NATIONAL
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- 11 states sue over federal vaccination mandate for private businesses
- 26 states file suits against Biden’s vaccine mandate for big companies
- 9 medical associations, leaders react to CMS final payment rules
- 320K Impacted in EHR Vendor Breach, Ransomware Hits Health Systems
- Biden to continue FEMA virus aid for states until April 1
- CMS cements cuts to physician fees; AMA warns of ‘financial peril’
- CMS drops 3 final payment rules: 12 things to know
- CMS finalizes 2022 rules with 255 procedures removed from ASC-payable list
- CMS Releases CY 2022 Outpatient Prospective Payment System Final Rule
- Consolidation fuels a 23% drop in Medicare Part D plans in 2022
- Doctors make revenue, productivity gains in Q3, but expenses also tick up, report finds
- Drugmakers get mixed bag in lawsuit rulings over 340B contract pharmacy moves
- Hospital at home: How to partner, not compete
- How 4 hospitals retain nurses, cut turnover costs through academic financial assistance
- Pfizer says COVID-19 pill cut hospital, death risk by 90%
- Physician pay is changing: 8 specialties up, 9 down in 2021
- ‘Totally unacceptable’: Shortages of basic medical supplies continue
- U.S. federal appeals court freezes Biden’s vaccine mandate for larger businesses
- Joint Commission’s new recommendations address disparities, quality of care
- Where are the 23 Leapfrog straight-‘A’ hospitals?
ALABAMA
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- Alabama GOP advances bill for vaccine mandate exemptions
- Alabama hospitals face severe blood shortage, need donations
- Alabama tries to ‘thread that needle’ on fighting vaccine mandate; legal expert says law on solid legal footing
- Construction of laser eye ASC wraps in Alabama
- Summer COVID surge cost Alabama hospitals at least $200
- Health freedom advocates say Alabama’s vaccine mandate bill falls short
- One in five hospitalized for COVID in Alabama are fully vaccinated. Here’s why that’s rising
- Alabama hospital delivers record-breaking premature baby
- North Alabama blood supply in better shape compared to rest
- Alabama AG joins other states in petition seeking review of vaccine mandate
- Alabama Gov. Ivey signs protections for unvaccinated workers
- State and local leaders break ground on $30 million Brookwood Baptist Medical Center operation room
- Commission on state’s pandemic response recommends legislation
- Alabama hospital breaks ground on $30M surgery center
ALASKA
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- Alaska Hospital Leader Hopeful About Virus Hospitalizations
- As Alaska COVID hospitalizations decline, association president says, ‘It feels like we’re at a turning point’
- Alaska joins lawsuit challenging federal vaccine mandate for health care workers
- Indigenous Foods Are Part of the Healing Plan at One Alaskan Hospital
- Foundation Health Partners deactivates crisis standards of care
- Alaska’s case rate remains high, but data shows declining COVID numbers
- New Alaska data traces disproportionate experiences of COVID-19 by race, gender and vaccination status
- A new team of Anchorage first responders focuses on mental health crises. Officials say it frees up hospital beds and public safety resources.
ARIZONA
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- New Banner Health center begins construction at The Grove
- Phoenix Children’s faces possible lawsuit after employee vaccine exemption list revealed
- Arizona public health official: ‘Pandemic not done with us’
- Number of COVID-19 patients in Arizona hospitals continues to rise
- Arizona sees spike in COVID-19 cases
- Arizona’s new COVID-19 surge starting with already diminished hospital capacity
- Most, but not all, Arizona hospital employees have complied with COVID-19 vaccine mandates
- Hospitals hope Arizona gets more traveling nurses now amid staff shortage
- Area health care network expands in Arizona
- Health questions? New hotline is expanding healthcare access in Arizona
- Judge hears argument in Arizona attorney general’s lawsuit over federal COVID-19 vaccine rules
- Arizona Reports 3000-Plus COVID Cases for 4th Day in a Row
ARKANSAS
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- Arkansas ASC expanding, moving across border to Texas
- Arkansas hospitals feel relief as COVID-19 patients decrease around state
- Arkansas Children’s Research Institute receives $25M to study long-haul COVID in children
- Arkansas health official says she’s pleased with pediatric COVID-19 vaccine rollout
- Arkansas Among 10 States Suing Over Biden’s Vaccine Mandate for Health Workers
- COVID-19 in Arkansas: Active cases see biggest jump in two months, new cases also spike
- Arkansas Community Health Centers Breaking Down Barriers to COVID Vaccine
- Coronavirus in Arkansas: active cases and deaths rise on Wednesday
CALIFORNIA
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- $1.5mil lawsuit against major Fresno doctor group reopens wounds with Community Health System
- California high court to consider law on misgendering nursing home patients
- California hospital to end acute care, close ED
- Compromised Medical Records, Ransomware Attacks Trouble Healthcare
- Kaiser net income drops to $1.6B in Q3
- Kaiser Permanente’s hospital-at-home push prioritizes savings over high-quality care, nurses union says
- Sutter Health workers to strike second time
- UC San Diego breaks ground on medical campus with outpatient center
- Gov. Newsom joins health officials to warn California about spike in case counts ahead of holiday season
- Thousands of California Kaiser nurses, health care workers plan to strike
- California rolled out websites and apps to fight COVID-19 — did they work?
