NATIONAL
- 9 recent big tech partnerships in healthcare: Amazon, Google, Microsoft
- AMA: Drug shortages urgent public health crisis
- Biden closes in on pick for HHS secretary
- CMS finalizes physician-owned hospital boost, end of inpatient-only list
- CMS Finalizes 2021 Physician Fee Schedule, Including E/M Changes
- CDC may shorten 14-day COVID-19 quarantine recommendation
- CDC trims COVID-19 quarantine recommendation
- CMS’ outpatient payment rule for 2021: 5 things to know
- CMS’s Stark Law Changes Could Mean More Value-Based Business for Home Health Operators
- COVID-related nursing shortages hit hospitals nationwide
- Fauci warns of ‘surge upon a surge’
- HHS COVID-19 data often diverges with state data: report
- Near crisis, some hospitals face tough decisions in caring for flood of patients
- New Hospital-at-Home Waiver Program Is ‘Another Step Forward’ for Home-Based Care
- Telehealth, ACO changes cemented in physician fee schedule rule
- Vaccinate healthcare workers first, CDC panel says
- Vaccine will be widely available by June, Warp Speed leader says
- Virus Updates: First Vaccines Going to Health Workers, Nursing Homes
- Some Health Care Workers Are Wary Of Getting COVID-19 Vaccines
- US hits nearly 2,600 Covid-19 deaths in one day — the highest since April
- COVID-19 hospitalizations hit record high in mid-November and are still rising, CDC says
- OSHA Let Employers Decide Whether to Report Health Care Worker Deaths. Many Didn’t.
- US aims to give 100 million COVID-19 vaccine doses by end of February
- Hospitals inundated by COVID-19 cases try unique staffing, urge more federal flexibilities
ALABAMA
- Alabama Hospital Association president reacts to new surge in COVID-19 cases
- Alabama COVID-19 hospitalizations reach new high
- ‘Out of control’: Alabama hits record virus hospitalizations
- Rural hospitals in Alabama struggle to find enough nurses to face COVID-19
- UAB Hospital deals with record number of COVID-19 hospitalizations
ALASKA
- Alaska Native Medical Center Exceeds Coronavirus Capacity
- Anchorage’s hospitals fill with COVID-19 patients as surge shows no sign of slowing
- Hospital officials warn of ‘dire’ staffing situation ahead of holiday
- ‘It’s bad. It’s really bad’: Anchorage nurses under pressure as COVID-19 pushes busy hospitals to the brink
- Nurses caring for Alaska’s COVID-19 patients find community support both in and out of the hospital
ARIZONA
- Ducey issues plan to fight COVID-19, increase hospital staffing
- Arizona adds record-high 5,442 new COVID-19 cases, 82 deaths as hospital beds hit 90% occupancy
- UArizona researchers urge 3-week shutdown, mask order to contain COVID-19 surge
- Arizona health officials push for new COVID-19 restrictions while hospitals brace for spike in cases
- Arizona’s health care leaders beg ADHS, governor’s office to take COVID-19 action
- Hospitals scramble to hire help as COVID-19 cases rise across Tucson
- HonorHealth, FastMed to manage 30 urgent care clinics
- Arizona hospitals scramble to boost staffing as state’s COVID-19 crisis deepens
- State warns fake COVID-19 ‘nurse’ to stop after ABC15 investigation
- Yuma assisted-living facility reports coronavirus outbreak
- COVID-19 cases could push hospital beds, staff to limit, official says
- Arizona COVID-19 patient air transferred to further facility due to local hospital bed shortage
- Hospitals call on Arizona to act as COVID-19 surge mounts
ARKANSAS
- Arkansas reaches new high in COVID-19 hospitalizations
- Baptist Health Center for Clinical Research among first sites in the U.S. to study COVID prevention agent
- Arkansas plans to transport COVID-19 patients if hospitals get overwhelmed
- CARES committee approves $50 million in extra funding for Arkansas hospitals, nursing homes
- Panel: State remains in ‘red zone’ for new virus cases
- State nursing homes report lag in covid-test results
- COVID risk at ‘historic high,’ Arkansas remains in Red Zone
- Hospitals in Arkansas brave wave of increased COVID-19 patients
- Arkansas’ COVID-19 hospitalizations reach new record
- Mercy to use virtual care at home for some COVID-19 patients
- Local nursing homes among those reporting persistent lag in COVID-19 test results
- Arkansas Health-Care System Stretched to the Limit by COVID
CALIFORNIA
- Alameda Health CEO resigns
- California calls for weekly testing of all hospital workers
- California Hospitals Are Near A Breaking Point As COVID-19 Cases Surge
- California hospitalizations soar, may spur more restrictions
- California medical center server issue exposed patient data for 4.5 years
- California stay-at-home order looms as COVID-19 cases explode to new levels
- California urges hospitals to test all workers for virus
- Record-high COVID-19 caseload at Sacramento hospitals as coronavirus surge worsens
- With cases on the rise, California faces a severe shortage of hospital staff and beds.
