NATIONAL
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- 13 patient data breach lawsuits in the past year
- 26 hospitals on Forbes’ list of best large employers
- Biden administration in talks with Amazon, more tech giants to assist vaccine rollout
- Biden to nominate Chiquita Brooks-LaSure as CMS chief
- CMS inpatient only policy threatens patient access to appropriate surgical setting
- CMS pulls back on Medicaid work requirement policies
- Hospitals ask Supreme Court to reverse payment cuts
- Hospitals ask Supreme Court to toss 340B, site-neutral pay cuts
- Hospitals still ration medical N95 masks as stockpiles swell
- Kickbacks in the Medicare Advantage Program: $12.5 million Settlement in Whistleblower Case
- Limiting workers’ inhalation of COVID-19 virus must be top Biden priority, experts tell CDC
- Long-term care to lose $94 billion due to pandemic: forecast
- Oncologists lose bid to revive Medicare reimbursements challenge
- Will telehealth have staying power after the pandemic? 9 CIOs weigh in
ALABAMA
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- North Alabama Health Departments begin to reopen for COVID vaccine second doses
- Alabama saw a 31% jump in COVID vaccines last week, now slowed by supply
- Alabama sees dramatic drop in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations
- Alabama Hospital Association: COVID Cases are Falling, but Caution is Still a Must
- Alabama hospital secures $50M in debt financing
- Alabama’s vaccination numbers improve, but still lag behind other states
- Georgia teachers are traveling to Alabama for vaccines
ALASKA
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- With federal aid at stake, Alaska Legislature fails to extend COVID-19 state of emergency
- Alaska Senate Health Committee hears a bill on liability protections for consulting physicians
- As COVID emergency expires, Alaska’s border screening becomes optional
- Alaska DHSS Commissioner Adam Crum on the successful vaccine rollout and behavioral health
- State moves ahead without emergency status
- Alaska leads nation in vaccine rollout
ARIZONA
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- Appointments booked quickly after Maricopa County expands age for COVID-19 vaccine
- Arizona virus hospitalizations below half of pandemic peak
- Arizona lawmakers advance Covid liability protection bill
- Arizona COVID-19 updates: Winter storms delay vaccine shipments; appointments canceled
- Banner Health launches East Valley expansion to meet growing patient needs
- Banner Health chief clinical officer named to ‘Top 25 Women Leaders’
- How Banner Health modernized its revenue cycle
- Valleywise Health names new chief administrative officer
ARKANSAS
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- Arkansas healthcare workers sleep at hospital during winter storm surge
- Winter Weather Credited For Lower Number Of Arkansas COVID-19 Cases
- Arkansas healthcare workers sleep at hospital during winter storm surge
- Power back on to water pump supplying Arkansas city’s hospital, hundreds of homes
- Arkansas COVID-19 hospitalizations still declining, governor eases some restrictions
- Governor: State to see increased vaccine allotment next week
- Few new virus cases reported in Arkansas, only one local
- COVID-19 in Arkansas: Active cases drop below 10,000 for first time in months; vaccines continue despite cold
CALIFORNIA
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- $70K OCR Penalty for Sharp Health Over HIPAA Right of Access Failures
- California hospital closes COVID-19 vaccine clinic weeks after shot protocol broken
- California nursing home workers strike as state surpasses New York for most COVID deaths
- Northern California hospital CNO target of no-confidence petition
- Sharp HealthCare settles HIPAA violation for $70K
- Sutter to cut 277 jobs, mostly in IT
- A solution that would add to the ranks of California’s health care workforce
- 15,600 patients’ health info exposed in ransomware attack on California health center
- MemorialCare offering free mental health program to Southern California residents
- Northern California health care leaders reveal challenges, local heroes of the coronavirus pandemic
- Budget proposals from health agencies and an update from Covered California in Senate Budget Subcommittee on HHS
- COVID-19 vaccinations at California hospital lead to 95% decline in sick employees
- New California Vaccine Data Shows Racial Inequities In Distribution
- California Coronavirus Updates: California Lawmakers Announce $9.6 Billion Pandemic Relief Package
- Southern California Is Origin of New COVID-19 Variant
- Data problems hurt California’s COVID-19 vaccine distribution efforts
- California releases demographic data on who’s getting coronavirus vaccines
- LA County Reports 85% Decrease In Daily COVID-19 Cases, 91% Drop In Deaths
COLORADO
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- An inside look at what’s left of the emergency hospital at Colorado Convention Center
- DaVita HealthCare: 4Q Earnings Snapshot
