NATIONAL
- 17 HIPAA settlements in 2020
- 10 health systems opening hospitals
- 22% of US hospitals anticipate a staffing shortage, HHS data shows
- 29 hospitals postponing elective procedures amid the COVID-19 resurgence
- A pandemic snapshot: 10 hospitals, health systems experiencing workforce shortages
- After Hahnemann, AMA steps up efforts to protect residents
- As the Pandemic Surges, C.D.C. Issues Increasingly Assertive Advice
- Amazon opens online pharmacy, shaking up another industry
- American Medical Association recognizes racism as a threat to public health
- CMS flexibility provides practices relief on 2020 MIPS reporting
- CMS won’t update star ratings in January
- COVID-19 surges in 48 states
- Here’s Where You Can No Longer Get An ICU Bed Because Of Covid
- Hospitals are using data, tech to make decisions as beds fill up
- Local doctors concerned rise in cases will overwhelm hospitals
- Meet the 13 members of Biden’s COVID-19 task force
- Microsoft urges action on health care cyber attacks
- New 170K COVID-19 Cases Record as Some States Order Lockdowns, Others Resist
- Not just COVID: Nursing home neglect deaths surge in shadows
- These Lego-like modular ICU rooms are turning hospital parking lots into COVID-19 units
- US healthcare workers may get first COVID-19 vaccine doses in a month, Fauci says
- US hits 150K+ daily cases for 1st time
- US records 1M cases in week
- Hospitals scramble to get ready for coronavirus vaccines
- Hospitals across US cancel elective procedures — again
- ‘No One Is Listening to Us’
ALABAMA
- Alabama adds almost 2,000 new COVID-19 cases
- Alabama Adds Nearly 3,000 Virus Cases in Single Day
- Encompass Health opens new hospital
- Encompass Health to build Illinois hospital in joint venture
- Hospital official: Coronavirus out of control in Alabama
- North Alabama hospitalizations for COVID-19 reach highest level in 4 months
- St. Vincent’s is the only hospital in Alabama testing Moderna’s COVID vaccine
ALASKA
- Across Alaska, as the pandemic sends more staff home, hospitals prepare for the worst
- Alaska ICU beds running low
- Anchorage Assembly extends COVID-19 emergency declaration
- Dunleavy’s second COVID-19 disaster declaration takes effect Monday
- Gov. Dunleavy deems virus escalation an ‘imminent threat’ as Alaska reports 478 new COVID-19 cases
ARIZONA
- Central Phoenix experiences boom in healthcare and bioscience
- Top Arizona health official warns of surging virus cases, hospitalizations
- Arizona hospitals better prepared to handle another COVID-19 surge
- No new restrictions as Ducey warns pandemic end is ‘not on the horizon’
- As COVID-19 cases surge, Arizona governor says he won’t impose a statewide mask mandate
- Thanksgiving could propel COVID-19 in Arizona back to summer levels
- Coronavirus outbreaks cause some Arizona nursing homes to restrict visitors again
- Arizona reports 4,123 new coronavirus cases, 19 additional deaths
- Hospital CEO headed to Wyoming
ARKANSAS
- Arkansas hospital halts certain surgeries as 55 employees sick with COVID-19
- Arkansas hospital postpones nonemergency surgeries
- COVID-19 hospitalizations drop in Arkansas
- Mountain Home, Ark. hospital reports 55 staff infected with COVID-19; ICU near capacity
- Nearly 300 Arkansas doctors send a letter to Gov. Hutchinson urging for more coronavirus limits
- Children’s Hospital moves into surge plan
- Vaccine on horizon for region, Fayetteville health board hears
- COVID-19 nursing home deaths total 961 in Arkansas
- Area nursing homes see sharp rise in resident deaths
- Arkansas nurses share their challenges while working during the coronavirus pandemic
CALIFORNIA
- Bakersfield nursing home issued major fine for COVID-19 workplace violations
- California nursing homes see surge in coronavirus cases amid statewide spike
- Test to detect COVID-19 and flu rolled out for first time in California health system
- With more than 1M cases and a 4.2% coronavirus positivity rate, California rolls back reopening plans
- Woodland nursing home experiences second outbreak, rising case counts threaten to move Yolo County back into Purple Tier
- Washington, Oregon, Nevada join the California plan to review the COVID-19 vaccine
COLORADO
- 2 health system chief marketing officers predict their toughest challenges in 2021
- A look at the strain on some Colorado hospitals caused by the current wave of COVID-19
- Colorado hospitals activate Tier 1 in light of COVID
- Colorado hospitals experiencing staff shortages as COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to rise
- Colorado prepares for hospital bed, staff shortages as COVID-19 spreads unchecked
- Colorado sees largest single-day rise in COVID-19 diagnoses since pandemic began
- Colorado sets new hospitalization record, has added nearly 600 patients in past two weeks
- COVID-19 hospitalizations fill ICU beds to capacity at Denver Health
- ‘Dramatic’ Nursing Shortage Adding To COVID Woes For Colorado Hospitals
- Governor Outlines Hospital Response As Coronavirus Surges
- Hospitalizations soar, stretching Colorado medical workers thin