COLORADO
- 14 ICU beds available in Colorado Springs; 1 in 41 Coloradans contagious, Polis says
- Colorado has 13% fewer ICU beds than last month, anticipate staffing shortages
- Colorado hospital maximum capacity projected following Thanksgiving, Christmas
- Colorado Hospitals Brace For Surge In COVID-19 Cases Following Thanksgiving Festivities
- Colorado public health agencies lay out plans for COVID-19 vaccine rollout
- Colorado’s COVID-19 hospitalizations increase over Thanksgiving holiday
- COVID In Colorado: Denver Health Expects First Vaccine Shipment Mid-December
- Everside Health Names New President and COO
- ‘Like Living A Nightmare’: COVID Takes Heavy Toll On Colorado Health Care Workers
- Local hospitals get creative to combat PPE shortage
- Summit County hospital reporting lower occupancy levels
- The Ripple Effect Of 1 Rural Colorado Doctor Catching The Coronavirus
CONNECTICUT
- Lamont: No plans for more restrictions despite doctors’ plea
- Nursing home deaths continue to rise, facilities hit hard in the spring starting to see deaths once again
- With COVID-19 surging in Connecticut, health care workers at local hospitals feel the anxiety rising
- As COVID-19 cases climb in Connecticut, hospitals are worried about having enough doctors and nurses
- Yale New Haven opens heart clinic for new mothers
- Lamont says Connecticut could receive 20,000 doses of a COVID-19 vaccine by mid-December
- Many CT nursing homes now required to test staff twice a week as COVID positivity rates top 10% in some counties
- DHMAS: 299 positive COVID tests among staff, inpatients — mostly at CVH
- No plans for more restrictions in Connecticut, Gov. Ned Lamont says, despite doctors’ plea
- As COVID-19 cases climb in Connecticut, hospitals are worried about having enough doctors and nurses
- Nursing homes in New Britain and Waterbury are closing for financial reason; state seeks to find new homes for residents in midst of pandemic
DC
- Coronavirus in DC, Maryland, Virginia: What to Know
- D.C.’s Initial Supply Of A COVID Vaccine May Only Cover 1/10th Of Healthcare Workers
- Increase in Long Term Care Costs in Washington Area, DC Surpass National Trends; COVID-19 Pressures Future Costs
DELAWARE
- Beebe Healthcare prepares for COVID vaccine
- Delaware hospital to play leading role in COVID-19 vaccine distribution
- High-risk health workers to get first COVID vaccines in Delaware
FLORIDA
- AdventHealth executive shares details about prepping for Covid vaccine
- COVID-19 hospitalizations rise in Florida, data trackers warn
- Doctor’s Choice agrees to more than $5.1 million settlement
- Eagle Arc buys South Florida nursing facilities for $36M
- Florida Faces Lawsuit Over Medicaid Records
- Florida has the most expensive hospitals in the country, study finds
- Florida hospital buys medical office building with surgery center, land for $1.4M
- Florida hospitals, healthcare workers feeling strain as COVID-19 cases surpass 1 million statewide
- Florida’s COVID-19 hospitalizations rising, hospitals prepared
- HCA launches AR spine surgery program at 2nd, 3rd Florida hospitals
- Lee Health and Cleveland Clinic forge alliance to improve patient care and operations
- Lee Health is in need of CNA’s, so it’s turning to students for help
- Long-term care facilities prepare for COVID-19 vaccine