- Health officials say too few boosters behind rising COVID hospitalizations in parts of California
- Thousands of SoCal pharmacy workers set strike date against Kaiser Permanente
- Mercy General CEO Edmundo Castañeda’s exit spurs change in leadership at 3 local hospitals
COLORADO
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- As COVID surges, Colorado reactivates crisis standards for hospital staffing, says all adults now eligible for boosters
- Colorado could exceed hospital capacity in December as Polis pushes boosters, but no mask mandate in sight
- Colorado exceeds COVID hospital peak projection just 3 days after it was published
- Colorado health department issues public health advisory as COVID-19 worsens
- Colorado only has 815 hospital beds available, a pandemic low
- Colorado reactivates crisis standards of care for healthcare staffing
- COVID Hospitalizations Rise in Colorado Amid Bed Shortage
- Federal health care worker vaccine mandate unlikely to change much in Colorado
- Fewer than 100 ICU beds available across Colorado as COVID hospitalizations keep rising
- Parkview Hospital requests emergency assistance through FEMA
- Parkview Medical Center receives 15 healthcare workers from federal government
- Staffing is a big factor in the lack of available hospital beds in Colorado
- ‘We’re stretched to the max’: Rural hospitals in Colorado face staffing shortage as COVID-19 accelerates
- Polis to implement next steps as state hospital bed capacity hits all-time low
- Health care workers concerned with dwindling hospital capacity ahead of major holidays
- Medical care at home is helping to free up general hospital beds in Colorado
- Colorado urology ASC’s data hacked; 137,000 patients potentially affected
- Colorado Hospitals To Choose Whether To Opt Into Crisis Standards Of Care
- Colorado sounds the COVID alarm as FEMA team arrives at hospital
- Crisis standards activated for Colorado hospitals means staff-patient ratios could go up
CONNECTICUT
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- Yale New Haven Health System faces nurse shortage
- New CT Hospital Safety Ratings: 8 Get A Grade, 2 Get D
- Legislators promise action on mental health crisis facing children in Connecticut, but solutions remain unclear
- Is Your Connecticut Hospital Being Penalized By Medicare?
- Taking a closer look at Connecticut’s push to vaccinate kids
- New health commissioner confronts health disparities, climate change and the remainder of COVID
- Connecticut hospital’s plan to close maternity ward faces opposition
- Religious exemptions to COVID vaccine more common among state agency workers
- Four CT community health centers get nearly $3 million in American Rescue Plan funding
DC
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- Children’s National receives $3.4M grant to improve health care for D.C.’s underserved kids
- Insurer will pay $95 million, ending years-long legal fight over nonprofit’s surplus funds
- $3.4M Grant to Help Children’s National Hospital Take Health Care to Wards 7, 8
- $3.4M to Reduce Barriers to Health Care for DC Students
- ‘My Angel’: DC-Area Woman Helps People Navigate Health Care Process
- DC clinic Mary’s Center hires new CEO
- $95M fund aims to make sure all DC resident have health care they need
- Disgraced former Philly Health Commissioner Dr. Tom Farley hired by D.C. Health Dept.
DELAWARE
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- Beebe joins HHS Perinatal Improvement Collaborative
- ‘The right place at the right time’: Dr. David Tam on leading Beebe through pandemic
- Governor Carney Formally Extends Public Health Emergency
- Delaware has seen few COVID-19 cases in schools, but few are getting tested
- Faced with federal mandate, Beebe requires employee vaccinations
- 5 new deaths reported as Delaware remains a ‘very high risk’ state
- Beebe Healthcare invited into U.S. collaborative to improve maternal health
FLORIDA
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- Andrews Ambulatory Surgery to build 1st 3 ASC projects in Florida
- Ascension Sacred Heart employees file lawsuit over vaccine mandate
- Florida nursing home staffing changes proposed
- Florida surgeon allegedly billed patients for spinal fusions he never performed
- Florida to join lawsuit to block federal vaccine mandates issued by OSHA
- New Florida ASC adds gastrointestinal service line
- State nursing home leaders calling for emergency funding to ease staffing shortage
- Tampa General Hospital and Kindred Healthcare Announce CEO of New TGH Rehabilitation Hospital
- Florida hospital celebrates zero COVID patients for first time since 2020
- Hospital grades and rankings: How North Florida Regional Medical Center, UF Health scored
- Why Florida Has a Low COVID-19 Case Rate
- Mandatory vaccinations for most Florida health workers remain in place — for now
- HealthPark Medical Center Straight “A” Streak Continues
- COVID-19 hospitalizations up slightly in Florida
- 11% of Florida is diabetic, patient numbers increasing as costs rise past inflation
- Lawnwood ICU has been at least 99% full for 15 months
- Florida closes COVID-19 treatment clinics as demand slows
- New bill aims to bring more mental health care workers to Florida