- Denver Health to open its largest COVID-19 vaccine clinic in new building
- HCA to open Colorado hospital March 1
- Medical plaza expands into Centennial Hospital
- Nurse charged in neglect death at California nursing home
- Vail Health’s Dillon medical center set for fall completion
- With 90% of health-care workers fully vaccinated, doctors, nurses won’t have to quarantine if exposed to COVID-19
- Colorado hospitals’ profit margins are nation’s highest as state lawmakers move to cap health care costs
- Montana’s health policy MVP takes her playbook on the road to Colorado
- Combatting alarm fatigue at Colorado hospitals saves lives of UCHealth sepsis patients
- Colorado’s weekly COVID-19 vaccine shipment delayed by winter storm
- Children’s Hospital Colorado to resume construction on Briargate clinic
- UCHealth emergency medicine physician seeks to bridge the divide in health care
- Colorado hospital operating orthopedic surgery center through partnership
- Revamped Colorado hospital to offer spine, orthopedic surgery
- Denver Health vaccinates over 1K educators at mass clinic
- HealthOne builds its first new Denver-area hospital in 18 years
CONNECTICUT
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- A choreographed COVID shot for Lamont
- Connecticut man tests positive for COVID-19 variant from South Africa after arrival at NYC hospital
- COVID is down, but some CT hospitals remain nearly full
- CT goes over 100,000 dose mark in vaccinations of long-term care residents, staff
- State Confirms First Case of ‘South African Variant’ in Connecticut
- Connecticut’s Code Blue: Addressing the Black Maternal Health Crisis
- CT COVID-19 Updates: Positivity rate under 2%, lowest in months
- Public hearing on vaccine exemption in CT
- Advocates, lawmakers press for health equity measures as legislative session heats up
- As CT COVID-19 Cases Decline, Experts Weigh in on Why
DC
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- Ophthalmologist who defrauded government of $1M+ wins appeal, will face jury trial
- Inequalities in health care need and demand across the District
- DC Opening Vaccinations to More Groups of Workers
- Here’s How D.C. Community Health Clinics Have Adjusted To Vaccine Rollout Problems
- DC to open up COVID-19 vaccinations to grocery store workers, more
- It’s Not A Waitlist: D.C. Plans New COVID-19 Vaccine Sign-Up For March
- As coronavirus cases decline, leaders in D.C. region slowly peel back restrictions
- DC Health Launches Program to Build Trust in Vaccine
- D.C. region sees lowest number of new coronavirus infections since November
DELAWARE
FLORIDA
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- $20M Emergency Operations Center expansion in Lee County
- Florida governor could fill hospital district board seat left vacant by resignation
- Florida has exceeded 10,000 deaths at long-term care facilities from COVID-19
- Florida health system CEO’s contract extended to 2031
- Florida official overseeing pandemic response is stepping down
- Lee Health treating lowest number of COVID-19 patients since November
- Long Term Care COVID-19 Deaths In Florida Top 10,000
- U of Central Florida, HCA to open $175M teaching hospital March 1
- Top Florida official overseeing COVID-19 response resigns
- Florida Coronavirus Cases Rise For Third Straight Day
- Florida’s hospitals have avoided Covid capacity issues. Here’s how.
- Walmart expanding health clinics into Florida
- Winter storms have delayed 200,000 vaccines from getting to Florida
GEORGIA
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- Georgia bill would require nursing homes to allow visitors
- Georgia teachers are traveling to Alabama for vaccines
- Nursing home protections limit families who want to sue
- Winter weather delays COVID-19 vaccine shipments to Georgia
- Georgia inches closer to 800,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases
- A community in peril as its hospital CEO falls victim to COVID-19
- Kemp’s health care overhaul in Georgia thrown into limbo
- Northeast Georgia Medical Center is first in Georgia to use latest life-saving technology for new mothers
- Georgia’s new vaccine website breaks down totals by state, county, race, ethnicity
- 9 Georgia Hospitals Ranked Among 2021’s Best
- Georgia surpasses 14,000 confirmed deaths related to COVID-19
- ‘Express lane’ children’s Medicaid bill clears Georgia State House
- Georgia bill aims to reunite families unable to visit relatives in nursing homes, hospitals
HAWAII
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- Severe winter weather walloping the mainland delays vaccine shipments to Hawaii
- Hawaii setting up “Health Pass” system to verify a person’s COVID-19 test results, vaccinations
- Changes would make Hawaii’s aid-in-dying law more accessible
- Hawaii Senate Health Committee hears testimony on a bill on prescription drug price transparency
- Low case numbers move Honolulu closer to Tier 3
- Maui nurses, healthcare workers hold car parade to highlight contract dispute
IDAHO