- Memorial Hospital Jacksonville unveils new medical robot to seek out lung cancer
- Memorial Hospital rolls out new robot-assisted lung cancer screen technology
- Nation’s Most Expensive Health Care List Includes Florida Hospitals
GEORGIA
- Georgia’s rural hospitals benefit from telemedicine during pandemic
- Here are the 20 Atlanta area long-term care facilities with the most Covid-19 deaths
- Nursing Home Covid-19 outbreaks in northwest Georgia
HAWAII
- Kapiolani Medical Center nurses picket over COVID-19 safety concerns, contract issues
- Kapiolani nurses to picket Wednesday over stalled negotiations and safety concerns
IDAHO
- Hospitals again warn of ‘stressed’ capacity in Idaho’s ICU and COVID-19 units
- Idaho Health Information Exchange Boosts Telehealth Solution
- Health & Welfare: ‘We anticipate that before the end of the year we could have the COVID-19 vaccine in Idaho’
- Central District Health unveils proposed health order for public review
ILLINOIS
- Advocate Aurora’s loss grows to $435M over 9 months
- Illinois hospital among 1st in Midwest to use Cirq robot for spine surgery
- Illinois nursing home workers strike in second week as pandemic surges: Build rank-and-file-committees to save lives
- Nursing home workers in Chicago enter second week of strike
INDIANA
- Draft Plan for Bloomington Hospital Site to be Unveiled
- Health care workers overwhelmed amid record coronavirus hospitalizations
- Independent Clinic to Open Fort Wayne
- Indiana could face critical care bed shortage
- Indiana health workers could get first dose of COVID-19 vaccine by end of year
- No slowing of Indiana COVID-19 hospitalizations, deaths
- Results of Statewide COVID-19 Study Released
- U.S. Government Buys More Doses of Lilly Antibody Therapy
IOWA
- Hospital Association President says Iowa facilities are in ‘dire’ situation
- UnityPoint Health hires new CEO, Clay Holderman, from New Mexico
- UnityPoint Health names presidents, CEOs
- Iowa hospital rolls out Apple’s health records app
- Iowa health care providers make plans for COVID-19 vaccine distribution
- COVID home treatment program helps prevent hospitalizations at UI Hospitals and Clinics
- Nurses wanted: Minnesota, Iowa two of the states making changes to accommodate need
- Number of Iowa nursing homes reporting coronavirus outbreaks increases to 156
- Iowa health care workers, nursing homes to get 1st vaccines
- Iowa expected to receive 172,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses beginning in December
- Record 165 Iowa nursing homes with Covid outbreaks
- Hospitals are desperate for nurses, so schools like UI are getting graduates, interns to work faster
- Ex-Iowa nurse pleads not guilty to stealing clinic fentanyl
KANSAS
- HCA defeats whistleblower’s billing fraud suit
- It’s Hard to Find a Kansas Nursing Home Where the Coronavirus Hasn’t Shown Up
- Kansas Nursing Home Where Every Resident Got COVID Has Federal Funding Cut
- With KC beds sparse, rural hospitals in Kansas, Missouri face new COVID ‘tidal wave’
- Kansas hospital officials fear nursing shortage amid surge
- Rural, regional Kansas hospitals strained by COVID-19 surge
- Kansas Hospitals Are Declining 100 Rural Coronavirus Patients A Month As Capacity Continues To Swell
- Topeka hospitals continue to see high occupancy and spread of COVID-19.