- More COVID-19 patients are staying in the hospital now than in previous months
- Parkview at 99% capacity after patient transfer relieves stress
- Peak Health Alliance names new CEO as Tamara Pogue steps down to fulfill commissioner role
- Rural hospitals strained by COVID though case rates are lower
- UCHealth study looks at antibody cocktail as way to prevent COVID-19 infection
CONNECTICUT
- Connecticut physician charged for ‘super COVID tests,’ patients say
- Governor concerned about healthcare workers, pandemic stress they are under
- Trinity Health finds new leader from within for Saint Francis Hospital
- 2 killed in explosion at Connecticut hospital
- OSHA Fines Lawrence + Memorial Hospital Following Worker COVID-19 Death
- New COVID-19 treatment comes to Connecticut hospitals, but it’s in highly limited supply and helpful only to some patients
- Connecticut hospital official predicts state’s COVID-19 hospitalizations will at least double to 1,600 in second wave
- Not Just COVID: Nursing Home Neglect Deaths Surge in Shadows
- CT launches ConnectToCare online portal to help hire staff for nursing homes
- Second Wave of COVID Deaths to Hit Connecticut Is Widespread
- State Reports New Rise in COVID-19 Cases In Nursing Homes, Assisted Living
- “Consistently long lines” at Connecticut’s COVID-19 test sites as cases surge across state and nation
DC
- Adventist HealthCare planning new facility to replace small Prince George’s hospital
- D.C. Hospitals Push Forward With Expansion Projects Despite Shift To Telehealth
- D.C. Hospitals Surpass 90% Bed Capacity For First Time Since Beginning Of COVID-19 Pandemic
DELAWARE
- Blackbaud Breach: 78K Delaware Hospital Donors Affected
- ChristianaCare to invest $25M in new supply warehousing
- Covid-19 one-day case total soars to a record 465
- Delaware cardiology practice to pay $500K to resolve fraud allegations
- Much of Delaware on COVID hotspot list as three more deaths reported
- State announces COVID-related data breach
FLORIDA
- 2 South Florida Hospitals Will Receive Covid Vaccine
- A hospital in Florida surprised its COVID nurses with an island vacation
- Baptist Health co-leads $34M in health care technology firm COTA
- Broward Health CEO Gino Santorio resigns
- COVID-19 Hospital Report: What is Florida’s ICU and Physician Capacity?
- COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to mount in Florida
- Florida Long-Term Care COVID-19 Deaths Top 7,000
- Florida reports nearly 7,000 new coronavirus cases as surge continues across US
- Florida’s Largest Health Care Organizations Join Forces to Fight the Flu
- Florida’s minimum wage increase could help and hurt home healthcare
- Hospital system hires new head of strategy, innovation
- Longtime Mount Sinai Medical Center CEO Sonenreich stepping aside
- Orlando Health breaks ground on downtown orthopedic hospital complex
- Physician shortage expected to worsen amid COVID-19 pandemic impact
- Signs of the surge: COVID-19 hospitalizations rise 44 percent
- South Florida ‘expected to hit a peak’ in COVID-19 cases as Thanksgiving nears
- Tampa General Hospital to launch venture capital fund
GEORGIA
- Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta to raise minimum wage to $15/hour
- Kemp renews current COVID-19 guidelines for Georgia
- Nursing shortage and COVID fatigue worry healthcare workers as cases surge
- Report reveals testing botched, no hand soap during deadly outbreak at Georgia nursing home
- ‘They’re scared’: Demand for Georgia ICU nurses triples in 1 week
HAWAII
- DOH to disburse $135K in CARES aid to Hawaii nursing homes
- Hawaii’s COVID numbers are climbing more slowly than the rest of the U.S.
- Hospital Execs Say Hawaii Needs To Prepare For Winter Surge Of COVID-19 Cases
IDAHO
- All 5 ICU beds in Blackfoot’s hospital were full last Friday
- BGH moves into contingency mode
- Idaho hospitals’ land of confusion over relief funds
- Idaho Hospital System Predicts Doubling Of COVID-19 Patients By Christmas
- Idaho’s rising COVID-19 cases complicates contact tracing efforts
- Idaho’s St. Luke’s halts elective surgery scheduling through Christmas
- St. Luke’s Health System to study pandemic’s effects on mental health
- St. Luke’s to pause some surgeries for weeks, a result of COVID-19 crisis
- St. Luke’s to temporarily pause certain elective surgeries beginning Monday
ILLINOIS
- Advocate Aurora braces for COVID surge staffing shortages
- Chicago hospitals brace for biggest COVID-19 surge yet
- CommonSpirit posts $800M net income in Q1
- COVID-19 hospital bed availability in southwest Illinois falls below state threshold
- Encompass Health to build Illinois hospital in joint venture
- How Illinois Hospitals Are Handling The COVID-19 Surge, And Warily Watching Beds Fill
- Illinois’ COVID-19 hospitalization rates continue to rise
- Illinois hospitals delay elective surgeries, add beds as COVID-19 cases climb
- Illinois Medical Professionals: ‘Health Care Workers Are Weary’
- Illinois unveils plan to transform healthcare delivery
- Is Illinois ready to roll out a COVID vaccine?
