NATIONAL
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- 14.5% Medicare Part B premium hike: 7 things to know
- 7 due diligence issues to avoid False Claims Act lawsuits
- 9% CMS pay cut for physicians in 2022, practice costs on the rise
- 12 more states challenge healthcare worker vaccination mandate
- AMA urges against blocking federal vaccination and testing mandate
- Amazon’s healthcare business lands Hilton as a key customer
- Breakdown of FCC’s $42M COVID telehealth funding
- ‘Can CMS be more confusing right now?’ ASC administrators balk at outpatient final rule
- CMS finalizes changes to its Open Payments program
- CMS lifts COVID-19 nursing home visitation restrictions, increases survey oversights
- CMS nixes Medicare coverage of breakthrough medical devices
- Federal appeals court calls Biden vaccine mandate ‘fatally flawed’ and ‘staggeringly overbroad’
- FEMA funding for eligible COVID-19 costs extended
- HHS to invest additional $785M for hard-hit COVID-19 populations
- Hospitals can share space, services under final CMS guidance
- How Rural Communities Are Losing Their Pharmacies
- Medical group revenues falling faster than expenses
- New FDA chief will face COVID woes and calls for drug-approval reform
- Nursing home jobs down 221K since onset of pandemic, report shows
- OSHA suspends vaccine, testing mandate on businesses with over 100 employees
- Physician pay cuts are another threat to independent practices
- U.S. Surgeon General on vaccine mandate lawsuits: A ‘setback for public health’
- U.S. weekly COVID-19 vaccinations hit highest in nearly six months
- Feds require health plans to report drug, coverage costs under new rule
- How the AMA is providing resources to health systems to proactively respond to physician, care team member and employee burnout
- CMS clarifies rule against physician self-referral for 2022: 3 details
- Final CMS guidance says hospitals can share services, space
- 30% of healthcare workers unvaccinated as of September, CDC study finds
- New federal rule requires health plans to report costs: 6 things to know
- Moderna asks FDA to approve boosters for all adults
ALABAMA
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- AG Steve Marshall files lawsuit to block Biden’s healthcare-worker vaccine mandate
- BCBS Association names Alabama lead as board chair
- Alabama graded ‘F’ in limiting preterm births
- UAB Health breaks ground on $400M facility
- Alabama COVID-19 hospitalizations decline but pandemic still ongoing
- Gulf South health care systems are failing to equally serve people of color, study says
- Here’s a recap of the BBJ’s recent Future of Health Care panel
ALASKA
ARIZONA
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- Arizona, 11 other states sue Biden over vaccine mandate for health care workers
- Lawsuit filed against Biden’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate within health care system
- OrthoArizona adds robotic joint replacement system
- Phoenix Children’s Hospital opens $134.7M campus with ASC
- Abrazo Health names 2 new Arizona hospital CEOs
- Carondelet Health Network adds two new execs to leadership team
- Jefferson Regional makes 5 leadership additions, promotions
- Southwest states face COVID-19 surge: 6 things to know
- Arizona hits 9-month COVID-19 highs for hospital inpatients, ICU usage
- Phoenix hospitals concerned as COVID cases rise
- Arizona health care workers exhausted as COVID-19 hospitalizations start climbing again
- Hospital beds reach lowest availability in Arizona since pandemic began
- As Arizona COVID cases rise, officials push vaccinations and masks for holidays
- Arizona adds more than 4,000 new COVID cases as hospital surge continues
- Ex-head of Arizona nursing home that had deadly COVID outbreak surrenders license
- Disgraced Prescott nursing home administrator surrenders license
ARKANSAS
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- Lawmakers question Arkansas hospital’s vaccination mandate
- Arkansas lawmakers, UAMS leaders at odds over vaccine mandate
- Catholic health care will never be the same after COVID
- Arkansas health experts anticipating another wave of COVID-19
- Employees file lawsuit against Conway Regional over vaccine mandate, religious exemptions
- $18.9 Million NIH Award to Address Health Disparities
- UAMS receives $18.9 million federal grant to address health disparity challenges
- UAMS chancellor gets 33% pay increase
CALIFORNIA
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- 2 Kaiser Northern California hospitals divert ambulances amid worker strike
- California hospital district names CEO after leader’s resignation
- California hospital expedites ED closure plan
- California physician group sued over $1.5M in alleged unpaid EHR fees
- Kaiser reaches deal, ending strike threat with some Northern California unions
- Legal battle involving Fresno physician group grows to four suits. Here’s the latest
- Where labor negotiations stand at Kaiser: 10 things to know
- Tenet names new CEO of California hospital
- Emergency and acute care services ending at Community Hospital Long Beach
- UCI breaks ground on $1.3B medical complex
- Experts gather to discuss opportunities and challenges of California health data exchange