- As Kansas awaits vaccine, it reports jump in COVID-19 deaths
- It’s Becoming Increasingly Hard to Find A Nursing Home In Kansas Where Coronavirus Hasn’t Shown Up
- KU doctors encouraged as second COVID-19 vaccine seeks FDA approval
KENTUCKY
- ‘Deadliest Day’ As Kentucky Hits Highest Number Of COVID-19 Cases, Deaths
- In Focus: Kentucky Hospital Association on COVID-19’s Impact on Rural Hospitals
- Louisville hospitals pen open letter plea to community: ‘We ask that you stand with us’
- Kentucky breaks COVID-19 daily case record on Thanksgiving
- Kentucky Health Providers Receiving Free PPE Through Warehouse Initiative
- Kentucky Hospitals Adjust Services To Make Room For COVID-19 Patients
- Kentucky prepares for rollout of COVID-19 vaccines
- Kindred Healthcare Advances Growth Strategy, Completes Sale of RehabCare
- Spero Health Opens Outpatient Clinic in Kentucky
- UK HealthCare names first COO
LOUISIANA
- Governor expects around 80,000 doses of new COVID-19 vaccine to arrive in Louisiana in coming weeks
- Gov. Edwards says Louisiana hospital staff will soon get COVID vaccines
- Louisiana prepares for arrival of COVID-19 vaccines, special freezers shipped in
- LDH: Lafayette region ICU beds reached 97% on Wednesday
- Region 8 sets new record with 147 COVID positive hospitalizations
- Coronavirus vaccine doses arrive in Louisiana as early as Dec. 14
- St. Tammany Health System cancels select elective in-patient surgeries due to increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations
- Ochsner hospitals prepare to start rolling out COVID-19 vaccines
MAINE
- As virus surges, Maine hospitals hold their own, Maine Med feels stress
- Maine looks ahead to 12,000 doses of Pfizer vaccine within weeks
- Several Maine hospitals report record numbers of COVID-19 inpatients
- As virus cases continue to rise, state health officials examine plans for alternative care sites
- Nurses and doctors now face ‘fear of the known’ as COVID-19 brings people to the hospital
- With 67 deaths, November was Maine’s deadliest month yet in the coronavirus pandemic
MARYLAND
- ‘A slow takeoff’: 1st batch of coronavirus vaccines for Maryland only enough for half of front-line health care workers
- Coronavirus in DC, Maryland, Virginia: What to Know
- Governor Hogan Mobilizes Medical Staffing Surge to Fight COVID-19, Support Public Health Infrastructure
- Hogan moves to increase hospital staff capacity amid elevated coronavirus numbers
- Maryland mobilizing ‘medical staffing surge’ as cases climb
- MedStar Health acquires Maryland provider to expand urgent care footprint
- Nursing homes, assisted living centers have had 8% of county’s COVID-19 cases
- TidalHealth authorized to use new COVID-19 treatment
- UM UCH Appoints New Vice President/Chief Financial Officer
- UMMC opens 16-bed modular care unit to prepare for surge in COVID-19 cases
- UMMS doctor says investment in Baltimore field hospital will pay off this winter
MASSACHUSETTS
- Worcester Nurses Protest Over Pandemic Working Conditions
- Mass. hospital margins fell despite CARES Act aid
- Mass General Brigham, Houston Methodist execs: How to launch a successful innovation program
- More than 150 COVID-19 cases reported at Pittsfield nursing home
- Boston Assisted Living Facility Preparing for 1st Doses of COVID Vaccines
- Massachusetts has ‘not seen the worst’ of coronavirus strain on hospitals with Thanksgiving cases yet to hit
MICHIGAN
- A Saginaw hospital is at 100% capacity due to coronavirus. What does it mean for patients?
