NATIONAL
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- 18% of healthcare workers have quit jobs during pandemic: Morning Consult
- 90% of clinicians say patients would be offended to see what’s in their medical records
- ‘A total miscue’: Leaders react to the No Surprises Act
- CMS ‘getting pretty close’ to releasing details of COVID-19 vaccination mandate
- CMS unveils another surprise-billing rule: 12 things to know
- Compliance implications of drugmakers’ $447M False Claims Act settlements
- CVS Health is about to turn hundreds of its drugstores into health care super-clinics
- Employers eye insurance surcharges for workers’ unvaccinated spouses
- AMA slams CMS’ surprise-billing rule as ‘undeserved gift’ to insurers
- Feds charge 138 medical professionals with $1.4B in healthcare fraud, including telehealth schemes
- Health systems aim to grow compounding pharmacies
- Healthcare IT market to swell expeditiously due to increase in hospitality businesses in coming years
- Healthcare staff shortages projected for every state by 2026: 4 report findings
- HHS kills Trump-era 340B rule targeting community health clinics
- HHS releases HIPAA guidelines for vaccine, the workplace: 4 things to know
- Hospitalizations drop 20% in 2 weeks; Midwest sees highest regional case rate
- Hospitals confront climate change as patients sick from floods and fires crowd ERs
- Hospitals need a community investment approach to improve health
- Hospitals with high number of COVID patients delaying elective surgeries, again
- Hospitals oust unvaccinated workers in preview of 50-state mandate
- How the FTC’s Health Breach Notification Rule Will Impact Health Apps
- Hundreds of hospital staffers fired or suspended for refusing COVID-19 vaccine mandate
- National pharmaceutical group files federal lawsuit over Arkansas drug-pricing law
- NIH builds large nationwide study population of tens of thousands to support research on long-term effects of COVID-19
- NIH director to step down after 12 years
- Pharmaceutical Companies Pay Over $400 Million to Resolve Alleged False Claims Act Liability for Price-Fixing of Generic Drugs
- Pfizer asks FDA for emergency authorization for its Covid vaccine for kids ages 5-11
- Ransomware attacks put availability of medical devices at risk: FDA cyber chief
- ‘The home is the next frontier’: 9 CIOs predict what health IT will look like in 5 years
- The less-discussed consequence of healthcare’s labor shortage
- Three Generic Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Agree to $447 Million Settlement for False Claims Act Violations
- ‘Trajectory seems good,’ nation’s top nursing home leader says about COVID recovery
- Top-paying physician specialties in last 5 years, per Medscape
- Virus surge hits New England despite high vaccination rates
- Where does healthcare communication stand in 2021?
ALABAMA
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- Cyberattack on Alabama hospital linked to 1st alleged ransomware death
- St. Vincent’s Trussville building sold for $11.9 million
- Experts: COVID-19 Waning in Alabama; Threat Still Not Over
- Alabama Doctor Worried Spike in COVID Cases Will Force Hospitals to Close Before Next Wave
- 170-bed Alabama hospital joins Huntsville Hospital System
- Hospital patient transfers difficult in Alabama
- Governor announces mental health crisis center coming to Birmingham
- University of Alabama focuses on diverse communities with $4M rural health care initiative
- $13.6M to provide emergency staff for Alabama Hospitals
- UAB experts say COVID-19 waning in Alabama but threat still not over
- UAB receives grant to help improve healthcare access in rural Alabama
ALASKA
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- 3rd Alaska hospital invokes crisis care mode in COVID spike
- Alaska Allows Hospitals to Ration Care Amid COVID Spike
- Alaska crisis standards now active for 20 healthcare facilities
- Alaska Hospitals Increasingly Ration Care as COVID-19 Infections Soar
- In Alaska’s Covid Crisis, Doctors Must Decide Who Lives and Who Dies
- Rural Alaska at risk as COVID surge swamps faraway hospitals
- COVID spike pushes Alaska’s health care system to brink
- Alaska hospitals make wrenching decisions as they begin to ration care
- HCA partners with 30 physicians to acquire Alaska ASC
ARIZONA
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- Four more Arizonans die from West Nile; hospitals see ‘fairly significant’ amount of patients
- N4T Investigators: Home healthcare company accused of paying kickbacks agrees to $17 million settlement
- Tesis Labs raises $20M to expand production, clinical capacity
- Arizona hospital profits are increasing at a record rate, report shows
- Arizona hospitals saw big profits in 2020, but officials say it’s only a partial picture
- Hospital capacity is more than just about available beds, it’s about staffing
- Phoenix Children’s Hospital sees spike in children in need of mental health services
- Arizona’s HonorHealth hospital system close to full capacity
- The total loss of healthcare workers to COVID-19 unknown in Arizona
- COVID-19 outbreak slows, but Arizona hospitals are busier than ever
- Tenet nurses in Arizona, California, Texas show support for colleagues striking at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester
- Arizona reports 55 more deaths, toll passes 20K milestone
- Latino vaccination rates in Arizona among the nation’s lowest
- Travelling nurses in high demand across Arizona as hospitals face staff shortages
ARKANSAS
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- PhRMA sues Arkansas over law requiring companies to offer products to 340B contract pharmacies
- National pharmaceutical group files federal lawsuit over Arkansas drug-pricing law
- Centene reaches $72M settlement with Illinois, Arkansas for alleged Medicaid overcharges
- As COVID cases decline, Arkansas health officials fear more intense flu season
- Arkansas health care professionals trying to find new ways to overcome worker shortages
- Arkansas legislature continues work on vaccine mandate exemption bills
- Arkansas lawmakers OK opt-outs for covid vaccine mandates
- Arkansas health officials worry about COVID spike during the holidays
- Arkansas health chief urges vaccines, mask use for children
CALIFORNIA
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- California Extends Telehealth Privacy, Security Waivers
- California’s vaccination mandate: Early results
- Hundreds of Sutter Health workers begin strike
- Kaiser suspends 2,200 unvaccinated employees
- Los Angeles OKs one of strictest US vaccination mandates
- National Guard activated to assist beleaguered hospitals in rural California
- Officials discuss new hospital
- PMB and Providence St. Joseph Hospital break ground for new women’s and children’s medical building in Orange, Calif.