- An update on the Florida prescription drug importation plan
- Plans underway for a new Lee Health hospital campus
GEORGIA
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- 5 Georgia Hospitals Earn ‘D’ In Leapfrog’s 2021 Hospital Grade
- EyeSouth Partners’ growth in 2021
- Georgia ASCs, anesthesia providers to pay $28M to resolve kickback allegations
- Patients worried as Anthem, Northside Hospital look to cut ties if no agreement reached
- Piedmont Atlanta Hospital plans $30M renovation of Women’s Services
- UnitedHealthcare, Piedmont land in-network agreements
- Decline in Georgia’s Covid numbers may be just a lull
- Georgia employers react to deadline for health care workers to be vaccinated
- Medical watchdog group gives Central Georgia hospitals ‘A’ grades for patient safety
- Northside Hospital Opens Fifth Health Choice Urgent Care Center in Chamblee, Georgia
- Georgia Kaiser Permanente workers vote to authorize strike
- Wellstar Paulding Hospital achieves magnet recognition
HAWAII
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- Thousands of Kaiser Permanente workers in Hawaii could go on strike soon
- Embry Health fined $207K, ordered to cease COVID-19 testing
- Hawaii sees 79 new coronavirus cases, bringing statewide total to 85,218
- Hawaii Department of Health to use $2.2M grant to train, deploy community health workers
- Nurses at Queen’s facilities call for zero-tolerance policy amid rise in attacks
- Hawaii facing threat of another COVID-19 surge as cases soar across the globe
IDAHO
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- Hospitals remain stressed. Is Idaho close to deactivating COVID-19 crisis standards?
- Idaho reports 1st child death from Covid in infant
- Telehealth: Improving access to behavioral health care for Idahoans
- Older Idahoans will no longer be lower priority for care under crisis standards
- New veterans health clinic in Idaho Falls hosting open house
- Idaho adds fewer than 800 new COVID-19 cases on back-to-back days
- Crutches wanted: Primary Health launches donation drive
- Board of Health and Welfare updates crisis standards of care language
- ‘People think it’s too good to be true.’ Local doctor providing free health services
ILLINOIS
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- 18 Chicago-Area Hospitals Earn ‘A’ Grades in Newly Released List
- Feds open criminal investigation into Loretto Hospital’s COVID vaccinations
- Pritzker signs change to ‘Right of Conscience’ act effective next summer
- States challenge Biden’s vaccine mandate for health workers
- The stakes for health system CEOs are higher: CommonSpirit CEO Lloyd H. Dean explains how
- University of Illinois Hospital ER staff protest unsafe work conditions
- Why one small hospital system stands pat while others bulk up
- New IL Hospital Safety Grades: 33 As, 5 Ds, 1 F
- Illinois coronavirus: Cases top 5,000 for first time in two months as holidays approach
- Illinois sees uptick in new COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations
- The many sad faces of nursing home closures
- Judge rules Illinois doctor can treat COVID-19 patient with ivermectin
- Illinois lawmakers hope to address gaps in health care for veterans
- Latest rise in Illinois COVID cases ‘could mark the beginning of yet another wave’
INDIANA
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- Anthem Continues to Grow its Medicaid Business
- Ascension St Vincent Opens New Burn Center
- Aspire Indiana Health Names Associate Medical Director
- Former State Lawmaker Joins Medical Association
- Franciscan Health Central Indiana Promotes May
- Indiana Department of Health Updates County Metrics Map
- Indiana nursing home worries about the impact of new federal vaccine mandates
- Judge: Medicare fraud suit against Community Health Network is ‘plausible’
- Southern Indiana hospital recognized for commitment to infant, maternal health best practices
- Indiana to receive $20 million from infrastructure package for cybersecurity
- Northwest Health Announces CEO for hospital in La Porte
IOWA
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- Iowa joins 9 states to challenge vaccine requirements for health care workers
- COVID-19 cases on the rise again in Iowa, exceeding 500,000 total cases since the pandemic began
- COVID-19 cases, positivity rate on the rise across the Quad
- MercyOne North Iowa feeling the impact of the national labor shortage
- Here’s a look at how Iowa’s largest county is distributing pediatric COVID vaccines
- Iowa’s COVID-19 positivity rate, hospitalizations on the rise
KANSAS
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- Kansas has COVID clusters at nursing homes with low staff vaccinations
- Ophthalmology group opening ASC in Kansas
- Missouri, Kansas AGs sue to stop COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers
- Kansas state mental health hospitals reach ‘crisis level’ with low staffing, capacity
- Health-Sharing Plans Cut From Kansas Hospital
- KDHE reports coronavirus clusters at 45 Kansas schools
- Second nurse in two months indicted for stealing fentanyl from Johnson County hospital
- State hospitals, Kansas Neurological Institute brave staffing challenges amid COVID pandemic
