
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- Former LRGH board members trace growth leading to bankruptcy
- New Hampshire health system to auction off hospitals
- Newport nursing home needs staff following COVID-19 outbreak
- Virus outbreak leaves Newport nursing home in dire straits for staffing
- Auction set for LRGHealthcare’s assets
- ‘Substantial’ community transmission of COVID-19 reported in 8 New Hampshire counties
- 2 Dead, 35 Infected in COVID Outbreak at Newport Nursing Home
- COVID-19 outbreak at Dover nursing home; 252 new cases in NH
- N.H. Hospitals Say They’re Prepared For COVID Surge, But Aren’t Letting Guard Down
- In NH, VA facilities have avoided COVID-19 outbreaks, though Tilton vets home announced positive tests Tuesday
NEW JERSEY
NEW MEXICO
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- Governor: New Mexico in ‘extreme crisis’ with COVID-19
- Three Santa Fe nursing home residents die of COVID-19
- Faced with alarming nurse shortage, UNM puts millions towards new College of Nursing
- New Mexico reports 14 new deaths, 1,500 additional COVID-19 cases
- New Mexico recruiting health care workers
- Health officials: New Mexico faltering in virus battle
- Governor appoints new state health secretary
- New Mexico sets another single-day record with 1,500 infections
NEW YORK
- CEO of U of Rochester hospital to retire
- Jones Memorial Hospital CEO Benedict to retire
- Physician agrees to pay $150,000 to feds in kickback, fraudulent billing settlement
- Upstate New York health system computer network back online after 10-day outage
- 36 New York physicians quarantined after attending Halloween party
- Nursing homes in Onondaga County yellow zone must increase employee coronavirus testing
- NY nursing homes in COVID ‘hot zones’ face new staff testing rules, visitation restrictions
- 100 Days later: Still no answers on nursing home patient deaths in NY
- St. Peter’s Health Partners opens Clifton Park office building after $8M renovation
- Wife Sues NYC Nursing Home For Not Allowing Her to Visit Husband Who Needs Therapies
NORTH CAROLINA
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- As other states take action, NC punts review of nursing homes where dozens of vets died of COVID-19
- Duke completes 1,500th heart transplant
- NC reaches record 3000+ new cases, 1,246 in the hospital with COVID-19
- NC reports 2,893 new COVID-19 cases as percent of positive tests remains near 8%
- North Carolina health officials lay out COVID-19 vaccination plan
- North Carolina health system aims to be early vaccine distributor
- Now 2 major NC hospital systems could be early distributors of COVID-19 vaccine
- Percent positive rate in North Carolina stays above 6% as metrics trend up
- Traveling NC nurse helping staffing shortages across US
NORTH DAKOTA
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- Doctors fear more death as Dakotas experience virus ‘sorrow’
- With North Dakota hospitals at 100% capacity, Burgum announces COVID-positive nurses can stay at work
- ND nurses reject policy allowing COVID-positive medical workers to stay on job, call for mask mandate
- North Dakota reports highest daily death toll from COVID-19
- Walz implores governors in North Dakota, South Dakota to take action against COVID-19
- North Dakota reports 11 COVID-19 deaths, record active cases
- Sanford Health in Bismarck activates COVID-19 surge plan
- Nurses, teachers, long-term care officials seek better state coronavirus response
- Sanford Health, Essentia Health address uptick in patients seeking mental health care
- Sanford Fargo moves to next stage of pandemic surge plan
OHIO
- Central Ohio hospitals report staffing issues due to COVID-19
- Cleveland Clinic dealing with 300+ COVID-19 cases among staff
- Cleveland Clinic-developed COVID-19 risk calculator now available in Epic
- Cleveland Clinic promotes 3 leaders
- Cleveland Clinic to reschedule nonemergency surgeries
- Dayton-area hospitals navigate growing demands as Covid-19 cases rise
- Dayton hospitals face added strain as coronavirus hospitalizations hit record highs
- Health system, cardiology practice partner to provide care at rural Ohio hospital
- Mount Carmel hires new CFO from PeaceHealth in Washington
- Northeast Ohio healthcare workers getting COVID from community spread, Cleveland Clinic doctor says
- Ohio hospital files antitrust suit against ProMedica