- Most California health workers got vaccinated, but holdouts could be fired as hospitals face state mandate
- California deploys national guard to hospitals overwhelmed by Covid
- State health department blasted over nursing home oversight
- California shakes off the worst of the Delta variant surge
- Calif. AG Clears Nonprofit Hospital Sale, With Conditions
- UCLA anesthesiologist, vocal against COVID vaccine mandates, is escorted out of workplace
- California is only state with ‘moderate’ COVID-19 transmission after case rate falls again
- California Bill Would Reduce Wait Times for Mental Health Appointments
- California vaccine mandate: Most health care workers are complying, hospitals say
- California health systems take different routes in enforcing vaccine mandate
- Tenet nurses in Arizona, California, Texas show support for colleagues striking at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester
COLORADO
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- 2 Colorado students create healthcare price comparison website
- Children’s Hospital Colorado Served As Largest Enrolling Site For Pfizer COVID Vaccine Trial For Children Ages 5-11
- Colorado Health Leaders Appealing For Delayed Citation Deadline For Unvaccinated Workers
- Colorado hospitals could turn to traveling nurses in a staffing shortage, but it’ll cost them
- Colorado officials may weaken coronavirus vaccine mandate for health care workers
- COVID-19 hospitalizations going down but remain ‘incredibly high’ as we head into colder months
- COVID In Colorado: Thousands Of Health Care Workers Won’t Meet Deadline For Getting First Shot
- Delta Health employee shares recording of staff meeting explaining vaccine exemptions
- Enforcement of health care worker vaccination mandate begins, but 20% of long-term care workers remain unvaccinated
- New CEO named for Thornton’s North Suburban Medical Center
- “This increase is absolutely amazing:” Caregivers rejoice over $15 minimum wage
- UCHealth: No organ transplants for most unvaccinated patients
- UCHealth terminates 119 employees — .5% of staff — for not meeting vaccine deadline
- Colorado hospital system will not perform transplants on unvaccinated patients in most cases
- Smaller Hospitals Could Be Hit Hard With Worker Losses Due To Vaccine Requirement
- Rural hospital may have to turn patients away if too many employees leave because of vaccine mandate
- COVID-19 hospitalizations hit highest level since January, Polis says
- Kaiser Permanente Puts 2,200 Unvaccinated Employees On Unpaid Leave
CONNECTICUT
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- Connecticut ophthalmologist opens cataract surgery suite
- Connecticut physician turns in license over distributing fraudulent mask, vaccine exemptions
- Hartford HealthCare offers bonuses to 26,000 employees
- Connecticut hospital CEO on pediatric mental health influx: ‘This is our COVID surge’
- Connecticut hospital settles with feds over disability discrimination allegation
- Nursing home hit with $10,000 fine after alleged sex assault
- Texting drives 600,000 patients to engage in COVID-19 vaccination scheduling at Hartford Healthcare
- Survey: Pandemic recovery highlights inequities in Connecticut
- Griffin Health was paid more to conduct COVID tests in nursing homes than any other hospital. It’s not clear why.
- ‘Where does this end?’: Nurses grapple with burnout amid staff shortages
- Connecticut Hospitals Seeing Surge In Behavioral Health Cases Among Children
- Some Connecticut healthcare workers forced to choose between vaccines and their jobs
- CT hospitals see spike in religious exemptions for mandated COVID vaccines
DC
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- 2,500 DC health care workers miss vaccine mandate deadline, as many firefighters seek religious exemptions
- Children’s National Hospital reaches 100% COVID-19 vaccine compliance
- How healthcare worker vaccination mandates fared in DC, Virginia, Rhode Island
- Thousands of D.C. health care workers remain unvaccinated
- D.C. Mayor Lauds Health-Care Agreement for New St. Elizabeths East Hospital
- Home Health Aides In D.C. Struggle To Afford Training And Make Ends Meet
- George Washington University to provide health care for adults at new D.C. hospital
- George Washington University practitioners to staff new hospital in DC
DELAWARE
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- Delaware Hospital for the Chronically Ill to be replaced with $50 million in federal funds
- Delaware’s Top Doctors of 2021 Are Medical Experts Across the State
- 4 Delaware Doctors on the Rise of Telemedicine During the Pandemic
- Beebe rolls out vaccine or test policy for staff
- Beebe to resume elective procedures that require overnight stay
- COVID-19 cases starting to trend downward
- Delta variant surge stagnates: Latest on Delaware’s COVID hot spots from schools to prisons
- Delaware’s $2B life sciences industry is building momentum, new report finds
FLORIDA
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- COVID-19 cases decline in Florida for 5th straight week
- Doctors Hospital hires chief operating officer
- Florida nurse shortage: Hospitals paying double pre-COVID rates for temp staff
- Johns Hopkins All Children’s president on pediatric mental health: ‘We’re just beginning to scratch the surface’
- Sarasota Memorial Hospital Names New Leaders
- ‘An insane amount of money’: Florida’s demand for travel nurses raises concerns of price gouging
- Florida hospital fires nurse for putting pictures of baby with birth defect on social media
- ‘Florida needs nurses now’: State faces shortfall of nearly 60,000 nurses by 2035, report says
- Nicklaus Children’s Hospital Foundation Among First In South Florida To Accept Cryptocurrency Donations
- Northwest Florida hospitals give statements on staffing issues
- Proposed ASC would cause Florida hospital to ‘die in 5 years,’ officials say
- Blake Medical Center and Sarasota Memorial name new medical leaders
- Florida legislators open dialogue on maternal health, disparities, and stigma ahead of 2022 session
- The downward trend in Florida COVID cases is reflected in hospital status updates
GEORGIA
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- AdventHealth acquires 230-bed Georgia hospital from HCA