- Nurse named state’s health care worker of year
- Report: Nursing homes, assisted living providers facing work shortage due to pandemic
- Kansas nurses lack voice in staff shortage crisis, association director says
KENTUCKY
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- Baptist Health, Encompass Health buy 10 acre site for new hospital
- Deaconess Henderson Hospital Receives First-Ever ‘A’ Grade
- Frankfort Regional Medical Center receives Kentucky Hospital Association Quality Award
- Harbor House planning $12M intergenerational care center
- Humana reports higher revenue, but income slips in Q3
- Kentucky ranks low in national women and children’s health
- New cases of coronavirus keep falling in Kentucky, but state’s hospital ICUs remain near capacity
- RPM brings patients’ blood pressure under control at Kentucky Cardiology
- Tampa General Hospital and Kindred Healthcare Announce CEO of New TGH Rehabilitation Hospital
- UofL Health opens new Brown Cancer Center location in South Louisville
- Norton offering virtual program to help those recovering from COVID-19
LOUISIANA
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- 7 Louisiana nursing homes will remain closed for at least a year: 4 things to know
- La. government hearing on yanking nursing home licenses won’t happen for a year
- Louisiana attorney general files suit against Biden administration’s vaccine mandates
- Louisiana lawmakers try to tighten Medicaid cost estimates
- Louisiana plans to expand mental health crisis care services
- Louisiana COVID hospitalizations go from highest to lowest
- Nurses to lawmakers: ill effects from COVID vaccines are under-reported in Louisiana
MAINE
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- Amid health care’s labor crisis, Northern Light Health hikes wages at EMMC
- Bangor hospital raises employee minimum wage as staffing challenges persist
- Maine community college system could double nursing grads each year through proposed bill
- Northern Light Health facilities in central Maine to increase starting pay for workers
- Maine DHHS to tackle COVID health inequities with $32 million grant
- Maine’s health insurance marketplace open for enrollment
- SMHC President Nathan Howell: What’s behind the severe strain on our hospital capacity
- Maine hospital raises minimum wage to $17 an hour
- Few hospital workers fired over vaccine mandate
- Northern Light Health facilities in central Maine to increase starting pay for workers
- Nearly 98% of health care workers in Maine are fully vaccinated against COVID-19
MARYLAND
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- In Nursing Homes, 86.9% Of Staffers Are Fully Vaccinated, But A Handful Of Facilities Are Still Lagging
- MD Hospital Safety Ratings: 9 ‘A’ Grades, 1 ‘D’ Grade On List
- UMB president announces $18 million donation for cancer research and health care access on Eastern Shore
- WellSpan, Johns Hopkins partner on oncology care
- Johns Hopkins receives grant to study Covid-19 public health
- COVID-19 In Maryland: 87% Of Residents 18 And Older Have At Least One Dose Of A COVID-19 Vaccine
- UPMC to open Children’s Specialty Care Center in Cumberland
- Eastern Shore to Receive $18 Million for Health Care Initiatives
MASSACHUSETTS
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- Massachusetts House Speaker to introduce bill limiting new ASCs
- Marlborough Hospital executives talk priorities, concerns in town hall meeting
- Massachusetts lawmakers unveil plan to tackle emergency room boarding, bolster mental health care
- Massachusetts state senators propose wide-reaching mental health bill
- No ICU beds: Boston MedFlight’s operations severely impacted by capacity, staffing crisis
- Massachusetts hospitals see sharp increase in demand for monoclonal antibody treatment
- Salem Hospital earns another A grade for Patient Safety
- SouthCoast Health CEO arrested on domestic assault charge
- New report calls for health officials to push routine care as sick patients bombard hospitals
- Breakthrough Coronavirus Cases Up 44% In Massachusetts
- State health plan legislation could add $20M to health care costs
- Bills filed in state House, Senate would legalize medical marijuana insurance coverage
- ‘This is a disaster’: Hospitals strain with more patients, fewer employees
- ‘This is a promising first step’: Hospital leaders say more reform needed to fix health care
- Massachusetts lawmaker requests emergency public hearing on Saint Vincent Hospital service closures
MICHIGAN
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- Federal merger review backlog continues to stall Spectrum-Beaumont deal
- Grigg appointed CEO of 18 skilled nursing facilities in NY, MI
- Health care advocates call for $650M to help rebuild talent pipeline
- Hospice of Michigan provides specialized end-of-life care to veterans
- Michigan health system enacts highest level of pandemic protocols
- Michigan systems to disband 5,400-physician network
- MSU fires staff, suspends students who refused COVID-19 vaccine; UM may follow suit
- Hospitals across northern Michigan deal with rise in COVID hospitalizations
- Major Northern Michigan health system goes ‘red’ to care for COVID-19 patients