- Skilled nursing provider inks $23M bid to expand Greater Dayton portfolio
- University Hospitals invests in physician-owned hospital
- With rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations, health care workers feel stress, fatigue
- Coronavirus: Ohio reports over 6,500 new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations break record
OKLAHOMA
- Oklahoma hospitals in danger of being overwhelmed by number of COVID-19 patients
- Oklahoma hospital provides look inside COVID-19 ICU
- Small hospitals across Oklahoma are at a loss as COVID-19 numbers continue to rise
- ‘We are in trouble’: Hospitals statewide overwhelmed with number of COVID-19 patients
- No ICU beds available in Tulsa amid COVID-19 case spike
- Additional 2,177 Oklahomans test positive for coronavirus, 19 more deaths reported
- Pandemic deaths at Oklahoma nursing homes and other long-term care facilities hits “painful milestone”
- White House task force: COVID-19 in Oklahoma is ‘unyielding,’ ‘unmitigated’ and requires ‘immediate action’
OREGON
- Hospital leaders say Oregon is ‘at a crossroads’ as hospitalizations rise, capacity shrinks
- Major Oregon health systems limiting elective surgeries
- Medford long-term care facility addresses COVID-19 outbreak
- Oregon health officials warn about nearing hospital capacity
- Oregon hospital replacing 2,000 computers after ransomware attack
- Oregon Legislature will gain two more doctors when it convenes in January
- Oregon sets record with 805 new coronavirus cases, shattering old mark
- Oregon shatters daily COVID-19 case record with 805 cases
- Portland health care systems prepare for possible surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations
PENNSYLVANIA
- Area hospitals join forces in new health network
- Geisinger, AtlantiCare unravel merger
- Genesis Healthcare warns bankruptcy is a possibility as Covid-19 woes continue
- More than 50 residents test positive for COVID-19 at Mechanicsburg nursing home
- Penn Highlands Healthcare grows to 6 hospitals
- Penn State Health to create 900 jobs with new Lancaster hospital, medical office building
- Pennsylvania has back-to-back record-high coronavirus cases
- Pennsylvania sees 2,900 new coronavirus cases, highest daily increase since pandemic began
- St. Mary Medical Center nurses set to strike Nov. 17
- Thousands of nurses at Philly area hospitals poised to strike
- Tower Health’s turnaround strategy could include hospital sales
- Trinity Health nurses in Pennsylvania to strike Nov. 17
- Tyrone Hospital joins Penn Highlands Healthcare
- Wolf administration to support long-term care facilities facing COVID-19 outbreaks
RHODE ISLAND
- COVID-19 spreading again in Rhode Island nursing homes
- Dozens of Coronavirus Cases Reported In Bristol Nursing Home
- Newport County facilities buck trend as RI nursing homes see new spike in COVID cases
- RI health officials say state is at a ‘critical time’ as cases surge
- ‘Diverting patients’: RI hospitals face new problems amid second wave of COVID-19
- RI ‘in a terrible spot,’ Raimondo warns; new cases top 900 for second day, hospitals under strain
- As cases and hospitalizations rise, Rhode Island weighs when to open field hospitals
- Staffing still a concern at nursing homes as RI sees resurgence of COVID-19 cases
- RI COVID hospitalizations are increasing, just as other illnesses are also on the rise
SOUTH CAROLINA
- A look at South Carolina’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan
- Coronavirus in Georgia, South Carolina: Tracking COVID-19 curve of cases, deaths
- Grand Strand Health breaks ground on new Carolina Forest ER
- Piedmont Medical Center receives award from SC Hospital Association
- Prisma will not reopen emergency department at North Greenville Hospital, will instead expand primary care in area
- Roper St. Francis Healthcare selects Dr. Jeffrey DiLisi to serve as president and CEO
- South Carolina Governor’s Office plans no new statewide restrictions amid rising COVID-19 case counts
- South Carolina health officials warn of fall surge in COVID-19 cases
- State approves South Carolina hospital’s ASC, denies physician-owned proposal
- What we know about COVID-19 vaccine efforts in South Carolina
SOUTH DAKOTA
- Doctors fear more death as Dakotas experience virus ‘sorrow’
- Merging is usually about capital and competition in health care. So what about Sanford?