- Atlanta startup Evva Health to launch platform for dementia caregivers
- Deadline arrives for Georgia hospital workers to be fully vaccinated
- Emory Healthcare opens new $130M institute in Brookhaven
- HCA sells another Georgia hospital, with $637M price tag
- Hospitals tight-lipped on impact of COVID-19 vaccination requirements
- Piedmont performs first in U.S. heart valve procedure as alternative to cardiac surgery
- Georgia COVID-19 case count incorrect Wednesday due to electronic error: Health official
- Georgia hospitals silent on deadline for staff vaccination
- Georgia hospital to end gynecologic oncology services
- Cases in children have led recent Georgia COVID-19 surge
HAWAII
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- Contract for first wave of FEMA funded travel nurses to Hawaii set to expire soon
- Some relief health care workers prepare to leave Hawaii, but not all hospitals are out of the woods yet
- Local researchers say Department of Health officials have refused to collaborate and share COVID-19 data
- Bay Clinic, West Hawaii Community Health Center announce merger
- Hawaii health officials urge vigilance with 32% of population not fully vaccinated
- Hawaii Extends COVID Restrictions Through December 1
- How Hawaii can build a better behavioral health and substance use network of care, according to experts
- The Queen’s Health Systems reaches 300,000 COVID-19 vaccinations
- State health department to end daily breakdown of Hawaii’s COVID-related deaths
IDAHO
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- A COVID-19 ‘breaking point’? Saint Al’s in crisis standards, Idaho hospitals strained
- Blackfoot hospital expands local cancer treatment
- COVID-19 cases in Idaho children have ‘skyrocketed.’ That could affect hospitals, care
- COVID data reporting is impacted by thousands of backlogged cases
- Crush of COVID-19 patients puts enormous strain on Idaho hospitals
- Idaho hospital builds employee housing to combat staff shortages
- North Idaho hospital sees record number of COVID-19 hospitalizations a month into crisis standards of care
- St. Luke’s and partners launch housing plan
- Saltzer Health completes medical center with ASC in Idaho
- Hospitals near state borders feeling brunt of COVID-19 overcrowding
ILLINOIS
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- After death of CEO, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab rehab hospital names new leaders
- Chicago Inching Closer To Goal Goal Of Getting 77% Of Eligible Chicagoans Vaccinated By End Of The Year
- Illinois health system asks court to dismiss antitrust suit
- Judge issues order keeping Quincy health care workers’ jobs in place pending vaccine lawsuit
- More expect attempt to change Health Care Right of Conscience Act
- Nurses file lawsuit against QMG, Blessing Health Services over vaccine mandates
- Oak Street Health expands to Kansas; plans Illinois expansion
- Sherman Hospital admits claim that former anesthesiologists wanted 300% pay hike is wrong, but says staffing problems now resolved
- Southern Illinois’ hospital ICU situation improving, but ‘we’re still really preparing for the next wave’
- Staff file restraining order against Illinois clinic over COVID-19 vaccine mandate
- The ‘Lifeblood’ of Nursing Homes, Medicaid Reform Aims to Help Staffing in Illinois
- Illinois hospital closing ASC cites low volume, COVID-19 strain
- Two Heart of Illinois health centers receiving nearly $1.2M in American Rescue Plan funding
INDIANA
- Cyberattack disables computer network at Johnson Memorial Health
- Eskenazi data stolen in cyberattack released on dark web
- Hackers demand ransom from Johnson Memorial Health
- Hackers gained access, deployed ransomware in just 2 minutes, Indiana health system says
- Health System Using Novel Treatment for Hand Tremors
- Healthcare Logistics Firm Expanding Indiana Footprint
- Indiana physicians opening ASC with fixed, upfront prices
- IUSM Receives $5M Grant for Communication Training
- Johnson Memorial Health relying on ‘old school’ methods following cyberattack
- National Guard deployed to Indiana hospitals amid staffing shortages, capacity concerns
- Ransomware attack shuts down Indiana health system’s network
- Riley Hospital’s new maternity tower strives for a smooth delivery
- Study Examines Employment Stability in Indiana Healthcare
- ‘The virus remains’: Gov.Holcomb extends public health emergency orders for 19th time
- Indiana hospitals remain busy despite COVID-19 decline
- 3 Indiana Clinics Suffer Healthcare Data Breaches
IOWA
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- New COVID outbreaks, staff shortages threaten Iowa nursing homes
- UnityPoint Health, Henry Ford Health System expand SNF- and hospital-at-home care services with new partnerships
- COVID-19 outbreaks reported at 31 Iowa nursing homes, the most since February
- Reimagining long-term care in Iowa
- Infections continue to drop in Iowa, but vaccination rate is still 54%
- Iowa hospitals reflect on lessons learned from pandemic, derecho
- Nursing home staffing falls as patients plead for help
KANSAS
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- Oak Street Health expands to Kansas; plans Illinois expansion
- Mobile diagnostics group adds women’s health services to bridge Kansas, Missouri care gaps
- Loss to COVID-19 drives long-term care director of nursing to urge vaccination
- Kansas hospitals see off-season surge of RSV cases, sickening children and straining system
- COVID vaccines prevented 700 deaths among older adults in Kansas, federal study reports
- Kansas doctors fear future fall COVID surge as masks come off after high case counts in September
KENTUCKY
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- Aging2.0 Acquired By Louisville CEO Council That Includes Senior Living Leaders
- Health care facility to shut down, laying off nearly 100 employees
- Health care groups eager for details on Gov. Beshear’s $400M essential worker bonus plan
- Humana files another lawsuit against a big pharma company
- Jackson Purchase Medical Center named COVID-19 Antibody Administration Center
- Kentucky Psychiatrist Pleads Guilty to Health Care Fraud Related to Referrals For Drug Testing At Pennsylvania Lab
- Louisville Healthcare CEO Council wins U.S. Commerce Department grant
- Park DuValle Community Health Center names new CEO