- Covenant HealthCare treating most COVID-19 patients in Michigan for second week
- Covenant Healthcare Tops COVID-19 Patient Numbers In Michigan
- Michigan COVID-19 hospitalizations pushing medical facilities to occupancy limits
- Michigan health officials finalizing COVID-19 vaccine distribution plans
- Michigan hospitals, restaurants square off
- Michigan lists 222 new coronavirus outbreaks, 969 ongoing clusters in Nov. 30 report
- Michigan Physicians Issue Toolkit To Help Residents
- Michigan sets daily record for COVID-19 deaths
- Henry Ford Health System prepares for first Covid-19 vaccine delivery
- Whitmer asks Legislature to pass $100M COVID-19 relief plan and other public health measures
MINNESOTA
- 1,200 Midwest Mayo Clinic workers sidelined by COVID-19
- Mayo Clinic CIO says AI has been key to understanding COVID-19
- Mayo Clinic’s operating income down 51%, but records 3.6% operating margin through Q3
- Minnesota shatters daily record of COVID-19 deaths with 101
- St. Luke’s CEO abruptly departs Duluth’s second-largest health care provider
- St. Luke’s health system’s CEO abruptly resigns
- Home COVID-19 care easing pressure on Minnesota hospitals
- First vaccine doses will be targeted, Minnesota health officials say
- Report: COVID-19 viral transmission ‘intense’ throughout Minnesota, testing recommended particularly after Thanksgiving
- Minnesota at ‘fork in the road’ with COVID-19 cases
- Minnesota universities partner to offer doctoral nursing program
- Children’s ER visits down at some MN hospitals amid COVID-19 fears
- UnitedHealth executive returns after COVID-19 vaccine work
- Minnesota hospitals fight to improve odds in COVID-19 ICUs
- Computers stolen in Minnesota clinic robbery, info of 1,500 patients potentially exposed
- Nursing becomes most in-demand job in Minnesota during pandemic
- Nurses wanted: Minnesota, Iowa two of the states making changes to accommodate need
- Rochester hospitals seeing twice as many COVID patients as in spring
MISSISSIPPI
- Area hospitals see spike in COVID cases, have not reached ICU capacity
- Miss. hospitals ‘strained, actively transferring patients out-of-state’
- Mississippi hospital CEO tests positive for COVID-19
- Mississippi hospitals using new antibody therapy: COVID-19 patient shares experience
- Mississippi moves past 150K coronavirus cases during pandemic
MISSOURI
- As Saint Luke’s raises minimum wage to $15, more groups push to make it the norm
- At tiny rural hospitals, weary doctors treat friends, family
- Missouri virus hospitalizations continue to strain hospitals
- St. Louis area in ‘crisis mode’ as virus surges, health official says
- St. Louis hospitals reports record highest 7-day average for COVID-19 hospitalizations
- Trinity Health’s net income jumps $605M in Q1
- Virus numbers dip, but St. Louis officials warn of likely anomaly
- With KC beds sparse, rural hospitals in Kansas, Missouri face new COVID ‘tidal wave’
- ‘We’re drowning at the hospital;’ Local doctor starts petition to get Missouri Gov. to implement mask mandate
- Missouri nursing home operator to pay $40K settlement in gender discrimination suit
- Missouri to bring in health care workers from other states, partners with Vizient
- MU Health leaders evaluating need for out-of-state help
- ‘This virus is a killer’: St. Louis breaks hospital records again as deaths spike in Illinois
- Mercy Hospital, Missouri State University preparing to store COVID-19 vaccine
- Troy, Missouri hospital requests field hospital from Lincoln County
- Missouri hires national company to help with hospital capacity, staffing
- Report released on how area nursing homes are battling COVID-19
- Missouri to launch ‘Project Echo’ to help reduce COVID-19 strain on hospitals
- At tiny rural Missouri hospitals, weary doctors treat friends, family
MONTANA
- Montana nursing home lawsuit amended to add more claims
- Montana vaccination plan will target healthcare workers first
- Montana’s COVID-19 surge is delaying some county health departments’ contact tracing efforts
NEBRASKA
- Health care leaders develop plan for Nebraska’s hospitals potentially becoming overwhelmed
- Nebraska health care workers cope with stress, long hours as they treat COVID-19 patients
- Nebraska hospitals say first doses of COVID-19 vaccine maybe just weeks away
- Nebraskans in highest-priority group could start getting COVID-19 vaccinations in two weeks
- Official: Nebraska to potentially receive 100,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses in December