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- St. Luke’s, Saint Alphonsus expand COVID-19 data dashboards
- ICU admissions dip to October levels as Idaho adds about 400 COVID-19 cases, 10 deaths
- Power County Hospital renovation to finish on time (access required)
- How COVID-19 vaccine rates compare in Washington, Idaho
- Idaho seniors tell governor they’re frustrated with process for scheduling COVID-19 vaccinations
- Despite vaccinations, Idaho long-term care facilities urged to keep coronavirus protocols in place
- Idaho Averaged Fewer Than 160 new COVID-19 Cases per day Over the Past Three Days
- Idaho averaged fewer than 160 new COVID-19 cases per day over the past three days
- Idaho orthopedic clinic to deliver coronavirus vaccinations
ILLINOIS
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- City forges $3.5M partnership with Rush to help track coronavirus variants in Chicago
- Illinois Launches 3 New Mass Vaccination Sites
- Mercy Hospital and Medical Center of Chicago files for bankruptcy after mounting losses
- Frustration Grows for Illinois Residents Having Trouble Getting COVID-19 Vaccine Appointments
- Illinois perinatal health care bill gaining momentum
- COVID-19 In Illinois: Winter Storms Continue To Delay Vaccine Shipments
- Arlington Heights Hospital Ranked Among 2021’s Best
- 12 Illinois Hospitals Ranked Among 2021’s Best
- Illinois launches three additional mass vaccination sites; two in Carbondale
- Illinois COVID vaccination rate triples compared to January
INDIANA
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- Aspire Indiana Health Begins Noblesville Expansion
- Bill Expanding Long-Term Care Visitation Moves To House
- How Coronavirus Is Affecting Fishers Nursing Homes: Weekly Update
- How Coronavirus Is Affecting Indianapolis Nursing Homes: Weekly Update
- Indiana bill would provide millions in health care grants
- Indiana COVID-19 Hospitalizations Drop Beneath 1,000
- Indiana COVID response ‘moving in the right direction’ despite bad weather
- Indiana long-term care facilities underreported 660 COVID-19 deaths, state says
- Indiana Senate bill could let local businesses challenge COVID-19 shutdowns
- Lilly Antibody Therapies Given Emergency Authorization
- ‘Orthopedic Capital’ Attracts New Equipment Firm
- The “painful” process of trying to reduce health costs in Indiana
IOWA
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- COVID-19 Hit Iowa Hospitals’ Income Hard, New Data Show
- Inside an Iowa hospital gripped by COVID-19
- Mercy Iowa City, other hospitals oppose $230 million UIHC development in North Liberty
- Nationwide nursing shortage adding up costs for Iowa hospitals amid pandemic
- One person in serious condition, nine others taken to hospital after nursing home fire in Iowa Park
- Statehouse subcommittee advances bill that would create CNA registry in Iowa
KANSAS
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- 1 injured in shooting outside University of Kansas Hospital entrance
- University of Kansas Health System increases minimum wage to $15
- Unusual lights on new Children’s Mercy tower ‘proclaim to the city’ the work inside
- For Kansas Citians Seeking The Closest Vaccine, Confusion Is Often The Result
- Top Kansas official expects ‘pockets’ of coronavirus variant
- AdventHealth Shawnee Mission starts COVID vaccination clinics for the Kansas City community
- Bitter cold, snow forces COVID-19 vaccination delays in Kansas and Missouri
- Kansas struggles to fix vaccine reporting issues
KENTUCKY
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- As COVID-19 cases continue to decrease, Kentucky down to 63 red zone counties
- As Kentucky fights COVID-19, we must look to nurses’ mental health and prevent suicide
- Beshear: Kentucky ‘very close’ in moving to Phase 1C of vaccination plan
- Kentucky announces massive expansion of vaccine sites; 156 new locations
- Kentucky Fertility Institute partners with Norton Healthcare
- Kentucky reports 5th consecutive weekly decline in new COVID-19 cases, Beshear says
- Kentucky reports lowest single-day COVID-19 case count since mid-October
- Kentucky to receive 29% boost in COVID-19 vaccine supply, Beshear says
- Kindred Behavioral Health Services Doubles Number of Beds Under Management
- Kindred eliminates chief medical officer role
- Louisville physician ditches the office and traditional business model ‘to get back to the foundation of primary care’
- Report says 16 rural Kentucky hospitals are at risk of closing; provides 2017-18 financial data for hospitals, 2019 for most
- Staff shortages plague 1 in 3 Ohio nursing homes; nearly 1 in 4 in Kentucky struggle too
- University of Kentucky takes lead in pandemic response
LOUISIANA
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- LCMC Health Opens New Urgent Care Clinic in Uptown New Orleans
- Ochsner suspends elective surgeries at 3 locations due to weather
- Opelousas Hospital to get significant chunk of funding for rural health care
- Rural Hospital Remains Entrenched in Covid ‘War’ Even Amid Vaccine Rollout