- Positivity rate continues to fall in Kentucky
- Signature Healthcare celebrates groundbreaking for $22M facility
- Kentucky’s state-based health exchange, kynect, to reopen for enrollment beginning November 1
- Kentucky Children’s Hospital opens pediatric monoclonal antibody clinic
LOUISIANA
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- ‘One fiasco after another’: How Bob Dean lost a nursing home before Hurricane Ida scandal
- Louisiana health system issues $200 monthly premium to employees with unvaccinated partners
- 189-Bed SNF Sells For $30M — $159K Per Bed — in Louisiana
- UL nursing student won’t have to take COVID vaccine during clinicals at Ochsner Lafayette General
- ‘Profit should never compromise care’: Lawsuit alleges Houma nursing home evacuation led to resident’s death
- UL won’t mandate COVID-19 vaccine for nursing students after lawsuit
- Who’s responsible for Louisiana’s nursing home evacuation plans? State officials won’t say
- Louisiana health system charging workers $200 for unvaccinated spouses
- 16 Louisiana hospitals are deemed ‘birth ready’ by the state health department
- Louisiana Behavioral Health transforms wing of Shreveport hospital into COVID-positive unit
- Workers with unvaccinated spouses will pay more for insurance, a Louisiana health system says
MAINE
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- $11M headed to 18 Maine health care centers
- COVID-19 hospitalizations still elevated across Maine
- Maine hospitals have fewer than 200 COVID patients for the first time in nearly 3 weeks
- Areas of lower vaccine use give virus ‘room to run’ in Maine
- Central Maine Healthcare losing staff over vaccine mandate
- Pharmacists at Maine hospital go great distances for their patients
- Herd immunity threshold in Maine goes up 10% due to COVID-19 delta variant
- Q&A: Why are breakthrough COVID cases rising in Maine? And what is the latest on booster shots?
- COVID-19 patient numbers keep falling at Bangor hospital
- Maine hospitals report rising vaccination rates, few departures in response to mandate
- Maine hospitals want to hear from public about community health needs
- Central Maine hospitals face added staff shortages with COVID-19 vaccine mandate looming
MARYLAND
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- Atlantic General Hospital Announces Search Committee for Next President and CEO
- Luminis Health Wins Award for Pandemic Response
- UMMS says 96% of employees are vaccinated. The rest may be risking their jobs.
- Local Maryland health officials nervously watch COVID data
- Maryland hospital workers are now largely vaccinated, even if many COVID patients are not
- Maryland-Based Payer Launches Virtual Primary Care Practice
- COVID-19 in Maryland | More than 1,000 new cases, positivity rate unchanged
- UM Charles Regional Opens New Behavioral Health Practice
- 5 Things Maryland: Virtual primary care, Nursing shortage, Maternal health
MASSACHUSETTS
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- Baystate Health puts unvaccinated workers on unpaid leave; termination looms
- Nursing home struggling to rebound after manager steals $500K
- Tenet nurses in Arizona, California, Texas show support for colleagues striking at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester
- Physicians defend Saint Vincent CEO facing backlash amid nurses strike
- Striking Saint Vincent nurses should no longer receive unemployment benefits, state rules
- Hundreds of Massachusetts hospital employees face termination if not vaccinated
- Striking nurse accuses Mass. hospital of ‘psychological warfare’
- Mass. General Hospital says 2 to 3 of its nurses face assaults every day
- Mass. hospitals prepare to fire hundreds of unvaccinated workers
- Boston Scientific to acquire Baylis Medical Co. for $1.75 billion
- Berkshire VNA Nurses and Healthcare Professionals File for NLRB Election to Join the Massachusetts Nurses Association to Improve Working and Patient Care Conditions
MICHIGAN
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- 400 Henry Ford Health employees quit over COVID-19 vaccine mandate; 92% fully vaccinated
- Beaumont Appoints New Chief Compliance Officer, Loses Chief Human Resources Officer
- Henry Ford Health System taps Contessa for at-home hospital care
- Henry Ford Health says 400 of its workers quit after refusing COVID-19 vaccine
- Three Rivers Health to add medical services, upgrade facilities under new partnership with Indiana health system
- Trinity Health’s annual revenue hits $20.2B
- Racism Declared A Public Health Crisis In Grand Rapids, Michigan
- Michigan’s COVID-19 spread on the rise as U.S. begins to see relief
- Michigan health system enters affiliation deal for IT, EMR needs
- Two Michigan health organizations form partnership
- Michigan: 10M vaccines doses given
- Three-county health department in Michigan rescinds COVID mandates over fear of losing $1M in state funds
- Beacon Health System adds 8th hospital, expands to Michigan with acquisition
- Northern Michigan health departments can’t keep up with COVID-19 spread in schools
MINNESOTA
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- St. Luke’s joins CHUM to double housing project
- How Mayo Clinic uses data to improve surgical outcomes: 4 insights
- Mayo Clinic CFO’s advice to peers: ‘Be more than what your organization expects of you’
- Sanford Health streamlines
- M Health Fairview goes all in on telehealth with $600K in FCC funds
- COVID-19 in MN: Intensive care needs hit 2021 high; active cases climb
- 40 COVID-19 deaths reported in Minnesota
- Children’s Minnesota plans to open inpatient mental health unit in 2022
- MDH shares COVID-19 update
- $250 million in front-line hero pay still in limbo at Minnesota Capitol
- ‘No One Else Is Willing To Take That Vaccine’: Committee Hears Concerns About Plunging Staff Levels Over Mandate
- Minneota Manor to transition away from nursing home care
MISSISSIPPI
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- COVID-19 ICU patients declining in Mississippi, state health officer says
- ‘Saddled with a health care access issue’: Mississippi physicians’ group pushes Medicaid expansion
- Children’s of Mississippi launches clinic for MIS-C patients
- How many health care workers on MS Coast are vaccinated for COVID? Here’s a breakdown.