- Mercy Hospital is closing but its owners plan to open a $13 million outpatient center on the South Side next fall
- Merger would create 4-hospital system in Southern Illinois
- Now-closed McCormick Place COVID-19 hospital cost taxpayers $15M to staff, run
- Nursing Homes See Increase in COVID-19 As Virus Surges in Illinois
- Residents with COVID weren’t isolated in southwest Illinois nursing home, state says
- Southern Illinois Healthcare, Harrisburg Medical Center to consider merger
- St. Louis leaders warn of COVID-19 hospital overcapacity, already a reality for some Illinois families
- Trinity seeks OK for Chicago outpatient center where it’s closing hospital
- Upfront Healthcare raises $11.5M to help hospitals become more efficient
- Vibra Hospital will not reopen for COVID-19 surge
- Workers threaten to strike at 11 nursing homes in Illinois next week if wages and pandemic hazard pay don’t increase
- ‘You can’t cut or shrink your way to greatness’: University of Chicago Medical Center CFO on managing finances amid the pandemic
INDIANA
- $66M settlement against Munster cardiology group, hospital for unneeded surgeries, implanted devices
- Community Hospital In Munster Will Be Among First In Indiana To Get COVID-19 Vaccine For Healthcare Workers
- COVID-19 straining hospital resources while health officials urge Hoosiers to scale back Thanksgiving
- Hospitals facing increasing COVID-19 caseload
- Hospitals in Kentucky, Indiana find hope in new drug as more COVID-19 patients fill beds
- Indiana health officials brace for continued COVID-19 surge, while hospitals scramble for staff
- Indiana Hospital Association applauds Gov. Holcomb’s new restrictions
- Indiana Hospital Association says coronavirus surge takes toll on medical staffs
- Indiana Hospital Association warns facilities could soon reach ‘breaking point’
- Indiana Hospitals lack of staff becoming growing issue
- Indiana National Guard deployed to every nursing home in the state
- Indiana urges retired healthcare workers to voluntarily return to work during COVID-19 fight
- ‘On the brink’: Indiana hospitals face staffing crunch as COVID-19 surges
- Southern Indiana hospitals see sharp increase in COVID hospitalizations
- What it’s like in hospitals for Indiana healthcare workers during COVID-19 pandemic
IOWA
- Public apathy frustrates COVID-19 contact tracers: ‘We know people are lying to us’
- Iowa reporting ‘very high’ flu activity: 6 notes from the CDC
- More than 60,000 Iowans impacted by Mercy Iowa City data breach
- New COVID Outbreaks Reported In 20 More Iowa Nursing Homes
- How Iowa’s Governor Went From Dismissing Mask Mandates to Ordering One Herself
- Iowa collects info on individual hospitals’ capacity and resources, but won’t share it with the public
- Staffing challenges in Iowa nursing homes, other direct care settings predate pandemic
- ‘Heartening’ COVID Vaccine News Shared by University of Iowa
- AARP reveals new data showing staffing, PPE shortages at Iowa long-term care facilities
- Iowa hospital officials hopeful on vaccine, continuing surge plan
KANSAS
- Kansas counties tighten COVID rules
- Kan. hospitals reaching capacity; rural hospitals struggle to find patients beds
- Kansas hospitals seek help from nearby states, but the whole Midwest is struggling with a COVID surge
- U of Kansas Health System begins delaying elective surgeries
- Hutchinson woman shares hospital experience after being turned away due to COVID-19 surge
- Coronavirus hits Kansas hospitals harder, sidelines staff
- Kan. health officials urge communities to do more amid surge
- Wichita has five new nursing home coronavirus clusters. Here’s where they are.
- White House encourages stronger health orders in Kansas as COVID crisis worsens
KENTUCKY
- Baptist Health to unveil look of new hospital in TV show
- Burgeoning Louisville health care company expands into four states
- Here’s a sneak peek at Baptist Health’s new campus in Lexington’s Hamburg area
- Hospitals in Kentucky, Indiana find hope in new drug as more COVID-19 patients fill beds
- Local hospitals preparing plan to implement COVID-19 vaccination to healthcare workers
- Long-term care facilities to receive additional assistance from Ky. National Guard
- Louisville doctors are some of the worst compensated in the US, report shows
- Louisville mayor, health leaders discuss latest COVID-19 impacts on hospital system
- Louisville Public Health Expert Talks Challenges For Kentucky Once COVID-19 Vaccine Is Approved
- Norton Healthcare, King’s Daughters’ take first step toward merger
- Norton Healthcare operating income behind $105M in 3Q compared to 2019
- Norton Healthcare says it has plans in place to rollout a COVID-19 vaccine as soon as one becomes available
- ‘Significant milestone’ | U of L marks one year since KentuckyOne Health takeover
- St. Claire names Lang administrative director of post-acute care
- UK HealthCare Cardiology Services Expand in Frankfort
- ‘We can’t keep it out’: Two dozen people died of Covid-19 in a Kentucky veterans center as infections in the community surged
LOUISIANA
- CEO parts ways with Louisiana hospital
- St. Charles Parish Hospital parts ways with CEO
- Ochsner launches initiative to improve Louisiana’s health
- Nursing homes work with visitation hours and events ahead of the Holiday season