NEVADA
- Nevada Hospital Association cites ‘ineffective’ closures, with 30% capacity related to COVID-19
- Nevada now has 1 virus case a minute, 1 death per 2 hours
- Nevada virus surge threatens hospital capacity statewide
- Renown CEO defends COVID-19 care site after Trump tweet claims it’s ‘fake’
NEW HAMPSHIRE
- Column: New Hampshire’s nursing homes face an existential crisis
- NH plans for COVID-19 vaccine taking shape, after CDC recommends early focus on health care workers, nursing home residents
- NH sees record COVID hospitalizations, reports more cases at Keene facility
- NH long-term care facilities fighting COVID-19 outbreaks, death toll rising
- NH nursing home recovering after wave of COVID infections
- Hampton nursing home outbreak up to 71 COVID-19 cases, 9 deaths
NEW JERSEY
- New Jersey hospital faced superbug outbreak amid Covid surge
- NJ hospital: Rebounding from COVID outbreak among 100 staffers
- RWJ Hospital’s Annual Meeting Held Without Required Notice
NEW MEXICO
- New Mexico hospitals struggle to find beds, staff amid rising COVID hospitalizations
- New Mexico hospitals close to being overwhelmed as virus surges
- New Mexico to implement COVID-19 ‘Red to Green’ system for counties: What we know
- As it happened: New Mexico Gov. takes questions on ‘red-yellow-green’ COVID-19 reopening
- A longer wait for COVID-19 test results in New Mexico
- Local health experts discuss COVID-19 hospitalization rates, updates
- AARP: New Mexico nursing homes short on personal protective gear
- COVID-19 cases rising again in nursing homes, long-term care facilities
- Coronavirus surge in New Mexico leads hospital officials to warn they are running out of beds
NEW YORK
- Cuomo says nursing home residents, staff will be first in the state to get vaccine
- Cuomo says hospitals must prepare for expected virus surge
- Montefiore New Rochelle transfers patients ahead of strike
- New York hospital warns of possible mass layoffs, bankruptcy
- New York to begin factoring regional hospital capacity into COVID-19 guidelines
- Nurses at New York hospital strike over staffing and safety amid Covid-19 surge
- Union files 11 unfair labor claims against Wellsville nursing home
- Montefiore New Rochelle transfers patients ahead of strike
- Nurses at 2 NY hospitals strike over stalled contract talks
- New York governor orders county to stop elective surgeries
- Albany Medical Center nurses strike
- Battle-Weary Nurses Wonder If New York Hospitals Can Handle Another Coronavirus Surge
- NYC Hospital Workers, Knowing How Bad It Can Get, Brace for COVID 2nd Wave
- With Hospitalizations Low, NY Health Care Providers Say They’re Prepared, But Nervous Of Second COVID-19 Wave
- NYC health commissioner issues notice for at-risk residents, COVID cases surge
- Mount Sinai puts machine learning to work for quality and safety
- Nursing homes to get first round of vaccine in New York
NORTH CAROLINA
- COVID-19 hospitalizations set a new daily record in North Carolina
- Erlanger Western Carolina Hospital Receives $40K For New Equipment
- Mission sale: Good for WNC, or just HCA?
- NC plans free, phased rollout of COVID vaccines
- Nearly 2,000 North Carolinians being treated in hospitals for COVID-19
- Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine will be free for everyone in the state, Gov. Cooper says
- Sentara to build new 110 bed hospital in Elizabeth City
- Woman says mother died following horrific neglect at NC nursing home
- Years-long nurse shortage in North Carolina exacerbated by pandemic, officials say
- ‘We are ready’ — hospital CEOs on preparing to receive Covid vaccines in just a few weeks
NORTH DAKOTA
- Active COVID-19 cases continue drop in North Dakota; hospitalizations rise
- Sanford talks its role in COVID-19 vaccine distribution
- Results from North Dakota’s COVID-19 testing events delayed as country sees cases spike
- Rural areas hit hard as 27 more North Dakota COVID-19 deaths bring November’s total to 388
- North Dakota data backlog prompts COVID Tracking Project to switch death reporting metrics
- North Dakota reports 11 COVID-19 deaths, 978 new cases
- COVID-19 vaccine likely coming to North Dakota week of December 14th
- Why are active COVID-19 cases dropping in North Dakota? The answer’s not that simple
- Sanford seeing fewer COVID-19 hospital cases in Fargo, but it’s too early to declare a trend
- Results from North Dakota’s COVID-19 testing events delayed as country sees cases spike
OHIO