- Mississippi appeals order requiring mental health plan
- Mississippi physician group advocates for Medicaid expansion to combat rural hospital closures
- Daily COVID-19 cases in Florida, Mississippi drop 50% in 2 weeks: 9 things to know
- Mississippi’s largest hospital first in state to mandate coronavirus vaccinations
MISSOURI
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- After years of trouble, St. Louis County nursing home nearly loses federal funding
- Bain Capital and Evergreen Medical Properties partner to acquire St. Louis ASC, eye center
- Creve Coeur pharmacy and owner agree to pay $1,507,808.50 to resolve lawsuit alleging dispensing of controlled substances with no legitimate medical purpose
- Missouri starts signing up residents under ACA’s Medicaid expansion after legal fight
- Pandemic making nursing shortage a crisis in St. Louis
- St. Louis woman goes to 3 hospitals for help before being diagnosed with stroke
- Mobile diagnostics group adds women’s health services to bridge Kansas, Missouri care gaps
- CMS announces expansion, nearly $1B in new funding for Missouri Medicaid
- Cerner mandates COVID vaccines for all US employees
- Truman Medical Centers gets a new name
- SSM Health boosts minimum wage for 3,000 employees
- Intermountain, SSM Health & Presbyterian Healthcare launch digital health tool marketplace
- St. Louis-area hospitals face staffing crisis as burnout and high ‘traveler’ salaries cause nurses to leave
- Missouri hospital workers to get personal panic buttons amid spike in assaults
- University of Missouri Health Care breaks ground on $250 million children’s hospital project
- University of Missouri Health Care plans COVID-19 vaccine study involving children
- Missouri hospital leaders hopeful as Medicaid expansion gets underway
MONTANA
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- Second lawsuit challenges Montana’s vaccine discrimination law
- National Guard troops discuss time assisting at Missoula hospital
- Missoula hospital “grateful” for MT National Guard help
- As nursing home staff vaccine rates remain low, advocates push for federal mandate
- Bozeman Health developing inpatient psychiatric unit
- Staff shortages plague hospitals as COVID patients fill half of Montana’s ICU beds
- Bozeman Health presents roadmap for inpatient psychiatric unit
- Montana health officials: ‘The data are overwhelming. The COVID-19 vaccine offers the best protection against infection and at preventing severe illness’
NEBRASKA
NEVADA
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- COVID-19 trends continuing to improve across Nevada
- COVID-19 test positivity rate continues to drop; 33 deaths reported
- Dramatic drop brings Nevada’s test positivity to 8.8% as test tracking changes
- COVID-19 Trends Continuing to Improve Across Nevada
- 43 deaths as hospital officials say Nevada has hit ‘peak’ of current COVID-19 spike
- Nevada Health Response Now Tracks COVID-19 Cases in K-12 Schools
- As demand for home care grows around the country, Nevada workers petition for higher wages
- UMC to Invest $12 Million in Support of Nevada Donor Network Foundation’s ‘End the Wait’ Campaign
NEW HAMPSHIRE
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- Few leave Brattleboro hospital over vaccine mandate
- State exec expects ‘fire sale’ of nursing homes
- NH health care leaders urge continued adherence to public health guidance to prevent spread of COVID-19
- NH Hospital signed contracts with major insurers to reduce financial uncertainty for patients
- New Hampshire Nursing Homes Could Face Difficult Choices To Deal With Staffing Shortage
- Some early success for vaccine mandates in nursing home
- Some long-term care facilities in New Hampshire may consider sale, closure amid staffing and financial stress
- NH hospitals say Anthem’s delayed payments total hundreds of millions of dollars
NEW JERSEY
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- $100M Gift for New Jersey Hospital from Famed Wall Street Financier
- Why RWJBarnabas fired 4 New Jersey hospital execs
- Some feared vaccine mandate would cause exodus of NJ health workers. Here’s what happened
- NJ health officials predict COVID spike but they’re not worried
- Jeff Alter Joins Summit Health as New CEO
- New Jersey hospital gets $100M gift
- NJ’s largest health system says 99% at least partially vaccinated
- Hackensack Meridian’s fight to acquire Englewood Health draws national support
- COVID numbers don’t tell full story of NJ school outbreaks
- No sale! CarePoint Health founder says hospitals are being converted to non-profits
- New Jersey health system will convert to nonprofit
- Virtua Health ranked as having highest-rated health care brand in state
- Hackensack Meridian names chief information officer
NEW MEXICO
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- Intermountain, SSM Health & Presbyterian Healthcare launch digital health tool marketplace
- Oklahoma City man suffers heart attack in New Mexico, dies after failing to get ICU bed
- New Mexico hospital to get new CEO, CFO
- Farmington hospital sees uptick on COVID-19 patients, and most are not vaccinated
- Data shows 156 New Mexico nurses are unvaccinated
- New Mexico COVID-19 update: 838 new cases, totaling 256,947
- NMDOH: COVID-19 case counts have plateaued, hospitals still strained
- New Mexico continues problematic plateau of new COVID-19 cases
- 90% of New Mexico’s hospital staff is fully vaccinated against COVID-19
NEW YORK
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- 3 NYC hospitals among top 10 in world for neurosurgery
- 566-Bed SNF Nursing Director Says New Clinical Skills Needed for LTC
- $17M facility with ASC planned in New York
- Hochul expands NY vaccine mandate to mental health, disability workers who visit hospitals
- How long could Mercy Hospital strike last? Progress so far has been elusive
- Ithaca nursing home achieves 100% vaccination rate for both residents, staff
- MedCraft opens $110M ambulatory facility in New York City
- More LI hospital workers comply with mandate and get COVID-19 shot
- New overtime pilot program leaves out security officers at SUNY hospitals
- Senior Care Authority co-owner describes ‘critical shortage’ of nursing home beds in Rochester
- Thompson Hospital cuts operating room space following vaccine mandate
- Empire BCBS, Mount Sinai partner on flexible care delivery model
- NY nursing homes unable to get staff from state hotline following vax mandate
- NY Nursing Homes See Overnight Surge In Employee COVID Vaccinations Thanks To State Mandate
- New York’s largest health care provider fires 1,400 unvaccinated employees.