- Willis-Knighton Health System cancels non-emergency procedures amid water issues
- Woman who shot 2 strangers at University Medical Center was seeking mental health help, NOPD says
- ‘It’s just exhausting’: rural Louisiana hospital workers tell of Covid burnout
- As La. grapples with winter weather, LDH says short delay in second COVID-19 shot is OK
MAINE
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- City of Augusta partners with MaineGeneral to host mass COVID-19 vaccine site at Civic Center
- Long-term care facilities and nursing homes across the state begin administering 2nd doses of vaccine
- Maine high school students step up as state faces certified nursing assistant shortage
- Maine Med. nurses share what’s at stake in unionization battle
- Maine will crack down on hospitals that vaccinate ineligible people
- Maine’s rural hospitals in crisis, now asking lawmakers for more relief
- Tracking serious COVID-19 vaccine reactions
- Maine is subjecting COVID-19 vaccine providers to more scrutiny
- How Maine weathered the second surge – and what lies ahead
MARYLAND
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- COVID hospitalizations at lowest since late October
- How Coronavirus Is Affecting Annapolis Nursing Homes: Weekly Update
- Johns Hopkins shares proposal for equitable vaccine distribution
- Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan announces new visitation guidelines for hospitals, nursing homes
- Mike Brady named President and CEO of Hospice of the Chesapeake
- Nine cancer doctors sue Anne Arundel Medical Center after they say it refuses to renew their hospital privileges
- Two Maryland hospital systems, GBMC and AAMC, offered COVID-19 vaccines to their board members
- UMD Medical Center receives national award for outstanding respiratory care
- Health officials: Maryland COVID-19 numbers sending mixed messages
- Hogan: Health officials identify new COVID-19 Brazil variant in Maryland
- Encompass Health Corp. announces plans to build a 60-bed rehabilitation hospital in Bowie, Maryland
- Prince George’s County to get new rehab hospital in Bowie
MASSACHUSETTS
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- 800 Tenet nurses vote to OK strike in Massachusetts
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute partners with Caris’ Precision Oncology Alliance
- CFO named for Holyoke Medical Center, Valley Health Systems
- COVID crisis continues in nursing homes
- Hospitals Fume As Governor Shifts Coronavirus Vaccine Strategy
- Hospitals inform patients Massachusetts is reallocating COVID-19 vaccines to state-run clinics
- Mass General Brigham says it can’t schedule new coronavirus vaccine appointments due to limited supply from state
- People 65 and older, with 2 or more comorbidities eligible for coronavirus vaccines in Massachusetts Thursday
- Reaching out to Cape Cod nursing home employees who refuse COVID-19 vaccine
- Southcoast Health among Massachusetts hospital systems to lose coronavirus doses
- 1,300-plus coronavirus vaccine doses wasted in Massachusetts. Here’s where they got tossed
- ‘We’re Working to Resolve It’: Mass. Health Commissioner Urges Patience After Vaccine Scheduling Website Crashes
- Massachusetts health officials announce first South African variant case
- Massachusetts hospitals advised to halt appointments for first dose of vaccine
- ‘An Absolute Disaster’: Communities Furious as Baker Cuts Off Vaccine Supply
- Massachusetts health secretary confident in decision to enter next step of vaccine rollout
- New owners of Providence Behavioral Health Hospital in Holyoke plan to resume inpatient psychiatric care
MICHIGAN
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- Beaumont Health cancels 1,884 second dose appointments due to ‘unexpected’ vaccine shortage
- Beaumont Health revises pandemic visitation policy, makes exceptions for patients without COVID-19
- COVID Effect: Beaumont Health’s Net Income Fell $60.6M in 2020
- Michigan expands vaccine eligibility; Detroit hospital system cancels appointments
- A message from Michigan’s top doctor to residents who haven’t been able to get COVID vaccine yet
- Michigan hospital system cancels nearly 2,000 Covid vaccinations due to major shortage
- Michigan bill would create registry of available hospital beds across the state
- Michigan Medicine still unable to open new first-dose COVID vaccination appointments due to low supply
- Five ways to open Michigan nursing homes for visits during COVID
MINNESOTA
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- Allina’s annual net income drops 73%
- Google, U of Minnesota partner to connect medical students with Mayo Clinic mentors
- Healthcare Workers Demand More Security After Buffalo Shooting: ‘I’m Surprised It Didn’t Happen Here’
- Mayo vaccine center designed to immunize thousands
- Minnesota used 170K doses of COVID-19 vaccine last week
- Minnesota’s regional health care coalitions are key to dispersing vaccine
- More than 695,000 Minnesotans have received COVID-19 vaccine
- Olmsted County awarded over $150K grant from Minnesota Department of Health