- $18M post-acute rehab hospital planned for Miamisburg
- Cincinnati Children’s will take adult patient overflow as Covid-19 cases surge
- Cleveland Clinic posts increased Q3 income, but profits still down for first 9 months of 2020
- Cleveland Clinic’s net income triples in Q3
- COVID-19 sidelines 1,100 Cleveland Clinic workers
- MetroHealth receives record $42M pledge
- New hospital coronavirus dashboards show beds diminishing in Butler County, across the state
- Ohio hospital numbers released
- Ohio hospitals had healthy profit margins before pandemic
- Ohio’s Hospital Capacity Data in Ten Interactive Charts
- Summa Health to suspend some elective procedures, as coronavirus cases surge
- ‘They are going to exhaust themselves’: Ohio hospital CEO concerned about staff caring for COVID-19 patients
- UC Health chief: One in four hospital patients in Cincinnati region now has COVID
- Van Wert Health prepares for move to completed expansion
- ‘We are ready’ — hospital CEOs on preparing to receive Covid vaccines in just a few weeks
OKLAHOMA
- A $2,700 bill for a COVID-19 test turns up the heat on a health care industry dispute
- Oklahoma’s healthcare workers say COVID surge has made hospital atmospheres ‘bleak’
- OKC firefighters help hospitals build portable shelters in case of COVID-19 patients overflow
- Health leaders come together to discuss COVID-19 surge, urge Oklahomans to act now to stop spread
- Oklahoma City hospitals turn to overflow tents as COVID-19 hospitalizations surge
- Oklahoma health experts question reports, suggestions on hospital capacity
- Asymptomatic health care workers with COVID-19 allowed to continue working in Oklahoma
OREGON
- Oregon health director discusses plan for distributing COVID-19 vaccine
- Oregon nurse placed on leave over TikTok video plugging noncompliance with COVID-19 protocols
- OHSU’s lead investigator for Covid-19 vaccine candidate discusses ‘historic moment’
- Portland-area hospitals delaying non-urgent surgeries again
- Umatilla County hospitals in good shape as COVID-19 hospitalizations concern health officials
PENNSYLVANIA
- 27 best ASCs in Pennsylvania: Newsweek ranking
- Allegheny Health records nearly $18M operating loss
- Governor Wolf signs renewal to COVID-19 disaster declaration
- Guthrie president, CEO announces retirement plan
- Pennsylvania Health Care Association applauds Governor Wolf for strengthening long-term care workforce pipeline
- Pennsylvania hospitals inch closer to capacity following holiday weekend
- Pennsylvania hospitals may postpone elective surgeries to meet surging COVID-19 admissions
RHODE ISLAND
- Public hospital suspends staff vacation due to virus cases
- Rhode Island sends alert: hospitals reach COVID-19 capacity
- Lifespan opens 600-bed alternative hospital as standard capacity shrinks
- Rhode Island opens field hospitals as hospitalizations surge
- Covid patients at some Rhode Island facilities already being moved to field hospital, CEO says
- Mental health hospital suspends staff vacation due to COVID cases
- Nearly 1,100 New RI Coronavirus Cases, 11 Additional Fatalities, Hospitalizations Above 400
SOUTH CAROLINA
- New COVID infusion therapy now available at SC hospitals, but supply is tricky
- New infectious disease unit at MUSC grew from another health crisis
- SC logs highest tally of new coronavirus cases since July, nearing 200,000 total cases
- South Carolina Nursing Homes Still Lack Adequate PPE, Staff: Report
- Trident Health using new treatment to reduce COVID-19 symptoms for qualifying patients
SOUTH DAKOTA
- Health care workers overwhelmed amid record coronavirus hospitalizations
- Sanford settles Medicaid billing fraud allegations
- Active cases drastically fall in South Dakota, 2 COVID-19-related deaths reported
- COVID-19 testing, cases, light following holiday weekend
- SD expects to receive 7,800 doses of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine by Dec. 15
- South Dakota’s first 7,800 COVID-19 vaccine doses will go to Sioux Falls, Rapid City hospitals
- South Dakota preps for fewer COVID-19 vaccine doses as deaths near 1,000
TENNESSEE
- Breaking down the latest COVID-19 data in Memphis & the Mid-South
- Cleaveland: Health care workers are dying during the COVID-19 pandemic
- HCA defeats whistleblower’s billing fraud suit
- HCA pays $13.4M for medical office building near campus
- HealthStream paying $67.5M for Change Healthcare unit
- Nine hospital leaders issue plea to Tennesseans to reduce spread of COVID-19