- One year later, Michigan’s COVID-19 hospitalizations nearly match
- Sparrow Health System union authorizes strike vote as bargaining unravels
- Spectrum Health hospitals at record capacity amid surge of COVID and non-COVID patients
- Lack of broadband access is a barrier to health care – and Michigan is aiming to eliminate it
- Report: Michigan ranks nearly last in U.S. for health insurance competition
- West Michigan hospital system once again stretched to capacity as COVID cases continue to rise
- West Michigan hospitals receive top ratings as state ranks 10th for patient safety
MINNESOTA
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- Apple Valley Nursing Home Is One Of Best In MN: 2022 Ratings
- Employees sue Northfield, Minn., hospital over COVID-19 vaccine requirement
- Hospital sued by employees fired over vaccine
- Minnesota COVID hospitalizations break 2021 record for 2nd day in a row
- Latest on COVID-19 in MN: Hospital needs jump; cases surge
- Malcolm decries ‘alarming spike’ in Minnesota COVID-19 cases
- ‘Denied Without Any Questions’: Health Care Workers Sue Minnesota Hospital Over Vaccine Mandate
- Waning immunity fueling longer COVID-19 wave in Minnesota
- MN Hospital Safety Ratings: 12 A Grades, 5 D Grades On List
- Minnesota lawmakers hear about long-term health impacts of COVID
MISSISSIPPI
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- Mississippi attorney general sues over Biden vaccine mandate
- Mississippi hospital CNOs plea for state help amid staffing shortages
- Mississippi-based drug company agrees to $175K federal fine
- ‘Probably an upswing’ in COVID cases during the holiday season, Mississippi health official says
- Mississippi hospital to pay off loans to entice nurses
- Mississippi hospitals ask leaders for help amid nursing shortage
- Nurses beg Gov. Tate Reeves to act as they face statewide hospital staffing crisis
- “Nothing short of a miracle” Hospital finally reopens in rural Mississippi
- COVID-19 Strained Public Health Systems. In Mississippi, Health Officials Made It Worse.
- Mississippi Baptist Medical Center receives ‘A’ Leapfrog Hospital Safety Score
- Mississippi hospital CNOs plea for state help amid staffing shortages
MISSOURI
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- Ascension names new chief community impact officer
- Ascension’s new chief community impact officer on why she took the job: ‘We run to the poor and vulnerable’
- Association representing Missouri nursing homes worried vaccine mandate will impact staffing
- BJC HealthCare names new CMO, chief quality officer
- Health care group worried vaccine mandate will impact Missouri nursing homes
- St. Louis hospitals receive federal telehealth grants
- St. Louis nursing home workers back on job following strike over wages, safety
- Workers on strike at St. Louis nursing home plagued by understaffing, deficiencies
- Missouri, Kansas AGs sue to stop COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers
- Barnes-Jewish Hospital approved for new robot surgery system
- Missouri behavioral health care providers warn of ‘crisis’ caused by coronavirus
- Missouri Hospital Association honors CoxHealth CEO Steve Edwards with Visionary Leadership Award
MONTANA
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- Montana facilities prepare for vaccine mandates, hospitalizations remain high
- St. Vincent Healthcare takes a huge leap forward in stroke care
- Support for VA hospitals and lowering health care costs
- DPHHS issues statement vaccine mandate for health care workers
- Feds investigating Alluvion Health billing practices at county correctional facility
- Increased grant funding will help Montanans lacking health insurance
NEBRASKA
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- As COVID-19 hospitalizations rise again, Nebraska returning to daily data updates
- Is NE’s no-vaccine mandate job search working? Official says, ‘It’s too early to tell’
- Nebraska files lawsuit to stop COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers
- Hospitals fill up as COVID cases surge in Nebraska
- COVID patients in area ICUs straining hospital systems says local doctor
- Nov. 9th: 69% of Nebraska’s population fully vaccinated
- Nebraska will release more COVID data as hospitalizations rise, Ricketts says
NEVADA
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- Addressing doctor shortage as Las Vegas population grows
- COVID-19 test positivity rate jumps to 7% in Nevada, biggest rise since early August
- Experts warn of projected nursing shortage in Las Vegas
- Nevada hospitals receive $11.3M to expand rural health capabilities
- Summerlin nursing home says it’s not liable in COVID death lawsuits
- Nevada added to Rural Healthcare Program, receives $11.3M in hospital grants
- Head of Nevada Health Insurance Exchange to Step Down
- Leadership change at Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW JERSEY
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- 25 attorneys general urge court to block New Jersey hospital merger
- Bergen New Bridge among 30 NJ hospitals to get an ‘A’ for patient safety. See the list
- Every hospital in N.J. was just graded for safety. See how yours fared.