- New York’s Vaccine Mandate Is Working, But Hospitals Are Struggling With the Fallout
- Mount Sinai opens pediatric rehabilitation center in New York
- Catholic Health strike enters 4th day
- NYU and NYU Abu Dhabi develop new AI tool for breast cancer detection
- New York expands healthcare worker vaccination mandate to mental health staff
- New York system gives sign-on bonuses, on-the-spot job offers amid staffing shortage
- Nursing home residents crowding New York EDs as homes hit capacity
- New York governor signs telehealth executive order to curb hospital worker shortages
- 1,400 unvaccinated workers leave Northwell Health
- Nearly 2,000 workers at Catholic Health’s Mercy Hospital begin strike
- Over 2,000 workers at Catholic Health hospital in New York wage open-ended strike
- New York suspends prior authorizations, eases reporting requirements
NORTH CAROLINA
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- Duke, UNC and WakeMed hospitals vying for western Wake County |
- Hospital patient count falls for 11th straight day, 93 more deaths reported
- NC nursing home cited after dementia patient found with maggots
- North Carolina ASC property with 7 ORs acquired by investment company
- North Carolina ASC onboards 2 surgical robots
- North Carolina CON law ‘counterintuitive,’ judge says in ASC ruling
- North Carolina surgical center asks governor to overturn ASC denial
- UNC Health adds another rural North Carolina hospital to its system
- Budget could extend postpartum Medicaid benefits
- COVID didn’t help the looming NC nursing shortage
- COVID-19 in NC: Hospital patient count falls for 11th straight day, 93 more deaths reported
- NC health care visitation measure headed to governor
- UnitedHealthcare, North Carolina medical center end contract
- North Carolina Suit Could Signal Change in COVID Claims Disputes
- North Carolina VA hospital starts offering awake hand surgeries
- How prospects for Medicaid expansion in NC have shifted behind the scenes
- Another NC Health Care Visitation Measure Headed to Governor
- North Carolina’s nurses are already stretched thin, and it’s about to get worse
NORTH DAKOTA
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- Fargo-Moorhead hospitals increasingly look to travel nurses to fill gaps
- Governor, top doctors warn of North Dakota hospitals at ‘redline’ capacity for weeks ahead
- North Dakota faces ‘enormous’ gaps in mental health services for kids
- Judge declines to block Sanford Health’s use of clinic name at Grand Forks facility
- North Dakota reports 10 new COVID-19 deaths over the weekend as hospitalizations remain high
- North Dakota’s coronavirus risk level raised to severe; Sanford COVID-19 inpatient numbers rise
- North Dakota COVID-19 cases and deaths climb
- Nursing homes, long-term care, to seek $42 million in North Dakota session
- New skilled nursing facility opening in Bismarck
- As strain on hospitals reaches tipping point, leaders urge public to help reduce need for hospitalization
- Long term care faces staffing “crisis,” asking for millions in funding as wages increase
OHIO
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- Cincinnati Children’s names next CEO
- Fast-growing Greater Cincinnati company files for IPO
- Gastro Health adds Ohio practice
- New COVID vaccine bill in Ohio allows exemptions for natural immunity, other reasons
- University Hospitals workers take on new roles amid nationwide nursing shortage
- Wexner Medical Center to spend $15M on employee bonuses
- Ohio bill introduced with focus on universal, single payer access to health care
- Time’s up for many Ohio health care workers to be vaccinated
- Ohio House restarts efforts to ban vaccine mandates; Dem calls it ‘pandering’
- Ohio Department of Health says COVID cases peaking
- Unvaccinated people may have to pay more for health insurance
- Ohio hospitals see slim improvement in capacity
- Ohio Hospital Invites Lawmakers to Tour ICU Unit as They Consider Covid Vaccine Mandate Ban Legislation
- Akron Children’s Hospital in Boardman making expansions
- New virtual emergency room allowing some patients to skip trip to the hospital
OKLAHOMA
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- Oklahoma City man suffers heart attack in New Mexico, dies after failing to get ICU bed
- Oklahoma nursing homes limiting admissions with workforce shortages
- Head of Oklahoma’s largest pediatric residency program calls for innovative solutions amid workforce shortages
- Oklahoma urgent cares face cutbacks and shutdowns amid ongoing COVID-19 pandemic strain
- COVID-19: Deaths in Oklahoma still near peak as swift delta variant surge eases
- SSM Health implementing $15 minimum wage for employees
- Oklahoma kids’ mental health worsened during the COVID-19 pandemic, new report shows
OREGON
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- COVID Cases Continue to Decline in Oregon
- Kaiser Permanente nurses, health care workers begin vote to authorize possible strike in Oregon
- Legacy Health puts nearly 800 employees on unpaid leave for failing to comply with vaccination policy
- Oregon hospital operating margins improved in Q2, though revenue lagged
- Oregon hospitals prepare for impact vaccine mandate will have on staffing
- Oregon Nurses Must Be Vaccinated If New Rule Is Adopted By State
- Oregon nurses union accuses some hospitals of ‘blanket’ vaccine exemption rejections
- Are Oregon’s vaccine mandates for health care employees working?