- South Dakota Doctor On How His Hospital Is Strained As Coronavirus Cases Surge
- U.S. Surgeon General meets with healthcare workers in Rapid City
- Walz implores governors in North Dakota, South Dakota to take action against COVID-19
- New law could offer relief to worried family members of isolated nursing home residents in South Dakota
- South Dakota including NICU beds in hospital availability
- Understaffed, near-capacity, elderly wait for discharge
- Monument Health needs more nurses as COVID-19 patients increases
- South Dakota hits new record high in COVID-19 cases
TENNESSEE
- Ballad Health needs 350 more nurses to handle COVID-19 surge
- Change Healthcare see potential growth as IT budgets increase during COVID-19
- COVID-19 surge pushes available Tennessee ICU beds down to 9 percent
- Staffing a major concern for Tennessee’s stressed hospitals
- Sumner Regional Medical Center under COVID-19 diversion
- Tennessee sets all-time high for confirmed, pending COVID-19 hospitalizations
TEXAS
- COVID-19 threat forces Texas hospital to quarantine 190 workers
- Texas health system shuts down IT network, cites security threat
- Texas Leads for Emerging Life Science Clusters
- Texas Physician Named to President-elect Joe Biden’s Coronavirus Task Force
- Hendrick Health System shuts down IT networks because of ‘security threat’
- Tenet adds 11th board member
- El Paso’s record COVID-19 numbers were inaccurate, health director expects more issues: 4 details
- Houston hospital creates new breakthrough breast cancer risk tool
- UTMB to terminate contract with Aetna in 2021
- San Antonio’s public hospital system adopts shorter name
- Dallas County at ‘very dangerous point,’ Jenkins says in announcement of 1,304 new coronavirus cases
- Nurse practitioners fight to have more authority in Texas. Why that worries doctors
- Texas becomes 1st state to surpass 1 million COVID-19 cases
- State sends more medical supplies and healthcare workers to West Texas as hospital bed capacity diminishes
- Funeral homes and hospitals in parts of Texas brace for new wave of coronavirus infections and deaths
UTAH
- 2,807 new cases Thursday; some will soon go to overburdened Utah hospitals
- Summit Health Director: “It’s On Us” To Deal With Covid-19 Surge
- Understanding Utah’s new State-of-Emergency order
- Utah Hospital Association reacts to Governor Hebert’s emergency declaration
- Utah Hospitals May Implement Age-Based Care Rationing as Covid Cases Surge
- Utah officials and health experts disagree on COVID-19 data — and new business restrictions
VERMONT
- UVM Medical Center reassigns, furloughs 300 workers due to IT system downtime
- Cyberattack Sidelines 300 UVM Medical Center Employees
- UVM Medical Center lowers census, surgical caseload amid IT system recovery
- Vermont breaks its record for single-day Covid case count; State prepares for surge
- UVM Medical Center to close operating rooms at Fanny Allen November 17
- Nine Covid cases at Rutland nursing home; state scrambles to control outbreak
- University of Vermont Medical Center works to restore systems after cyberattack
- Vermont sets record for COVID-19 cases in a single day
VIRGINIA
- 75-plus additional COVID-19 patients discharged in Virginia; hospitalizations tick down
- Bon Secours’ bigger hospital plan for Suffolk ‘premature,’ state report says
- Inova buys more land for Virginia hospital campus
- Over 21,000 COVID-19 patients released from Virginia hospitals
WASHINGTON
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- Auburn Medical Center COVID-19 outbreak tied to 1 patient death, 5 employee cases
- Bremerton hospital sees another coronavirus outbreak
- Washington hospital battles 2nd COVID-19 outbreak
- Washington hospital votes to split from Virginia Mason
- With rising COVID-19 cases in Washington state, health officials keep wary eye on hospital capacity
WEST VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN
- 93% of region’s hospital beds occupied
- Advocate Aurora halts some COVID-19 testing
- Aurora Medical Center project halfway to completion
- Best Nursing Homes In Wisconsin: U.S. News Releases 2020 List
- COVID-19 crisis: Inside a critical care unit
- First 3 floors of steel erected for SSM Health South Madison Campus
- How Mayo Clinic Health System is handling increasing hospitalizations in WI/MN facilities
- “It’s so relentless”: How healthcare workers are dealing with COVID fatigue
- Inside UW Hospital’s growing COVID-19 unit, patient fates are uncertain
- Mayo Clinic Health System warns northwest Wisconsin hospitals are at 100% capacity
- Mayo system deferring elective care as COVID-19 hospitalizations surge
- State again sees a record number of new COVID cases; 217 more in La Crosse County
- UnityPoint Meriter restricting some overnight surgeries amid COVID-19 surge
- UW Hospital opens second critical care area for COVID patients
- Wisconsin chief health officer quits as COVID-19 increases
- Wisconsin confirms more than 7,000 cases for the first time; 45 more die
- Wisconsin hospitals face staffing and capacity concerns as COVID cases surge
- Wisconsin Nears A ‘Tipping Point’ As Hospitals Almost At Capacity With COVID-19 Patients
- Wisconsin Stay at Home Orders Explained as Gov. Evers Set to Battle GOP Over Legislation
- Wisconsin’s plentiful COVID-19 data fuels insights, confusion as health officials learn on the fly
- With 8% of ICU beds open, Wisconsin officials warn of ‘tipping point’ where hospital care is not accessible
WYOMING