- After Pandemic Boom, New Jersey Gov. Nixes Telemedicine Bill
- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey and RWJBarnabas Health Launch State’s First Home Infusion Program
- New Jersey doctor wants to bridge gap between mental health & primary care
- State Reaches Settlement With Health Provider After Data Error Exposes 55,000 New Jersey Patient Records
- The first home infusion pilot program for cancer patients in NJ is underway
NEW MEXICO
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- State health officials plan to renew New Mexico’s indoor mask mandate
- COVID-19 in New Mexico: “Things Continue to Get Worse”
- New Mexico hospitals struggle amid push to vaccinate youths
- Covid Cases Rise Sharply in New Mexico Despite Widespread Vaccination
- First Hospital in NM reaches crisis standard of care, what this means for you
- New Mexico health leaders highlight waning immunity, continued COVID case uptick
- Farmington Hospital Getting Assistance Due to COVID-19 Surge
NEW YORK
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- Catholic Health to resume services after labor deals approved
- Catholic Health workers reach labor deal
- Grigg appointed CEO of 18 skilled nursing facilities in NY, MI
- How Northwell is redesigning traditional office space for the future of work
- New York nursing homes want more help to boost staffing
- New York VA hospital restores phone lines after 5-day system outage
- Northwell Health, nurses reach $50M labor deal
- Samaritan Medical Center receives $1.2M FEMA award
- Horizon Health’s plan for Allentown outpatient site stirs up neighborhood concern
- New York tells SCOTUS to allow vaccine mandate for health care workers to remain on the books
- New York’s mental health workforce is ‘on life support,’ and asks the state to release funds
- 56 New York hospitals placed liens on 4,880 patients’ homes over unpaid debt, report finds
- Amid labor shortage, hospital association asks to delay minimum staffing rules
NORTH CAROLINA
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- 22,000-SF North Carolina medical office building with ASC being developed
- ‘I’ll let them fire me before I get that injection’ Hospital staff protest vaccine mandate
- New Atrium Health program to treat patients with long haul COVID-19 symptoms
- Pardee UNC Health Care breaks ground on ASC
- New COVID-19 variant known as Delta Plus found in North Carolina
- Punching, predators, neglect: Kids suffer inside dismal North Carolina psychiatric centers
- Local hospitals respond to vaccine mandate, will require employees be vaccinated
- Here are the latest Charlotte hospital safety ratings. How did your hospital do?
- See how the flu vaccination rate in North Carolina compares to other flu seasons
- ‘No surprises’ legislation benefits rural residents starting January 1
- North Carolina faces shortage of up to 21,000 nurses in coming decade
- Population growth fuels hospital competition across NC’s Triangle region
NORTH DAKOTA
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- Jamestown Regional Medical Center to require employees to get vaccinated against Covid-19
- New robot technology helps doctors detect lung cancer
- New Same Day Surgery Center to open in downtown Bismarck
- COVID-19 hospitalizations drop in North Dakota
- Hospitalizations and capacity remain issues for North Dakota
- North Dakota lawmakers advance ban on vaccine mandates
- North Dakota health officials, medical groups line up against anti-vaccine mandate legislation
- About 1% of North Dakota children received COVID-19 vaccine since it became available last week
OHIO
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- Cincinnati Children’s names next COO
- Cincinnati health care startup names CEO as founder departs
- Dayton psychiatric hospital, owner to pay $425,000 for unnecessary testing
- Nearly Half Of Ohio’s Nursing Home Workers Remain Unvaccinated For COVID-19
- Mental health issues affect nearly 1 in 4 Ohio adults
- Over 5,000 new COVID cases reported in Ohio Wednesday
- Northeast Ohio employers look to meet federal deadline on mandatory COVID-19 vaccinations
- GI group joins Ohio health system
- Yes, hospitals charge a ‘facility fee,’ but how much varies depending on several factors
- COVID-19 hospitalizations are spiking again in Northeast Ohio after weeks of decline
- Ohio AG ‘glad’ over court stay on federal vaccine mandate
- Ohio launches statewide campaign to combat stigmas around addiction, mental illness
- The staffing crisis: Inside the battle to attract workers at 2 health care organizations
- SummaHealth revenue increases to $1.5 billion in 2020 amid the coronavirus
- Making Telehealth Permanent Will Increase Access to Care
- Cleveland’s hospitals, universities making progress as part of ‘Innovation District’ initiative, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and officials say
OKLAHOMA
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- Oklahoma AG sues Biden administration over COVID-19 vaccination requirement for federal contractors
- Oklahoma eliminates health care power of attorney
- Oklahoma Supreme Court Overturns $465 Million J&J Opioid Ruling
- New COVID-19 variant confirmed in Oklahoma, doctors urge vaccine for children
- Oklahoma hospitals help reach milestone in stop-smoking initiative
- New law ensures at least one visitor for Oklahoma patients
- New Initiative Aims to Assess Oklahoma’s Readiness for Future Pandemics
- State Department Of Health Responds To Gov. Stitt’s Executive Order On Birth Certificates
OREGON