- Hundreds of Oregon hospital workers begin strike
- Oregon Nurses Association to address staffing issues
- St. Charles to require that all hospital, clinic visitors be fully vaccinated
PENNSYLVANIA
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- COVID-19 vaccination of Pa. nursing home workers remains woefully low. Will a mandate cause too many to quit?
- Crozer-Chester Medical Center nurses say there’s a staffing crisis at the hospital
- Done deal: Einstein finally joins Jefferson Health ‘after the longest engagement in the history of engagements’
- Employee shot, killed by co-worker inside Philadelphia hospital, police say
- Nursing home workers aren’t getting vaccinated — prompting worries about the elderly, staffing, and a coming federal mandate
- Pennsylvania hospitals asks court to block sale of multispecialty physician group
- Philadelphia heart docs sign five-year deal to boost patient care
- Tower Health to close 1 of 7 hospitals, sell another
- Pennsylvania ratchets up COVID vaccination efforts
- Philadelphia extends vaccine mandate deadline for health-care and higher-education workers
- Pa. vax rates fall mostly along party lines, with some interesting exceptions
- Pa. Health Dept.: More than 5K COVID-19 cases; More than 2,800 hospitalized
- The Pennsylvania Health Care Association discusses worker shortages and vaccine hesitancy
- Despite Covid strain, hospitals still put $155B into the state’s economy
- First look: Inside Penn Medicine’s $1.6 billion Pavilion
RHODE ISLAND
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- Some health care facilities are using a 30-day window to work through vaccine mandate
- How healthcare worker vaccination mandates fared in DC, Virginia, Rhode Island
- Lifespan, Care New England say merger on track despite increased scrutiny from regulators
- Lifespan, Care New England submit revised merger application
- Labor Battle at Bannister Nursing Home in Providence Heats Up
- RI Health Dept.: 92 facilities seek vaccine extension; defiant dentist ordered to comply
- Vaccine mandate hits hurdles in RI; VT push for more testing
- The Miriam Hospital receives $11.1M grant to establish trauma research center
- Eleanor Slater Hospital doctor with criminal past resigns
- 92 healthcare facilities not yet compliant with Rhode Island vaccine mandate
- Nursing homes, already facing staffing crisis, grapple with vaccine deadline
SOUTH CAROLINA
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- DHEC: Florence nursing home where 11 died didn’t follow COVID-19 guidance
- Mobile eye clinic for students launches in Charleston despite concerns from optometrists
- South Carolina has the second-highest rate of COVID among children in the nation
- US Eye adds South Carolina practice
- South Carolina’s daily COVID-19 cases drops below 1,000 for second day in a row
- Tidelands Health first in South Carolina to perform life-saving surgery using cutting-edge technology
- As COVID persists, so does relentless demand on Upstate people who work in healthcare
- South Carolina health experts warn against complacency as COVID fight continues in the state
- Tidelands Health, Encompass Health seek state approval for new inpatient rehabilitation hospital
- South Carolina med school expands partnership with genetic center to improve access to services
SOUTH DAKOTA
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- Avera invests $50M+ in pay increases, other employee benefits
- T. Denny Sanford still can’t give his billions away fast enough
- T. Denny Sanford’s net worth increased 70% during the coronavirus pandemic
- Monument Health announces leadership changes
- Avera Health boosts minimum wage, unveils employee retention, recruitment campaign
- Avera Health rolls out raises, bonuses, $17 minimum wage to fight workforce shortage
- Birth tissue donation program launches in Rapid City
- Indian Health Service Repeatedly ‘Did Nothing’ to Stop Pediatrician From Sexually Abusing Patients
TENNESSEE
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- Ascension Saint Thomas named healthcare provider for retired NFL players
- Ascension Saint Thomas Rutherford begins microhospital construction
- IVX Health set to ‘accelerate’ expansion following $100M investment
- Nashville General CEO’s pay could rise to more than $900,000
- Nursing group executive director steps down
- Tennessee proposes health, industry help with pandemic aid
- Tennessee leads nation in COVID-19-related school closures
- Tennessee Nurses Association names new executive director
- The Shortage Of Long-Term Care In Tennessee Could Jeopardize Access To Health Care
- Lee administration unveils proposal to spend $3.9B in federal stimulus funds
- Hospital closes temporary ICU, continues surgeries
- Tennessee pediatricians expect increase in inflammatory syndrome in children after COVID-19 surge
- Sweetwater Hospital Association welcomes members of TN National Guard to help with COVID-19 response
- Tennessee nursing shortage could pose risk to healthcare access
- NE Tennessee reaches 45% fully vaccinated amid declining vaccination rate
- U of Tennessee Health Center Lands $3.2M for Lab Upgrade
- Surgery Partners insiders ditching company stock: 11 things to know
TEXAS
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- 68 Texas hospitals out of ICU beds
- Baylor Scott & White provides program for those with disabilities
- Biotech accelerator LaunchBio awarded $2.1 million in federal funding to develop Dallas startups
- MD Anderson gets first chief data officer
- U of North Texas hospital to lead $100M healthcare AI program
- Tenet nurses in Arizona, California, Texas show support for colleagues striking at Saint Vincent Hospital in Worcester
- Small Number of North Texas Hospital Employees Unvaccinated After Vaccine Mandate Deadline
- Texas A&M, Houston Methodist formalize funding agreement to support Center for Health & Nature
- Deadline arrives for workers at several North Texas health care systems to get COVID-19 vaccine
- The deadline for COVID vaccines for many healthcare professionals is here
- Austin’s Best CEOs: Andy Davis of Ascension Texas
- Texas nursing homes ask the state for $400 million from American Rescue Plan Act
- Texas nursing homes turn to state for help with staffing woes as vaccine mandate looms
- Texas nursing homes plead for state help with staffing crisis
- Right to caregiver visits in Texas nursing homes on ballot for November election
- Study assesses Texas nurses’ COVID-19 vaccination status, intention, and hesitancy
UTAH
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- As COVID-19 cases surge in Utah, Intermountain Healthcare to provide update
- Intermountain Healthcare begins outpatient imaging business
- Intermountain, SSM Health & Presbyterian Healthcare launch digital health tool marketplace
- Utah health officials predicted many more cases of COVID-19 in schools than we’ve seen. Why was their model so off?