- One year in, Rochester Police and Mayo Clinic partnership expands
- Shooting at Minn. healthcare facility pushes clinics toward more vigilance and assessments
- The daily coronavirus update: Nursing home cases at lowest point since March 2020
- Winter storm will likely impact coronavirus vaccine shipments and appointments
MISSISSIPPI
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- Mississippi State Department of Health confirms first case of COVID-19 variant strain
- This is why I am a nurse practitioner and why Mississippi needs to change its approach to us
- Mississippi Department of Health closes all COVID-19 testing, vaccines due to weather
- Mississippi health leader releases new data about who plans to get COVID-19 vaccine
- Mississippi Senate Approves Alternate Medical Marijuana Program, Hours After Defeating It
- COVID-19 hospitalizations in Mississippi drop 55% over five weeks
MISSOURI
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- Missouri mass vaccination events called off due to weather
- Missouri proposal to protect nursing homes from COVID-related lawsuits faces pushback
- MU Health Care’s COVID-19 mass vaccination clinic still on, but others cancel
- Opponents argue Missouri’s proposed COVID liability bill would protect bad nursing homes
- New program may reduce rehospitalizations after discharge
- Scores Of St. Louisans Travel To Rural Missouri Seeking COVID-19 Vaccine
- Missouri health leaders collaborate with Area Agencies on Aging to ensure vaccines for seniors
- Progress for Missouri as state reports 5 straight days of fewer than 1,000 COVID cases
- Missouri resolution looks to declare racism a public health crisis
MONTANA
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- Helena hospital opens new clinic to help people suffering from chronic wounds
- Montana’s health policy MVP takes her playbook on the road to Colorado
- Montana Governor Lifts Mask Mandate, Virus Liability Protections in Place
- Montana state medical officer to resign
- Spotlight Montana: WMMHC transitioning to new model of patient care
- Montana poised to lead the nation with affordable health care options
- Fauci lauds Montana link in vaccine history
NEBRASKA
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- 219K Nebraska Medicine Patients Affected by Fall Ransomware Attack
- Lancaster County teachers slated for vaccines in early March; Health Department says supply remains constant
- Nebraska Lawmakers to Consider Broad Legal Immunity for Nursing Homes
- Nebraska Medicine 1st to use new cardiac stent in US
- Plummeting COVID cases in nursing homes bode well for vaccines, ending pandemic
- Nebraska health districts cancel vaccine clinics after shots fail to arrive
- Nebraska on course for COVID vaccinations of general public in spring, Ricketts says
- Nebraska ranks 33rd in rate of administering virus shots
NEVADA
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- Las Vegas health officials give update on vaccination efforts
- Nevada health system to pay $75,000 to settle potential HIPAA violation
- Nevada’s key COVID-19 metrics show continued improvement
- OCR Settles Sixteenth Investigation in HIPAA Right of Access Initiative
- Some Nevada long-term care facilities left behind in vaccine drive
- Nevada’s COVID-19 test positivity dropping fast; cases go up
- Nevada Reports 1st Case of Virus Variant From South Africa
NEW HAMPSHIRE
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- After A Brutal Two Months, N.H. Health Care Workers See Light On Horizon
- CFO named for Holyoke Medical Center, Valley Health Systems
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock creates postpartum screening program
- Dartmouth’s cancer center installs radiation vision cameras
- Outpatient antibiotic therapy piloted in Northern New England
- New Hampshire orthopedic practice closing after hospital drops 17-year service agreement
- UK virus variant found in New Hampshire for 1st time
- Hospitals deal with people trying to jump line for COVID-19 vaccinations
NEW JERSEY
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- New Jersey Hospital Association taps former state official as first COO
- N.J.’s coronavirus public-health emergency extended for 12th time
- New Jersey blames Microsoft for weeks of vaccine rollout glitches
- New Jersey partners with communities to administer vaccines in underserved areas
- University Hospital, RWJ University and Ocean Medical honored for maternity care
- N.J. can resume issuing new medical marijuana licenses after court ruling settles lawsuit
NEW MEXICO
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- Heinrich, Luján, Leger Fernández Announce $2.24 Million In CARES Act Recovery Assistance For Northwest New Mexico
- New Mexico Braces for Second Storm
- New Mexico Reports 200 New COVID-19 Cases and Nine More Deaths
- San Juan Regional Medical Center gets CARES Act funding to expand telehealth services
- NM health officials break down COVID-19 vaccination numbers
- New Mexico Supreme Court backs governor’s pandemic authority