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- Kaiser Permanente strike will begin Nov. 15, union says
- Oregon hospitals are fuller than ever, even as the Delta variant wanes
- Central Oregon counties have worst COVID-19 infection rate
- Daily COVID Cases Drop in Oregon as Hospitalizations Rise
- Oregon averaging fewer than 1,000 daily coronavirus cases for first time since August
- Oregon has no targets for lifting some of the country’s toughest mask mandates. Experts say that’s a mistake
- OHA expects child COVID vaccine supply to keep up with demand in coming weeks
- Demand outstrips supply for Oregon kids’ COVID vaccine shots
- 3,400 Kaiser Permanente nurses set to strike Nov. 15 if agreement not reached
- Oregon reports lowest number of weekly COVID-19 hospitalizations since mid-summer
PENNSYLVANIA
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- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Announces Name of New Hospital in King of Prussia, PA: The Middleman Family Pavilion
- CHOP’s new hospital in King of Prussia to carry name of major benefactor
- Hospitals throw support behind UPMC in battle with feds
- Jennersville Hospital employees brace for new era with Penn Medicine
- Philadelphia’s Wills Eye Hospital Leads Research For Recently FDA-Approved Treatment For Eye Disease Macular Degeneration
- UPMC announces multiple leadership changes
- UPMC workers to strike Nov. 18
- Pennsylvania court tosses school mask mandate, health secretary appeals
- Doylestown Hospital Gets 11th Consecutive A In Safety
- Erie hospital seeing another rise in COVID-19 admissions
- Grand Opening of the Pavilion of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania
- Geisinger announces plans for new $180 million orthopaedic care facility serving the region and beyond
RHODE ISLAND
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- Rhode Island hospitals receive violation notices for vaccination requirement noncompliance
- RI Health Department investigating 24 facilities over vaccination compliance
- New RI Hospital Safety Ratings: 3 Get A Grade, 4 Get C
- 2 RI hospitals get violation notices for failing to meet COVID vaccination mandate
- Rhode Island’s first 2021 influenza outbreak confirmed
- Lifespan to build careers for 1,000 BIPOC workers with a $10M gift
- Staffing shortage prompts homes for mentally ill to close
SOUTH CAROLINA
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- SC Hospital Association recognizes hospitals for clinical safety
- Spartanburg Regional requiring employees to be vaccinated for COVID-19 by Jan. 4 deadline
- Single Midlands hospital gets an ‘A’ in latest safety grades, another given an ‘F’
- Encompass Health (EHC) Set to Widen Presence in South Carolina
- South Carolina reports lowest single-day total of COVID cases since July
- Inpatient rehabilitation hospital planned for Irmo
- Encompass Health to expand South Carolina presence
- 58 South Carolina hospitals recognized by Zero Harm Awards Program this year
- South Carolina plans to sue Biden over vaccine mandate for health care workers
SOUTH DAKOTA
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- Compliance with Sanford Health vaccination policy hits 99%
- Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society elects Schema president, CEO
- Sanford Health confirms 2 additional high-level resignations
- Sanford Health to open ASC in North Dakota
- South Dakota one of 10 states challenging Biden’s vaccine mandate for health workers
- Medicaid expansion likely headed to ballot box in South Dakota
- Rapid City issues more provisional licenses for medical cannabis dispensaries
TENNESSEE
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- Ascension hospital celebrates progress on $300M campus modernization project
- Ascension, Kindred finalize care tower, continue rehab hospital construction through $300M project
- Christian Brothers University president leaves, former Saint Francis Healthcare CEO named interim
- CHS doesn’t expect ER volumes to fully bounce back post pandemic
- East Tennessee hospitals grapple with plan for staff vaccine mandate
- HCA Healthcare requiring employees to be fully vaccinated by Jan. 4
- Memorial Hermann Health System may soon be out of network with BCBS of Texas
- Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare adult hospitals again rated safest in Mid-South
- New surgery network adds chief development officer
- Surgery Partners prices $279M in public offering
- Tennessee COVID-19 bill that changes hospital visitor protocol worries medical workers
- Tennessee hospitals concerned over legislation allowing relaxed COVID-19 visitation
- Tennessee bill will prohibit hospitals from restricting loved ones from visiting patients
- $14 million renovations finished at East Tennessee Children’s Hospital
- East TN Children’s Hospital wraps up multimillion-dollar renovation of emergency department
- How HCA is fueling its outpatient growth: 5 notes
TEXAS
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- $1.2B deal will give USPI 90+ SurgCenter Development ASCs
- Developers hope newly renovated Beaumont health facility will live up to YMCA’S legacy
- HCA Houston Healthcare Kingwood to celebrate grand opening of $15M heart center expansion
- Tenet Healthcare Closes $ 1.2 Billion Deal For 92 Additional Outpatient Surgery Centers
- Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Biden administration over new COVID-19 vaccination rules for big businesses
- Texas Hospital uses police to stop nurse from giving deputy Ivermectin
- COVID’s first eight months infected 1 million Texans. Here’s where the state ranks now.