- Utah’s Intensive Care Units are at 97% capacity
- 52% of Utahns are now fully vaccinated against the coronavirus
- COVID-19 case rates decline across Utah, remain high in southwestern counties
- Utah may have ‘summited’ peak of COVID-19 surge, Cox says
VERMONT
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- Vermont hospital eyes post-bankruptcy partnerships
- Bennington ER nurse reflects on burnout, vaccine hesitancy among health care workers
- Vt. health officials report four more people have died from COVID-19
- Vaccine mandate hits hurdles in RI; VT push for more testing
- Fewer than 10,000 Vermonters have opted for Pfizer booster shots so far
- ‘Monkey wrench’: How the Delta variant caught Vermont off guard
VIRGINIA
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- How healthcare worker vaccination mandates fared in DC, Virginia, Rhode Island
- Several hundred Virginia health-care workers have been suspended or fired over coronavirus vaccine mandates
- Sentara Healthcare names president of Suffolk hospital
- 3 Virginia hospitals renamed to reflect UVA Health ownership
- COVID deaths increase across Virginia, health officials investigate why
- Virginia Ranked As A Top State For Health Threat Preparedness
- Virginia Department of Health recruiting local health directors amid COVID-19 pandemic
- Bon Secours names new Hampton Roads market president
- Hospitals battling the COVID-19 surge sought state help for weeks. They haven’t gotten it.
WASHINGTON
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- Federal government will send team of nurses to Spokane care center
- In or out, Washington’s long-term care tax is for life — and the deadline is looming
- Rural Wash. hospitals transfer hundreds of patients to metro areas
- Seattle-area hospitals fear exodus of unvaccinated health care workers as deadline approaches
- Washington hospitals reporting high staff vaccination rates, leaders still concerned about shortages in wake of mandate
- Washington woman dies from rare J&J vaccine complication
- HCA gains input from stakeholders on rulemaking for Cascade Care Select plans
WEST VIRGINIA
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- Justice: W.Va. received fraction of promised antibody doses due to politics
- Staffing shortages at critical levels for long-term care facilities, according to survey
- Mon Health holds ribbon cutting for new Fairmont, West Virginia, based medical offices
- West Virginia Has Highest Rate Of COVID-19 Hospitalizations
- Active COVID-19 infections decreasing in state, but Harrison County (West Virginia) hospital, long-term care still facing impacts of surge
WISCONSIN
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- 99.96% of UW Health employees following COVID vaccine policy
- Green Bay hospitals among those dealing with crowds of COVID patients
- Marshfield Clinic Health System CEO offers dire outlook on rural care workforce
- ‘Much worse than what we saw last fall’: As COVID-19 cases climb, Marshfield Clinic at maximum capacity
- SSM Health: Environmental factors often overlooked when it comes to children’s health
- SSM Health to end Midwifery Program in Madison
- Two Milwaukee companies reach $764.3 million medical office sale agreement
- ‘We feel good’: SSM Health vaccination rate climbs from 77 percent to more than 99 percent during mandate
- ‘We just really feel at a loss’: Midwives react to SSM Heath ending Midwifery Program
- Over $550k allocated to enhance rural Wisconsin health care
- Rise in COVID patients prompt doctors in Wisconsin to ask for help to stop the spread
- Ascension Wisconsin opens neighborhood hospital in Waukesha
- Former Children’s Wisconsin hospital ER doctor reaches a plea deal in a child abuse case
- Wisconsin health system expands physician network
- Wisconsin surpasses 8,000 COVID-19 deaths
- Following backlash, SSM Health opts to continue midwifery program — for now
WYOMING
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- Wyoming sees highest flu activity in US
- Wyoming COVID-19 death toll tops 1,000
- Wyoming surges past 75000 total confirmed cases
- Cheyenne tech company strives to enhance healthcare services
- National Guard Assisting Memorial Hospital with COVID-19
- Active Wyoming COVID cases at lowest number since August
- Wyoming Medical Center Takes the Latest COVID-19 Wave in Stride