- Bay Area hospitals face renewed strain as COVID cases continue to rise
COLORADO
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- Acquisition closes for Denver digital health startup Welltok
- As Colorado’s COVID-related hospitalizations climb, insurers’ forbearance on costs decline
- Colorado calls FEMA to help manage understaffed hospitals
- Colorado hospitals had to divert patients at unprecedented levels in October
- Colorado hospitals on edge amid renewed COVID surge, staffing shortages
- Colorado governor signs executive order making all adults eligible for COVID booster shot
- Colorado hospitals, nursing homes need hundreds more staff to meet Gov. Jared Polis’ 500-bed surge goal
- Colorado hospitals overwhelmed by young, ‘dramatically ill’ unvaccinated COVID patients
- Colorado plans to add additional beds to meet hospital demand
- Colorado weighs how to ration health care should COVID surge continue to worsen
- Denver-area hospital CEOs share their No. 1 advice for business leaders during open enrollment
- Kaiser Permanente, unions reach labor deal to avert strike
- Latest COVID surge is the “straw that broke the camel’s back,” Colorado hospital nurses say
- To slow hospitalizations, Polis promotes monoclonal antibodies. But doctors say the treatment is hard to find
- Vail Health, partners open Colorado medical center with ASC
- State health leaders recommend work from home if possible
- Colorado health officials work on adding 500 new hospital beds across state
CONNECTICUT
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- 8 dead from COVID, 89 infected at Connecticut nursing home
- Connecticut health system explores joining Covenant Health
- Lamont urges all Connecticut adults to get COVID booster shots
- COVID-19 outbreak at Connecticut nursing home kills 8, infects 89
- Religious exemptions to COVID vaccine more common among state employees in Connecticut
- Should nursing homes be told how to spend public funds? Some say yes
- Governor Lamont Provides Update on Connecticut’s Coronavirus Response Efforts
DC
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- How Current COVID-19 Cases in Washington D.C. Compare to the Nation
- Will Muriel Bowser enforce DC coronavirus mandates?
- DC Health plans to report coronavirus data similarly to the way it tracks flu
- Unity Health names new CEO to succeed longtime leader
- Thousands of Immigrant Residents Terminated From D.C. Health Care Program Will Be Reinstated
DELAWARE
FLORIDA
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- $12.3M Florida ASC building sold after value doubles in 4 years
- Baptist Health vaccine mandate reaches deadline as special session begins in Tallahassee
- Florida ASC kicks off total joint program; no complications, infections after 90 days
- Florida’s health care providers are caught between federal and state vaccine rules
- Health care CEO wins Florida congressional race by 5 votes
- Special session to address vaccine mandates and employment kicks off Monday
- Statewide Adoption of HCA Florida Healthcare Brand Begins with 11 Hospitals and Freestanding Emergency Rooms Across Florida
- Tampa General Hospital names CEO for new rehabilitation hospital
- Gastro Health signs with Florida practice
- New southwest Gainesville outpatient VA clinics’ construction celebrated with beam signing
- Florida lawmakers pass plan to block vaccine mandates
- Orlando health system moves ahead with new hospital in region
- U of Miami must face former health system exec’s false claims retaliation suit
- CVS Health invests $7.7 million into new affordable housing project in Tampa
GEORGIA
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- Emory leader to step down
- Georgia lawsuit challenges Biden’s vaccine mandate for health care workers
- Grady Health System’s HIV, surgery units advance as county funding to be reviewed
- Hidden camera use in nursing homes sparks debate among Georgia lawmakers
- Humana’s planned Grove Park medical center shows renewed interest in neighborhood
- Metro Atlanta families get $7.6M in medical debt relief
- Patient safety ratings at Georgia hospitals decline since spring
- ‘It’s a systemic issue’: Why Georgia’s maternal health crisis requires multiple solutions
- Patients stranded out of network as contract talks collapse
- CHI Memorial moves forward with plans for new Ringgold, Georgia, hospital
- Northeast Georgia Health System receives $5 million gift commitment for future hospice house
HAWAII
IDAHO
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- COVID-19 situation in Idaho improving, Department of Health and Welfare says
- How 2 hospitals in tourist towns are using employee housing to fight staff shortages
- Hospitals hitting ‘promising outlooks,’ but backlog of surgeries looms…
- Idaho hospitals are months behind on surgeries
- St. Luke’s seeing decrease in COVID-19 patients needing hospitalization
- COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations continue decline. Idaho ‘on path’ to end crisis standards
- Idaho’s top health leaders to meet and discuss Crisis Standards of Care
ILLINOIS
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- According to a non-profit rating group, these are the safest hospitals in Illinois.