- UT Health East Texas to comply with Biden vaccine mandate, requiring employees to be vaccinated by January 4
- Supply Chain Issues Hits North Texas Children’s Hospital
- Tracking COVID-19: North Texas now at lowest percentage of patients in hospital beds since mid-July
- Vaccination required: Texas’ St. David’s HealthCare declares employee mandate
- Texas health system offers $1,500 referral bonuses to public
- Longtime lobbyist, public policy advocate named CEO of Texas Hospital Association
- 15 details on USPI’s $1.2B acquisition of SurgCenter
- Texas physician group, hospital sue cardiologist for alleged anticompetitive conduct
UTAH
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- FEMA grants additional $8.4 million for Utah COVID-19 response
- Healthcare workers gather for a second day of protesting vaccine mandates
- Utah vaccinated 3% of eligible 5- to 11-year-olds Monday
- Intermountain Children’s Hospital to delay all non-emergency surgeries
- Intermountain to provide pathway for career growth to 42,000 employees
- Primary Children’s Hospital halts non-emergency procedures
- Utah files suit over vaccine mandate as local businesses put plan in place
- Idaho COVID-19 cases ‘bonkers,’ Utah gov says, but Utah’s the hot spot
- Utah State Hospital reports staffing deficit of 20%
- Utah’s Primary Children’s Hospital delaying surgeries, procedures amid high patient volume
- Nomi wants to be the Venmo of healthcare
- Utah, Mountain West states make up nation’s largest COVID-19 hot spot
- As Utah faces a labor shortage, the state hospital feels the impacts
VERMONT
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- Richard Davis: Are Vermont’s hospitals capable of big changes?
- COVID spike triggers concern over Vermont hospital capacity
- Grant to help expand Vermont nursing education options
- Vermont ICU capacity now ‘biggest concern’ in pandemic response, Scott says
- UVM Health Network launches second phase of its electronic health record
- UVMMC marks progress toward improving access to acute inpatient and outpatient care
VIRGINIA
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- Inova Ambulatory Surgical Center sells for $5.5M
- Virginia nursing homes have lost more than 9,500 employees since the start of the pandemic
- VCU Health nurses threaten a walk out, express frustration
- NoVA Hospitals Do Well In Leapfrog’s 2021 Hospital Safety Grade
- Virginia Pharmacy Gave Wrong COVID Vaccine Dosage to Children 5-11
- Inova to expand post-acute care at Mount Vernon hospital
- Virginia health care groups warn Biden vaccine mandate could amplify worker shortage
- Virginia hospitalizations continue to trail pre-pandemic levels
WASHINGTON
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- Cascade Medical Center CEO Diane Blake becomes WSHA board chair
- Healthcare workers return to Cascade Behavioral Health after three-month strike
- How a vaccine mandate divided a rural Washington hospital’s staff
- Initiative could make Washington’s mandatory long-term care program optional
- Kaiser Permanente strike will begin Nov. 15, union says
- New Harborview CEO lists staff burnout, racial equity among priorities
- New WA Hospital Safety Ratings: 16 Get ‘A’ Grade, 1 Gets ‘D’
- Overlake Medical Center invests $23M in workforce
- Overlake Medical Center to spend $23M on staff retention bonuses
- Only one WA hospital makes national top 50 cost efficiency ranking
WEST VIRGINIA
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- Cabell Huntington Hospital workers continue strike; hospital issues statement
- Wrong COVID Dosage Prompts WVa County Official to Resign
- West Virginia Hospital strike continues, benefits cut from union members
- Hospital Workers In Huntington Strike Against Benefits Rollback
- Cabell Huntington Hospital in West Virginia remains operational despite service employees work stoppage
- A Nursing Lab On Wheels Seeks To Grow Health Care Education In Rural Counties
WISCONSIN
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- GE Healthcare to be spun off as separate public company
- Health care company ends relationship with Aaron Rodgers
- New federal rule requires Wisconsin nursing home workers to get COVID-19 vaccine by Jan. 4, but leaves out assisted living
- Wisconsin nursing homes brace for vaccine mandate; more declining staffing levels feared
- New WI Hospital Safety Ratings: 15 Get A Grade, 3 Gets D
- ProHealth to open new Wisconsin hospital in January
- Wisconsin health officials report increase in cases of MIS-C
- Tensions rise in nurses’ union campaign at UW Health
- Wisconsin hospitals changing vaccine policies following federal mandate
- Wisconsin Surpasses 800,000 COVID-19 Cases
- As Wisconsin COVID-19 cases rise again, activity highest in northwest part of state
- COVID-19 cases had been levelling off in Wisconsin, but now they’re creeping back up
- Health data startup lands $400K from Gateway Capital, plans move to Milwaukee
- Alders condemn response to union as UW Health defends its stance
WYOMING
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- Wyoming challenges federal mandate for health care workers
- Why a Wyoming hospital split the CNO role among 3 nurses
- Wyoming COVID-19 nursing home deaths highest in nation
- LifePoint hospital in Wyoming taps new CEO
- Patient surge hits Cheyenne hospital
- COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to fall in Wyoming
- Hospital staff takes brunt of relentless inpatient wave
- Wyoming health system CEO terminated by board gets $675K payout
- Cheyenne Hospital warns of increased ER wait times amid patient surge