- Hidden COVID-19 health crisis in Louisiana: Some senior citizens health failing due to pandemic isolation
- Confirmed Louisiana virus cases top 200,000 amid new surge
- White House: Louisiana seeing coronavirus ‘resurgence’, mitigation must be increased
- ‘We do have concerns’: COVID-19 hospitalizations on the rise in New Orleans
MAINE
- Bangor hospital begins to feel the coronavirus surge
- Maine DHHS Announces New Financial Support For Testing of Nursing Facility Staff
- Family of COVID-19 victim seeks to sue nursing facility, Millinocket wedding venue
- As cases surge, Gov. Mills urges compliance: ‘If you love this country, wear a mask’
- New nursing program helping to combat nursing shortage
- COVID-19 cases spike at Lewiston nursing home as virus spreads across Androscoggin County
- Maine Medical Center puts enhanced visitation restrictions in place in response to COVID-19 surge
- As COVID-19 cases hit record levels in Maine, models predict numbers will get even worse
MARYLAND
- Baltimore Washington Medical Center CEO Karen Olscamp to retire with 34 years of service at the Glen Burnie hospital
- COVID-19 In Maryland: All Hospital, Nursing Home Visitation Prohibited Until Further Notice, Gov. Hogan Says
- Hogan outlines COVID-19 initiatives as cases surge
- Hogan tightens restrictions on hospital capacity and visitation
- Maryland Hospital Association head: Situation ‘manageable’ but ‘deeply concerning’
- Maryland hospitals race to buy freezers to store COVID-19 vaccines
- Md. Nursing Homes Prep for Next Wave of Virus
- President and CEO of the Hospital Association of Maryland on the current states of hospitals
MASSACHUSETTS
- Massachusetts Department of Health seeks bidders to test digital COVID-19 contact tracing system that uses Bluetooth signals
- Massachusetts families sue Gov. Charlie Baker over flu shot mandate, say requirement is unconstitutional
- People exposed to COVID-19 can leave quarantine after as little as 10 days under new Massachusetts guidance
- Massachusetts broke single-day record for most COVID cases last week; reports 2,263 new COVID cases, 20 deaths today
- Boston Children’s partners with cloud provider on AI-powered COVID-19 imaging detection tool
- Massachusetts Health Care Workers Are First In Line For Vaccine – But Some Aren’t Sure They Want It
- Second wave of COVID-19 crashing into Mass. nursing homes
- Stipends offered for nursing home training
- 5 things hospitals should consider before implementing new tech: former Mass General Brigham CIO
- COVID-19-related OSHA complaints, fines pile up for healthcare facilities
- Long lines as Massachusetts residents rush to get coronavirus tests before Thanksgiving
MICHIGAN
- Beaumont: Finances better than expected amid COVID-related income loss
- Beaumont Health employees to receive ‘thanks for Thanksgiving’ bonuses
- Beaumont Health paid CEO $2.6 million bonus weeks before bailout
- Beaumont Health sells ambulance division to Superior Air-Ground Ambulance Service of Michigan, Inc.
- Beaumont, Henry Ford Hospital chiefs sound alarm on dramatic rise in COVID cases in Michigan
- Beaumont shows appreciation to employees who have worked through pandemic
- ‘Corporate leadership must go. All of them’: Physician urges Beaumont to oust top execs
- COVID update: Are Thumb hospitals at capacity?
- Despite 76% net income drop, Beaumont giving $1,000 staff bonuses
- Detroit Medical Center names CMO of adult central campus hospitals
- Helen Newberry Joy Hospital announces appointment of new CFO
- Largest Hospital Systems in Michigan
- Michigan at ‘pivotal point’ in COVID-19 fight, health officials say
- Michigan Hospital CEOs say COVID-19 once again a statewide emergency
- Michigan hospital leaders sound COVID-19 alarms
- Michigan hospitals don’t plan to shut down elective surgeries again, but it’s a possible last resort
- Michigan hospitals on high alert after health care cyberattacks elsewhere
- Michigan hospitals sound the alarm on COVID-19 surge
- Michigan surpasses 8K coronavirus deaths
- MidMichigan Health surpasses 100,000 virtual visits
- ‘Our hospitals are rapidly filling with COVID patients’ warn Michigan healthcare leaders
- Sale of Beaumont’s Ambulance Division Moves Forward
- ‘The health care system can capsize’: Michigan hospitals rapidly filling with COVID-19 patients
- Top Beaumont Health cardiologist makes case to oust CEO, other leaders
- Top Henry Ford Health doctor worried about Michigan COVID-19 deaths rising in near future
- Trinity seeks OK for Chicago outpatient center where it’s closing hospital
- Upper Michigan, state record single-day records for new COVID-19 cases
- West Michigan hospitals know the virus better now, but do they have enough staff for another surge?
- Workers describe “stressful and chaotic” scene at Muskegon hospital hit hard with COVID-19
MINNESOTA
- 900+ Mayo Clinic workers diagnosed with COVID-19 in past 2 weeks
- Children’s Minnesota names interim chief nursing officer
- COVID-19 claims 7 at central Minnesota senior living center; 75% of nursing home residents infected
- Duluth health care systems reserve more resources for COVID-19 patients
- Minnesota in ‘desperate and dangerous place’ with COVID-19
- Midwest reels from COVID surge: ‘Why weren’t we prepared for what was coming?’