- New Mexico sees drop in virus cases as more residents get vaccinated
- New Mexico’s COVID-19 vaccine supply still cannot meet demand
NEW YORK
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- Albany Medical Center halts new cancer unit admissions after third COVID-19 cluster
- Catholic Health buys land for Lockport hospital
- Connecticut man tests positive for COVID-19 variant from South Africa after arrival at NYC hospital
- New York governor accused of nursing home COVID-19 death cover-up
- New York governor: Cap profits on nursing homes
- New York Gov. Cuomo facing calls to apologize for undercounting Covid-19 nursing home deaths
- N.Y. COVID Nursing Home Deaths May Be 50% Higher Than Reported
- Governor Cuomo Updates New Yorkers on State Vaccination Program
- Patient at New York hospital tests positive for South African coronavirus variant
- New York COVID-19 positivity rate lowest since November 23
- New York hospital opens $2M cardiothoracic unit
- ENT and Allergy Associates signs contract with health plan supporting New York City employees
NORTH CAROLINA
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- Atrium Health starts work on $14 million Mecklenburg County emergency department
- North Carolina faces COVID vaccine delays amid poor weather
- Michael Jordan gives $10M to open medical clinics in North Carolina
- Severe weather delays vaccine shipments to North Carolina
- North Carolina system sees exodus of physicians after HCA takeover
- Once used to fight outbreaks, ‘strike teams’ fill gaps in nursing home vaccinations
- Major North Carolina healthcare company sets aside 35% of vaccines for minorities
- 6 North Carolina Hospitals Ranked Among 2021’s Best
- $30M center to house North Carolina health system’s neuroscience institute
- North Carolina Moves to Limit Out-of-State Access to Vaccine
- First case of South Africa COVID-19 variant found in North Carolina
NORTH DAKOTA
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- A Solution to ND’s Nursing Shortage- By Nurses, For Nurses: SB 2198: A Bill to Develop a Statewide Nurse Staffing Clearinghouse
- COVID-19 positivity rate remains low in North Dakota; coronavirus-related deaths tailing off
- COVID-19 vaccine initial doses top 100,000 in North Dakota; no new deaths for 4th straight day
- North Dakota sees ‘amazing’ COVID-19 turnaround, but herd immunity still hard to pinpoint
- COVID-19 hospitalizations in North Dakota at lowest level since midsummer
- Sanford Health is prepared for COVID-19 variant in North Dakota
- North Dakota detects its first cases of more contagious COVID-19 variant
- COVID-19 vaccine initial doses top 100,000 in North Dakota; no new deaths for 4th straight day
- North Dakota getting $4.3 million grant for defibrillators
- How a Rural HIE Boosted its Public Health Reporting, Data Exchange
OHIO
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- Coronavirus pandemic pushed central Ohio’s health care system to its limit in 2020’s final weeks
- Cleveland Clinic taps 2 physician leaders for international roles
- Cleveland Clinic surgeon’s mission to end racial disparities in treating vascular disease
- ‘Sit at the next table up’: Mount Carmel CEO Lorraine Lutton’s advice for developing leaders
- Staff shortages plague 1 in 3 Ohio nursing homes; nearly 1 in 4 in Kentucky struggle too
- Ohio’s COVID-19 deaths jump 38% after state fixes error that overstated Summit’s rank
- Trinity Health System Announces New Leadership
- Ohio Senate expected to vote Wednesday on power to overturn governor’s health orders
- Cincinnati Children’s first in U.S. to offer life-saving dialysis device for babies
- Cincinnati Children’s Uses New Device to Help Critically Ill Infants with Kidney Failure
- Health system doubling down on cardiac care with $85M expansion
- MetroHealth announces post-COVID clinic for coronavirus ‘long haulers’ with lingering symptoms
- At least 7,245 Ohio nursing home patients have died of coronavirus, based on corrected report from state health department
- See new coronavirus case counts for each Ohio ZIP code amid sharply falling numbers
- Central Ohio hospitals change COVID-19 visitor restriction policies
- Ohio expands vaccine eligibility Monday to people with certain high-risk health conditions
- Ohio health system finalizes deal for 4th hospital
- No change in Ohio’s Public Health Advisory Map for 4th week in a row
- Ohio Senate passes bill giving lawmakers oversight, veto power over health orders
- Available Hospital Beds Holding Steady in Ohio
- Along with Ohio Health Department, State Auditor Missed 4,000 COVID-19 Deaths During Probe
OKLAHOMA
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- 40,000 vaccines administered through tribes, veterans health centers in Oklahoma
- OCCHD, Mercy partner to host two large COVID-19 vaccination clinics this weekend
- With bitter cold and threat of power outages, Oklahoma’s hospice patients uniquely at risk
- When Oklahoma’s vaccine eligibility expands to people with comorbidities, what health issues count?