- Advocate Aurora Health invests $93M to boost minimum wage
- CommonSpirit quarterly revenue tops $8.5B
- How Chicago hospitals, health systems are tackling their top public health concerns
- Illinois Health Care Right of Conscience Act further fuels vaccine debate
- Providing more mental health services to residents of Illinois
- Illinois Coronavirus Updates: Rapid Rise in Cases, Age Group Behind Latest Outbreaks
- Carle Health to help fight opioid addiction in rural Illinois
- Nursing Homes Continue To Struggle With Staffing Issues
- Loyola Medicine’s $69M ASC gets green light
- CommonSpirit eyes sale of 14 hospitals
INDIANA
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- CHS cuts ribbon on $118M Indiana hospital
- Goshen Health Fundraising Continues
- Hancock Health Partners With Manning Children’s Hospital
- Holcomb, GOP Lawmakers Look to End COVID-19 Orders
- Indiana AG files lawsuit against federal vaccine mandate for health care workers
- Indiana hospital notifying 1.5 million of ransomware attack after hackers leak PHI
- Indiana system recovers from ransomware attack: No more paper records, but CEO says ‘a lot of work left to do’
- Marathon Health Adds CTO
- Parkview Health awarded $642,600 federal grant
- Parkview Lands FCC Grant for Telehealth Program
- With COVID-19 on rise once more, Indiana reports 3,481 new cases across the state
IOWA
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- Iowa’s nursing home outbreaks are up 26% this month
- Reynolds: COVID Vaccine Mandate Would Be Devastating For Iowa Nursing Homes
- Governor: Covid vaccine rule could be devastating for Iowa nursing homes
- Nurse aide fired for refusing vaccine and testing is denied jobless benefits
- 99% of MercyOne staff vaccinated against COVID-19 by Friday’s deadline
- MercyOne nearing one year of administering monoclonal antibodies
- COVID patient count in Iowa hospitals up for second straight week
- CHI Health Missouri Valley adapts amid the pandemic to help more patients
KANSAS
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- Kansas Republicans say they have support for special legislative session on COVID vaccine mandates
- ‘Alarming news’ on COVID case increases has Kansas doctor ‘cautiously braced’ for another surge
- Kansas records 6th COVID-related child death, uptick in school-based clusters
- Federal and Kansas health leaders tout potential benefits of new antiviral COVID-19 pill
- Kansas governor, KDHE open COVID-19 booster shots to all eligible adults
- As big pharma and hospitals battle over drug discounts, Kansas patients lose millions in benefits
KENTUCKY
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- Hospital safety: Louisville group receives ‘A’ in national report, 4 Ky. hospitals get ‘D’
- Baptist Health names 2 new leaders at Kentucky hospitals
- Construction begins on senior living community
- How Hosparus is using its $28M campaign to expand reach, open West End office
- How Louisville hospitals stack up in the latest Leapfrog Hospital Grades
- New app connects Louisville families to isolated seniors at nursing homes, hospitals
- Two Louisville area health care providers receive federal grant money for telehealth services
- UofL Health and Kindred break ground on new east end rehab hospital
- Officials break ground on new veterans hospital in Kentucky
- Kentucky leads as one of the most unhealthiest states
LOUISIANA
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- Louisiana spearheads lawsuit over COVID vaccine mandate for healthcare workers
- Ochsner’s operating income drops by $72M, blames Hurricane Ida, COVID-19 pandemic
- Ochsner Health makes 2 leadership changes
- Ochsner Lafayette General employees vaccine lawsuit to be heard by state Supreme Court
- Children’s Hospital New Orleans Celebrates the Completion of its 4-year, $300 Million Campus Expansion, Changing the Dynamics of Pediatric Healthcare for Children and Families Across the Region
- Unvaccinated, flooded, burned out: How Ochsner Health perseveres
- Wounded deer runs into Louisiana hospital, up escalator, video shows
MAINE
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- 97 percent of Central Maine Healthcare staff are vaccinated against COVID-19
- Maine hospitals overwhelmed with record number of COVID patients
- Maine sets another record for number of COVID-19 hospital patients
- Central Maine Healthcare staff are 97% vaccinated, system officials say
- Hundreds of Maine, NH health care providers missing thousands in payments from Anthem
- Surge in hospitalizations: Maine sets a record high for people in hospital due to COVID
- New Urgent Care Clinic Opening in Oxford
- Governor Mills Expands COVID-19 Vaccine Booster Eligibility to All Maine Adults