- More COVID-19 restrictions likely in Minnesota, Gov. Walz says
- M Health Fairview closes 137-year-old St. Paul hospital, to become homeless shelter
- Mayo Clinic inks data analytics partnership with AI-powered telehealth startup
- Over 900 Mayo staff have gotten COVID-19 in past two weeks
- ‘One Minnesota, we’re in this together’: Walz joins frontline workers to address worsening COVID-19 situation
- Allina Health loss grows to $154M over 9 months
- Minnesota healthcare workers call for more COVID-19 restrictions as hospitals feel strain
- Nurses voice concerns over hospitals shutting down or downsizing during pandemic
- Making health IT more resilient: 3 questions with Fairview CIO Sameer Badlani
- Minnesota seeks ambulances from FEMA to help with COVID-19 patient surge
- Record 72 COVID-19 deaths, 7,877 more cases in Minnesota
MISSISSIPPI
- CHS wants out of Mississippi hospital lease
- COVID-19 outbreak at Missouri nursing home kills 20 residents
- How limited number of ICU beds in Mississippi impacts rural hospitals amid rising COVID-19 cases
- Mississippi governor says state would not ‘participate’ in nationwide shutdown
- Mississippi leads nation in nursing home residents’ coronavirus cases
- Mississippi’s capital city is out of ICU beds as COVID-19 surges, health official says
- Police defuse possible explosive device at Mississippi hospital
- Rural Mississippi hospital could have new ownership by year’s end
- Two north Mississippi hospitals no longer have ICU beds available
MISSOURI
- Coronavirus Latest: New hospitalization records in St. Louis
- Could a field hospital house Kansas City’s COVID patients?
- Missouri reports record COVID-19 hospitalizations
- SSM Health, Quorum Health explore sale of Jefferson City hospital
- St. Louis area hospitals battle nursing shortage amid pandemic
- St. Louis leaders warn of COVID-19 hospital overcapacity, already a reality for some Illinois families
- BJC HealthCare extends elective surgery postponement to all hospitals
- Mizzou breaks ground on new $30M nursing school building
- Governor Parson extends state of emergency until March 2021
- COVID-19 outbreak at Missouri nursing home leaves 20 dead, over 100 infected
- UMSL to address nursing shortage with $7M nursing center expansion
- Insurance stops paying for Missouri nurse’s rehab after near-fatal COVID infection
- Kansas City hospitals take on more COVID-19 patients from rural areas
- St. Louis area sets record for hospitalizations, Missouri reports more than 5,000 new COVID-19 cases
- Patient in mental hospital is latest COVID-19 victim in state-run facility
- Missouri hospitals urge Parson to issue statewide mask mandate
MONTANA
- Missoula nursing home will accept positive COVID-19 patients to alleviate hospitals
- Montana Doctor Says Hospital Is ‘Strapped Thin’
- Montana emergency doctors warn Covid-19 has their community on ‘the brink of disaster’
- Montana health system sued over oncologist’s sudden absence
- Montana hospitals increasingly seeing impact from COVID-19
- Montana National Guard delivers 20 hospital beds to Billings Clinic
- Montana’s health-care system on the brink
- Several Montana hospitals nearing or above capacity
NEBRASKA
- ‘Health care workers are exhausted,’ UNMC letter receives 2k+ signatures
- AARP calls for Gov. Ricketts and legislators to give nursing homes more protection
- COVID surges in Dakotas are warning of what may happen in Nebraska, Iowa
- Rural Nebraska hospital battles COVID-19
- ‘This is incredible news’: Nebraska hospitals, health departments prepare for COVID-19 vaccine arrivals
- Like metro hospitals, hospitals in rural areas of Nebraska facing capacity concerns amid virus surge
NEVADA
- Nevada’s test positivity climbs above 15%, more than 1K COVID-19 cases reported
- Reno area hospitals ‘on the verge of being overwhelmed’ by COVID-19 surge
- Reno hospital opens COVID-19 surge unit in parking garage
- Renown to invest $469M in renovations, expansions
- Southern Nevada hospitals reassure public despite surge in cases
- Washington, Oregon, Nevada join the California plan to review the COVID-19 vaccine
NEW HAMPSHIRE
- New Hampshire’s hospitals vow to stay open amid COVID-19 spike
- Rising COVID-19 Cases In N.H. Exacerbate Healthcare Workforce Shortages
- So far, New Hampshire’s in good shape with hospital beds and ICUs. So far.
- Hundreds of N.H. residents sought for COVID vaccine trial
- NH brings back $300-per-week stipend for long-term care workers
- Rising COVID cases in N.H. exacerbate workforce shortages
- N.H’s nursing homes are among the hardest hit in U.S., but received little federal aid
- NH delegation: New England nursing homes unfairly penalized
NEW JERSEY
- As COVID-19 surges in N.J., frontline workers are calling it quits: ‘I don’t want to gamble with my life.’