- Oklahoma’s top physician & health groups file motion for injunction against Gov. Stitt’s Medicaid managed care plan
- Oklahoma hospital becomes 2nd in state to receive Zimmer Biomet robot
OREGON
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- Oregon rural hospitals: ‘At risk’ but not on life support
- Oregon’s lower COVID-19 counts continue; winter weather delays vaccines
- Three hospitals in Oregon make Healthgrades’ top 100 hospitals list
- More than 1,200 adult care homes in Oregon still waiting on the COVID vaccine
- $50M building at Oregon Health & Science University finishes up
- Oregon has a chance for higher-value health care
- Oregon reports first ‘breakthrough’ cases of coronavirus
PENNSYLVANIA
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- 4 Philadelphia Hospitals Among Nation’s Best Facilities
- Grand View Health plans new patient pavilion to halt a decline in patients
- How COVID-19 Is Affecting Philadelphia Nursing Homes: Weekly Update
- Pennsylvania nursing home providers call on state to increase Covid-19 vaccine supply
- 100,000 Pennsylvania residents potentially impacted by COVID-19 vaccine mistake
- Tower Health executives to take pay cuts
- Doctors push back against new Pa. Health Department COVID-19 vaccine policy
- Pennsylvania Department of Health: Second COVID-19 vaccine doses mistakenly given out as first doses
- Philly likely won’t expand vaccination eligibility until end of April; White House to increase vaccine shipments to states and pharmacies
- Small pharmacies cry foul as Pa. health officials seek to narrow who can distribute vaccines
RHODE ISLAND
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- 2 Rhode Island Hospitals Ranked Among 2021’s Best
- A closer look at Rhode Island’s 87,000 unused doses of COVID-19 vaccines
- Here’s how these public health leaders would grade Rhode Island’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout
- RI finds first cases of UK coronavirus variant
- RI is near bottom in COVID vaccinations, and McKee blames Raimondo administration
- Rhode Island hospital partners with BCBS on readmission program
- UK coronavirus variant found in 3 patients in RI
SOUTH CAROLINA
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- Competing hospitals partner to fill emergency care gap in rural South Carolina after ER closure
- Prisma Health’s net income more than triples
- SC case count under 1,000 for 2nd straight day
- South Carolina considers breaking up public health agency
- South Carolina health officials speak on state’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout
- South Carolina COVID-19 Vaccine Demographics Presented in New Online Dashboard
- Data reveals disparities in South Carolina vaccinations
- ‘From totally unacceptable to unacceptable’: Health experts say COVID cases in SC are declining
- South Carolina has no plans to restrict vaccinations to state residents
- BCBS of South Carolina to add 700+ jobs
- South Carolina reports fewest COVID-19 cases in 3 months
- Competing hospitals partner to fill emergency care gap in rural South Carolina after ER closure
SOUTH DAKOTA
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- Active COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations in South Dakota jump Tuesday
- Fewer than 100 in South Dakota hospitals due to COVID-19 for first time since September
- Sanford Health selling affordable housing portfolio
- South Dakota’s COVID-19 cases jump for the second consecutive day
- South Dakota offers COVID-19 vaccinations to 70 and older
- South Dakota to open COVID-19 vaccines to 65 and older
- South Dakota’s COVID-19 vaccine allocation jumps 13.7% this week compared to last week
- Gov. Kristi Noem’s push to delay medicinal marijuana in South Dakota clears first legislative hurdle
TENNESSEE
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- Ballad Health sees Q2 operating loss of $49.1M, including EHR install costs
- CHS sheds 18 hospitals, swings to $511M profit
- HCA to advise Tennessee art centers, symphony on reopening live performances
- LifePoint in talks to acquire 30-hospital system, WSJ reports
- U of Central Florida, HCA to open $175M teaching hospital March 1
- Tennessee to begin COVID-19 vaccine registration for 65+, teachers
- Tennessee Health Department launches statewide vaccination registration website
- Tennessee Department of Health to open COVID-19 vaccinations to people ages 65 and older next week
- Nashville Family Doctor Takes Prescription for Eliminating Health Disparities to Washington
TEXAS
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- 9 hospitalized after fire at Texas nursing home
- Caldwell nursing home residents displaced after water pipes burst
- Christus Health to build corporate headquarters in Texas
- Houston hospitals lose water, close facilities as Texans weather winter storm
- How to Build Security Resilience in Healthcare Beyond COVID-19
- Hundreds of thousands of COVID-19 vaccine deliveries, injections delayed by winter storm
- Nurses face licensing delays as Texas Board of Nursing processes high volume of applicants, calls
- ‘Organized chaos’: Winter weather taxes Texas public safety, healthcare systems
- Power outage forces Texas officials to scramble to administer Covid-19 vaccine
- Power outage prompts Texas officials to quickly distribute 5,000+ COVID-19 vaccines
- Texas power outages lead to 300+ carbon monoxide cases in Houston area
- Texas health care workers find a way to show up for patients, coworkers amid historic winter storm
- Texas hospitals endure storm draining power
- Texas group urges legislature to end isolation of long-term care residents, Abbott’s emergency order
- Texas hospitals are running out of water amid power outages. Some are evacuating patients for safety.