- Maine sets all-time high for COVID-19 hospitalizations
- Maine’s COVID-19 surge intensifies as cases, deaths and hospitalizations mount
MARYLAND
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- Ascension St. Agnes inks deal to open a 63,000-square-foot clinic in Columbia Gateway
- Sinai Hospital to be new flagship tenant in Pikesville’s Pomona Square
- Billing questions plague health providers in Maryland
- Frederick Health partners with U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to improve outcomes in infant and mother care
- University of Maryland Medical System drops race-based algorithm officials say harms Black patients
MASSACHUSETTS
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- Morton Hospital to open $10M addiction treatment unit on Tuesday
- Saint Vincent Hospital CEO refutes rumors of end to 8-month nurses strike
- Massachusetts hospitals expect tough winter regardless of COVID-19
- Boston Medical Center initiative aims to spot, tackle racial equity gaps
- Hospital overcrowding forces Boston patients to be treated in other states
- Boston MedFlight Forced To Take Patients Out Of State Due To Hospital Bed Shortage
- Dr. John Shin spearheads Mass General’s AR spine surgery program
- Saint Vincent Hospital CEO refutes rumors of end to 8-month nurses strike
- Patients waiting 12+ hours to be seen at some MA hospital emergency rooms
- Massachusetts Senate approves sweeping mental health bill
- Senate unanimous in push to broaden mental health care access
- Massachusetts COVID cases see highest single-day report since height of pandemic; 20- to 29-year-olds are top group contracting virus over last two weeks
- Massachusetts’ ICU beds are full — and not just with COVID patients, says medical transport service
- St. Vincent Hospital CEO quells scuttlebutt of deal reached with striking nurses
- Fantini & Gorga Places $9.291 Million for Massachusetts Nursing Center
MICHIGAN
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- Beaumont Health officials say metro Detroit is in ‘fourth COVID surge’
- Cases surge in new COVID hot spots of Michigan, Minnesota
- COVID-19 hospitalizations jump 60% in 3 weeks at Henry Ford
- Metro Detroit Becoming Hot Spot Again for COVID-19
- Michigan is now worst COVID-19 hot spot in nation; hospitals pushed to capacity
- Michigan’s Fourth Pandemic Surge Burns Slow, But Still Burns Out Hospital Workers
- Michigan vaccinates 70% of people 16 and older against COVID-19
- Sparrow Hospital health workers will vote on strike authorization
- ‘We are at capacity’: Michigan hospitals seeing another rise in COVID-19 patients
- Michigan kids hospitalized with COVID-19 nears peak. Doctor: ‘We’re a little bit on edge.’
- 8 reasons why COVID-19 pandemic is straining Michigan hospitals once again
- Bronson Healthcare and Acadia Healthcare Break Ground on New Behavioral Health Hospital to Serve Southwest Michigan
MINNESOTA
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- Cases surge in new COVID hot spots of Michigan, Minnesota
- Delta variant drives big increase in breakthrough infections in Minnesota; health officials say trend shows importance of boosters
- Minnesota health officials release long-sought COVID breakthrough data
- People Are Getting Out of Health Care in Large Numbers
- Allina Health to close maternity unit at Minnesota hospital
- Mayo Clinic starts blog for cancer patients
- CommonSpirit eyes sale of 14 hospitals
- CommonSpirit continuing to pursue Midwest deal as delta pressures operations
- Minnesota hospitals get federal help to address staff shortages
- Minnesota’s northern, central counties see worst of COVID surge
- ICU beds fill across Minnesota as COVID numbers continue to climb
- Mayo Clinic research shows monoclonal antibodies reduce breakthrough hospitalization by 77%
- Medical professionals on Minnesota’s COVID surge: ‘I didn’t realize it could get worse’
- Minnesota hospitals taking new steps due to capacity concerns
- Nearly Every Minnesota ICU Bed Is Currently In Use Amid COVID Surge
- COVID-19 in MN: State readies booster push; hospital needs, deaths climb
- 2 Federal Emergency Teams Dispatched To MN Next Week To Relieve Hospitals & Care Needs
- Essentia partners with University of Minnesota School of Nursing
- New nursing programs aim to attract rural providers to central Minnesota
- Looming Vaccine Mandate Forcing Minnesota Nursing Homes To Make Tough Decisions
MISSISSIPPI
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- Mississippi governor ending COVID-19 state of emergency
- Poor Mississippi county celebrates rural hospital reopening
- 5 years after closure, rural Mississippi hospital reopens
- What’s the holdup on medical marijuana in Mississippi?