- COVID In New Jersey: Hospital Official Expresses Concern As Cases Climb Because There’s No Backup Available This Time Around
- Hamilton nursing home faces $13K fine for COVID-19 workplace violations
- RWJBarnabas, Trinitas Reach Definitive Agreement
- Sage Growth Partners Rebrands New Jersey’s Largest Brain and Spine Surgery Group
- Several N.J. hospitals temporarily hit divert status partly due to increase in COVID-19 patients
NEW MEXICO
- New Mexico hospitals feel pressure of virus surge
- Acoma governor: Closing of vital services at ACL hospital ‘devastating’ to area
- As it happened: New Mexico governor announces 2-week ‘shelter in place’ order
- N.M. tightens public health restrictions amid ‘reset’
- Pfizer selects New Mexico for vaccine pilot program
- New Mexico COVID-19 update: 2,112 new cases, totaling 67,559
NEW YORK
- Brothers of Mercy nursing home fined $6,000 for Covid-19 violation
- New York physician pays $15K to settle HIPAA Right of Access violation
- NY Specialist Pays OCR $15K for HIPAA Right of Access Failures
- Syracuse nursing home employee spreads coronavirus to 18 residents
- Memorial Sloan Kettering’s operating loss reaches $453M
- Drug testing practices prompt investigation of 3 New York hospitals
- New York patients struggling to get prescription opioids since excise tax
- Northwell AI tool allows nurses to strategically monitor overnight vitals
- NYU Langone Health expanding its lung cancer care in Brooklyn
- Montefiore New Rochelle nurses deliver strike notice
- New York Lawmakers Hope Nursing Home Problems Will Be Avoided in Second Wave
NORTH CAROLINA
- As Covid-19 cases increase, Triad health providers confront occupancy hardships and prepare for surge
- COVID-19 physician reimbursement site launched
- Mission Health system breaks COVID-19 hospitalization record
- NC reports highest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases since start of pandemic
- NC hospitals join others in declaring racism a public health crisis
- North Carolina reports single-day record for COVID-19 cases
- ‘Time to write the next chapter’: Sentara to build 110-bed North Carolina replacement hospital
- Trio of Triangle medical centers named among nation’s top 50 cardiovascular hospitals, study says
- UNC Health Care announces agreement with Kindred for new hospital rehabilitation services
NORTH DAKOTA
- A North Dakota Health Center Confronts Covid Surge
- North Dakota governor changes tack and issues mask mandate
- North Dakota nurses speak out after measure to allow COVID-19-positive nurses to continue working
- Nurses say ND’s response to COVID-19 ‘is a dumpster fire’
- Sanford adding 35 new beds to the downtown hospital
- Sanford Health Bismarck Region president addresses ICU bed shortage
- North Dakota governor issues mask mandate
- COVID-19 hospitalizations hit new high in North Dakota as new state prevention measures take effect
- 5 minutes is ‘a lifetime’: Sisters escorted out of dying mother’s COVID-19 room by Fargo hospital security
- Midwest reels from COVID surge: ‘Why weren’t we prepared for what was coming?’
- The Dakotas are ‘as bad as it gets anywhere in the world’ for COVID-19
- COVID-19 Hospitalizations Surge In Dakotas: ‘It’s Like We Opened Up A Spigot’
- Anger in North Dakota after governor asks Covid-positive health workers to keep working
OHIO
- 2 health system chief marketing officers predict their toughest challenges in 2021
- After CEO departure, Christ Hospital announces C-suite change
- Cleveland Clinic Extends Suspension of Some Nonessential Surgeries
- Cleveland Hospitals Say Rise in Health Workers with COVID Could Impact Care
- Cleveland Clinic nurse who assisted in New York early in COVID-19 pandemic fears Ohio is headed down wrong path
- Cleveland Clinic Temporarily Pauses Non-Essential Surgeries Due To COVID-19
- Cleveland Clinic to reschedule nonemergency surgeries
- Coronavirus hospitalizations surge in Ohio’s rural counties as record numbers continue to rise
- Eye on Ohio wins seven-month legal battle for public records on hospital capacity numbers
- Kettering Health patients can see prescription costs in real time with new tech
- Mercy Medical Center and Summa Health Care stop all hospital visitation, effective immediately
- Mount Carmel hires new CFO from PeaceHealth in Washington
- Nationwide Children’s Will Start Admitting Young Adults Under 26 From Other Hospitals
- OHHS and Wexner Medical Center sign agreement
- Ohio hospital files antitrust suit against ProMedica
- Ohio hospital still bringing computers back online 2 months after IT incident
- Ohio nurses say they’re ready to strike Nov. 21
- Nurse sues Ohio State outpatient care system for alleged unpaid labor
- Premier Health to outsource about 700 food, environmental services jobs
- Telehealth expansion bill introduced in Ohio Senate
- Where Ohio’s First COVID-19 Vaccine Doses Will Be Administered
- With more than 1,000 sidelined healthcare workers, Cleveland health system leaders make public plea
OKLAHOMA
- Oklahoma to Launch Statewide Health Information Exchange
- Local hospitals offer COVID-19 care criteria after mayor says respiratory system must be ‘in danger of collapse’ for admission
- Rural hospitals stretched thin as Oklahoma hospitalizations reach record levels
- Oklahoma Nursing Groups Ask Stitt For Staffing Help, Mask Mandate
- SSM Health St. Anthony moving to ‘no visitor’ policy due to COVID-19 increase
- ‘We are going to run out of resources’ – metro hospitals working to squeeze in as many COVID-19 patients as possible
- Mercy changes visitation policy at Oklahoma City campus and clinics across state in response to COVID-19 surge