UTAH
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- Nearly 5% of Utahns fully vaccinated against COVID-19
- Number of new COVID-19 cases in Utah rises back above 1,100
- Cox announces Utahns 65+ can now receive a COVID-19 vaccine
- Health districts reschedule vaccinations as winter weather delays COVID-19 vaccine shipments
- Bill on public health orders moves forward in Utah legislature
VERMONT
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- High-risk Vermonters are on hold for vaccine. They say they can’t wait any longer.
- Outpatient antibiotic therapy piloted in Northern New England
- UVA Health in talks to acquire full ownership of 3 hospitals
- Vermonters age 70 and over rush to register for Covid vaccines
- Vt. health officials react to discovery of virus variant in Burlington
- Health care legislation week in review
VIRGINIA
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- Sentara Healthcare brings on new hospital president
- Northern Virginia COVID-19 cases back to pre-Thanksgiving levels
- Hospitals have gotten the lion’s share of Virginia’s early vaccine shipments — raising concerns over equity
- Proposal would make UVA Health full owner of Northern Virginia regional system
- Virginia’s new COVID call center is live. Here’s how it works, and more
- Virginia launches new vaccine portal, asks for patience on adding names
- Percentage of positive new COVID cases continues drop in Virginia; daily new-case increase also falls
- UVa Health looking to buy out partner in three hospitals, medical facilities
- UVA Health in discussions to buy full ownership of Novant in Northern Virginia
- VHHA: Va. hospitals have administered more than 659,000 vaccine doses so far
WASHINGTON
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- About 2 million fake N95 masks found in Washington state, pulled from shelves
- How COVID-19 vaccine rates compare in Washington, Idaho
- All regions in Washington now in Phase 2 of reopening plan
- Major hospital systems plan to share anonymous data on millions of patients through Seattle startup
- Marysville nursing home cited for ‘squalid’ conditions
- Washington state announces plan to expand COVID-19 vaccine accessibility for minorities
- Pullman Regional Hospital CEO to retire in 2022
- Some 90% of COVID-19 vaccine shipments to Washington are delayed this week, state says
- Tenet, Providence, other health giants band together to form new health data startup
WEST VIRGINIA
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- Health centers across West Virginia awarded $17.5 Million grant
- More than 17% of West Virginians 65 and older are fully vaccinated
- The Health Plan of West Virginia Inc. donates $25,000 to Project Hope of Huntington
- WV DHHR receiving $1.8 Million to support maternal and child health services
- West Virginia’s COVID-19 Outlook Keeps Brightening
- Coronavirus cases, hospital stays keep dropping in West Virginia
- West Virginia University Health System shakes up northern market leadership: 4 notes
- How West Virginia Tackled COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution
WISCONSIN
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- New president and CEO named at HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital
- Wisconsin pharmacies receiving vaccine under federal program
- ‘Remarkable:’ Wisconsin Hospital Association, members note COVID-19 decline
- Proposed Legislation Aims To Address Racial Disparities In Maternal Health Care
- Mayo Clinic Health System in northwest, southwest Wisconsin receive less COVID-19 vaccination doses
- Minnesota and Wisconsin health leaders introduce new registration process for COVID-19 vaccine
- Wisconsin flies past 2 milestones: Over 1 million shots, over 250,000 vaccinated for COVID-19
- Wisconsin hits vaccine milestones as new COVID-19 cases continue to drop
- Wisconsin Hospitals Ranked Among 2021’s Best
- Number of UK variant COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin is 5
- Number of patients hospitalized for COVID-19 in Wisconsin drops by 82%
WYOMING
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- Wyoming Department of Health warns of COVID-19 vaccine scams
- 163 Wyoming long-term care residents have died from COVID-19; number of facilities reporting cases falls
- About 2,000 Wyoming seniors at risk of losing home health services as cuts loom
- Nursing home dashboard shows promising trends
- Wyoming health system accidentally emails personal health info of 900 patients
- Active COVID cases move down again in Wyoming