- Tennessee hospital blames involuntary diversion for closure
- Tennessee hospitals discuss sending COVID-19-positive staff to work amid worker shortages
- Tennessee’s ICU bed availability hits new low as COVID-19 cases continue surge
- Vanderbilt hospital pauses some elective procedures over post-holiday COVID surge concerns
- West Tennessee Healthcare hires new CEO for one of its hospitals
TEXAS
- In North Texas, Hospitalizations Raise Concerns About COVID-19 ‘Overwhelming’ Health System
- Tenet names CEO of Conifer Health Solutions
- Texas Health Hospital Mansfield opens amid COVID-19 case number records
- Texas Health CEO Sounds Alarm As Coronavirus Surges Strain Hospitals
- Possible rollbacks coming as COVID patients increase at North Texas hospitals
- Grace Medical Center emergency room closing
- Texas Health Resources, AdventHealth open 59-bed hospital
- New Tenet Healthcare hospital group CMO shares keys to leadership success
- Mass General Brigham, Houston Methodist execs: How to launch a successful innovation program
- Nexion Health acquires 9 Texas facilities
- Steward closes maternity ward at Ohio hospital
- Rural areas in Texas plan for COVID-19 vaccine distribution with limited resources
- ‘It’s going to get much worse before it gets better.’ Advisor on Texas COVID-19 strike force talks cases and vaccine distribution
UTAH
- Dixie Regional sees more ICU patients than ever before in hospital’s history, officials say
- Utah has $300M of federal COVID relief funds to spend before year’s end
- Utah’s plan for coronavirus vaccine distribution comes into focus
VERMONT
- UVM Health Network computer outage disrupted care, left cancer patients in limbo
- Vermont commits to more Covid testing as nursing home outbreaks expand
- Vermont reports two new deaths from Covid, 68 new cases
- Vermont prepares to roll out vaccines for health care workers and long-term care residents by Dec. 15
- Vermont Sets Daily COVID-19 Case Record; Hospital Didn’t Report Some Samples
- Growing concerns about outbreaks at long-term care facilities
- One in six COVID-19 deaths in Vermont came from a single nursing home
VIRGINIA
- 5 dead at Chesterfield nursing home after coronavirus outbreak; relatives say they’ve been left in the dark
- Coronavirus in DC, Maryland, Virginia: What to Know
- Inside the Numbers: Virginia hospitals operating well within capacity in face of COVID-19 surge
- New-case COVID increase drops in Virginia; positive test percentage and hospitalizations also down
- Virginia could receive COVID-19 vaccines as early as mid-December
- Virginia Hospital Center taps new chief medical officer
- Virginia Hospital Center postpones CEO departure amid Covid, names new executives
WASHINGTON
- Gov. Inslee on how Washington is handling the pandemic’s third wave
- New King County data highlights where COVID-19 exposure is occurring
- Over 50% of Washington’s COVID deaths are linked to long-term care facilities
WEST VIRGINIA
- Hospital capacity a concern as COVID-19 cases rise in West Virginia
- Elective surgeries in WV to be scaled back over hospital concerns
- West Virginia hospitals to trim elective surgeries as coronavirus cases soar
WISCONSIN
- 1,200 Midwest Mayo Clinic workers sidelined by COVID-19
- Advocate Aurora’s loss grows to $435M over 9 months
- As deaths from COVID-19 in Wisconsin mount, new cases continue to decline
- COVID-19 crisis spills over into Wisconsin’s nursing, veterans homes
- DHS launches campaign to recruit health care workers in Wisconsin
- Froedtert & Medical College open first neighborhood hospital, preparing for second facility
- How one health care system is investing in patients’ well-being now and in the future
- Mayo Clinic Health System increasing rates
- Nursing homes in the Midwest have seen a 400% spike in COVID-19 cases since September
- Nursing instructor shortage impacts quality of health care in Wisconsin
- Report finds Wisconsin hospital charity care, bad debt rose again in 2019
- Virus Claims Nearly 300 Nursing Home Residents in 4 Weeks
- UW System initiates incentives for student nurses to assist in health care crisis
- Wisconsin hospital and health system leaders issue joint COVID-19 safety message
- Wisconsin plans to vaccinate health care workers before end of year
WYOMING
- Wyoming health officials release new details about recent COVID-19 deaths
- Wyoming Health Department doctor questioned legitimacy of COVID-19 pandemic at event
- Wyoming losing care options as COVID floods region’s hospitals