- Holt: Oklahoma City residents need to take 10-day break from high-risk activities
- Officials: 26 deaths reported as Oklahoma’s coronavirus cases rise by 3,000
- Northeastern Oklahoma moves into Tier 3 of hospital surge plan
- Oklahoma nursing homes paid up to $6,000 for COVID-19 safety training
- New report shows cases, deaths inside Oklahoma nursing homes still increasing
- Oklahoma hospitals filling up with COVID patients as hospitalizations reach record levels
OREGON
- Daily Covid case counts in Oregon, while still high, tick down slightly
- Hospitalizations soar, vacant ICU beds dwindle as virus rages across Portland
- Lower Umpqua Hospital District names interim leader
- Oregon Gov. Kate Brown Announces 14-Day Statewide ‘Freeze’
- Oregon health insurers get Q3 boost from ‘risk corridors’ judgments and deferred care
- Oregon hospital beds running low as Covid-19 cases surge
- Oregon ‘on the cusp’ of a health care staffing shortage as Covid-19 hospitalizations rise
- Portland hospitals cut some elective surgeries in COVID-19 surge
- Providence to eliminate 182 positions in Oregon but offer most employees new jobs
- Washington, Oregon, Nevada join the California plan to review the COVID-19 vaccine
- ‘We will soon reach a breaking point’: Oregon sets new daily mark for COVID-19 cases with 1,122
PENNSYLVANIA
- 2,200 Philly-area nurses are threatening to strike during a coronavirus surge for ‘safe patient limits’
- Gov. Wolf petitions federal government to reauthorize National Guard COVID assistance
- Hundreds of Philadelphia-area nurses begin strike
- Largest Healthcare Union responds to Pa. COVID measures
- Luzerne, Wyoming counties see spike in nursing home COVID-19 cases
- Over 800 nurses strike Philadelphia area hospital for improved staffing
- Over 5,000 New Coronavirus Cases in Pennsylvania, Hospital Cases ‘Steadily Climbing’
- Pa. intensive care beds could soon be full of COVID-19 patients; hospitals detail plans for averting crisis
- Penn State Health preparing for state’s ‘tipping point’ in resurgence of COVID-19
- Tower Health might sell off hospitals in 2021, except for the ‘mothership’ of Reading Hospital
- Tying the knot: Two Western Pa. hospitals agree to operate under one corporate parent
RHODE ISLAND
- Woonsocket nursing home fined by OSHA for ‘coronavirus violations’
- ‘Significant outbreak’ of COVID reported at Eleanor Slater Hospital
- Hospital ERs bursting as coronavirus cases climb
- 2-Week Pause in RI to Begin Nov. 30 Amid Rising COVID Cases
- Rhode Island identifies 1,040 more coronavirus cases
- Rhode Island psychiatric hospital deals with virus outbreak
- Frontline hospital workers not screened for COVID-19 in Rhode Island
- RI Nursing Homes Slammed Again By Coronavirus, Data Shows RI Is 4th Highest for Deaths Per Capita
- More Rhode Island Nursing Homes Reporting Coronavirus Cases, High School Capacity To Be Reduced
SOUTH CAROLINA
- CEO, chief nursing officer no longer with Prisma Health hospital
- Columbia pharma firm wins contract to provide plastic single-dose COVID vaccine syringes
- New study finds SC has the 11th least prepared for hospital capacity
- Nurses are in higher demand than ever in Charleston during COVID-19
- Roper St. Francis Healthcare unveils new Influenza and COVID-19 diagnostic test
- South Carolina pharmaceutical firm to help rollout COVID-19 vaccine
SOUTH DAKOTA
- From vaccines to wind farms: 5 things we learned at Gov. Noem’s press conference
- Merger between South Dakota, Utah hospitals tips the scale
- Monument Health understaffed, near-capacity, as elderly wait for long-term care openings
- Sanford leadership talk COVID-19, merger Monday in Sioux Falls
- Coronavirus: How one rural health system [Sanford] is coping with the fall surge
- The Dakotas are ‘as bad as it gets anywhere in the world’ for COVID-19
- COVID-19 Hospitalizations Surge In Dakotas: ‘It’s Like We Opened Up A Spigot’
- Rapid City doctor appears on CNN as South Dakota hospitals face staffing shortages
- South Dakota’s Kristi Noem Defends Forgoing Masks As COVID Surges
- Sanford Health: Thanksgiving a ‘juncture’ for COVID-19 in South Dakota
- More than 2,000 COVID-19 recoveries; deaths surpass 700
TENNESSEE
- 4 COVID-19 metrics marked red in Nashville
- Baptist Memorial Health Care to take part in new COVID-19 clinical trial
- COVID-19 hospitalizations approach peak July numbers
- CHS wants out of Mississippi hospital lease
- FTC sues to block $350 million sale of 2 Tenet Healthcare-owned hospitals in Memphis area
- In one of the Tennessee counties hit hardest by COVID-19, a rural hospital will reopen
- Legislation filed to limit power of Tennessee’s metro health departments
- Premier joins 34 health systems in DeRoyal partnership for expanded domestic isolation gown production
- Tennessee Hospital Chief: Sick Nurses And A Shortage Of Contractors Are Limiting Capacity
- Tennessee AG joins effort to block $350M hospital deal
- Tennessee reports record 10K+ coronavirus cases over the weekend
TEXAS
- Baylor Scott & White’s operating income nearly doubles
- Texas health system’s EHR back online one week after cyberthreat
- Travel nurse accuses UMC of not aggressively treating COVID-19 patients, leading to deaths
- Hendrick computer systems restored, additional security measures implemented
- Baylor opening regional medical school
- Houston physician sentenced to prison for $17M billing fraud
- Texas Gov. Greg Abbott touts arrival of new COVID-19 treatment, rejects calls for sterner measures
- Texas Health Care Workers Worry About Hospital Capacity as COVID-19 Cases Surge
- Coronavirus cases in Texas are soaring again. But this time Gov. Greg Abbott says no lockdown is coming.’
- Texas Medical Center leaders worried about increasing COVID-19 hospitalizations
- New virus cases surging nationwide in nursing homes, Texas cases ballooning
- Seven dead as COVID-19 ravages Kerrville nursing home
- COVID-19 cases on the rise in Texas nursing and assisted living facilities
UTAH
- Ahead of Utah’s first weekend under COVID-19 state of emergency, questions remain
- Another day of record high coronavirus cases as Utah’s numbers top 4,000
- Intermountain Healthcare: Surgeries requiring hospital stay could be postponed
- Merger between South Dakota, Utah hospitals tips the scale
- Utah coronavirus surge ranks among nation’s worst
- Utah hospital network adds 200 nurses to combat virus surge
- Utah hospital stops conspiracy theorists attempting to sneak in, disprove ICU capacity claims
- Who is in Utah’s hospitals with coronavirus — and what’s likely to happen to them
VERMONT
- UVM Medical Center will close Fanny Allen operating rooms after more staff illnesses
- Only pharmacy school in Vermont to close
- Baston, chief nursing officer, resigns from Retreat
- What are lessons learned from UVM Health Network hack?
- Health care group bids for Southern Vermont College campus
- Vermont sees 2 more COVID deaths, new daily record
- Vermont COVID-19 cases expected to increase by 50% over next six weeks
- How Central Vermont Hospital Is Coping With More COVID-19 Patients
- ‘Strained beyond capacity’: Vermont nursing homes search for staffing during pandemic
- Covid outbreaks expand at nursing homes in Northfield and Rutland
- Social distancing is a luxury many can’t afford. Vermont actually did something about it.
VIRGINIA
- Arner named board chairman of Virginia Hospital and Healthcare Association
- COVID in Virginia: New-case increase and hospitalizations are down
- COVID-19 hospitalizations soar in Northern, Southwest Virginia
- CEO named for UVA Medical Center
- More than 200 coronavirus cases reported from Halifax County nursing home as of Monday
- ‘Time to write the next chapter’: Sentara to build 110-bed North Carolina replacement hospital
- Virginia Hospital & Healthcare Association elects new officers
- Virginia reports over 2K new daily COVID-19 cases again as statewide percent of positive tests rises to 7.4%; first time since September
- With Virginia’s coronavirus cases nearing a new milestone, health care leaders continue their fight
WASHINGTON
- MultiCare Indigo healthcare workers schedule strike
- Providence records $214M operating loss through Q3
- Urgent care employees move to strike in Seattle area alleging inadequate rest, PPE
- Washington, Oregon, Nevada join the California plan to review the COVID-19 vaccine
WEST VIRGINIA
- Camden Clark Medical Center names chief medical officer
- Jeffery Lilley no longer CEO at Princeton hospital
- West Virginia health system seeks to quadruple hospital’s bed count
- West Virginia ICU beds are plenty but medical staff are not; Hospitals prepare for potential surge of COVID-19
WISCONSIN
- A Look At Some Of Wisconsin’s Alarming COVID-19 Trends
- Advocate Aurora braces for COVID surge staffing shortages
- Advocate Aurora cuts surgical admissions 50% as Covid surges, Froedtert weighs options
- Aurora hospitals to begin limiting elective surgeries
- Area hospitals postponing non-urgent surgeries to increase ICU access
- Children’s Wisconsin to accept adult patients during pandemic
- Health care workers are ‘tapped out’ amid coronavirus fall surge, Wisconsin doctor says
- Hospital, nursing home staff shortages create healthcare bottleneck
- Hospitals back on the brink of COVID-19 disaster as Midwest numbers spike
- Staffing, PPE ‘careening towards crisis status’ for hospitals, nursing homes
- “We’re struggling here.” Madison hospitals postpone some surgeries to increase ICU capacity
- Wis. DHS doctors meet to begin forming guidance on how to distribute COVID-19 vaccines once available
- Wisconsin prepares to get, deliver COVID-19 vaccine
- Wisconsin sets new record of coronavirus hospitalizations Monday
- Wisconsin Supreme Court hears arguments on governor’s emergency declaration power
- With 8% of ICU beds open, Wisconsin officials warn of ‘tipping point’ where hospital care is not accessible
WYOMING