- Mississippi church wipes 955 patients’ medical debt
- ‘Nothing short of a miracle’: Quitman County Hospital reopens after closing five years ago
- Merit Health seeking license for swing bed service from MSDH
- What will be the impacts of Mississippi’s COVID state of emergency ending?
MISSOURI
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- Missouri to let nursing homes close due to vaccine mandate
- MU Health Care to move pediatric emergency services to University Hospital
- Troubled nursing homes often remain open, records show
- Workers at nursing homes with history of health violations strike
- Missouri allows nursing homes to close temporarily for staffing shortages caused by vaccination mandate
- Ascension leads $77M funding round for medical tech company
- MO DHSS adds breakthrough infection data to COVID-19 dashboard
- Missouri has done little to get the word out about Medicaid expansion, so few people are signing up
- Missouri adds 1,026 new COVID cases, 73 virus deaths
- After more than 17 years, a free health care clinic in southern Missouri shuts its doors
- Missouri gives nursing homes a way to temporarily close in face of federal vaccine rule
- Missouri nursing homes hiring temporary staffing agencies to help with shortages
- Percentage of fully vaccinated COVID patients rising in St. Louis-area hospitals
MONTANA
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- Attorney General Knudsen Leads Multi-State Lawsuit Against Biden Healthcare Worker “Jab Or Job” Mandate
- Montana, Wyoming nursing homes have nation’s highest COVID-19 deaths
- Montana nurses respond to new data, workforce shortages
- Shodair Children’s Hospital has received a $500,000 donation for its new facility
- Gov. Gianforte announces new program to bring health care workers to Montana
- As COVID wave continues, Minnesota Gov. Walz says he has no plans to declare emergency
NEBRASKA
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- Tabitha, Immanuel announce new senior care collaboration
- Rising hospitalizations and staffing shortages puts a strain on rural hospitals
- North Platte Hospital Concerned about Potential Staffing Issues with Healthcare Vaccine Mandate
- Great Plains Health warns vaccine mandate jeopardizes care
- Community transmission of Covid-19, remains high in SE Nebraska
- UNMC/Nebraska Medicine part of drug research trial
NEVADA
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- Construction begins on Las Vegas facility with physician-owned ASC
- University Medical Center getting $1.5 million to expand COVID treatment
- Nevada Hospital Association: ICU occupancies down, staffing shortages continue statewide
- Health District East Las Vegas public health center prepares to open
- COVID-19 test positivity rates climbing; 5 breakthrough deaths in the past week
- Grant allows hospital to expand services
- Thanks to $1.6M grant, mobile MRI technology coming to 4 Nevada hospitals
- Rates for temporary nurses climb as high as $240 per hour; investigation urged
NEW HAMPSHIRE
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- Staff vaccination rates in some nursing cause concern about federal mandate and outbreaks
- Long-term care patients linger in New Hampshire hospitals because of shortage of beds, staff
- New Hampshire hospital officials call for help, patience as COVID-19 cases spike
- New Hampshire health officials warn about increase in COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations
- Hours of testimony heard as NH House committee approves amendment banning COVID-19 vaccine mandates
- Most COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to be among unvaccinated, hospital officials say
NEW JERSEY
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- 2 NJ Printing Companies Fined for HIPAA Violations, PHI Exposure
- Hackensack Meridian Health CEO: Lessons on a successful COVID-19 mandate
- Inventors from N.J. awarded $2.75M in suit against pharma company they say cheated them
- NJ hospital admitting patients to their own home
- Two healthcare vendors to pay $190K settlement over breach, HIPAA failure
- Overdose deaths in New Jersey stayed flat while rest of nation suffered pandemic surge
- Jefferson Health, BAYADA to Establish Home Health Joint Venture
- Children’s Specialized Hospital is Celebrating the Opening of a New Outpatient Center
NEW MEXICO
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- New Mexico hospitals activate crisis standards of care amid COVID-19 surge
- New CEO named for Lovelace UNM Rehabilitation Hospital
- New Mexico hospitals activate crisis standards of care amid COVID-19 surge
- NYC, New Mexico expand booster eligibility to all adults
- 90% of flu cases among kids, young adults; New Mexico sees high activity — 7 FluView takeaways
- Southwest states face COVID-19 surge: 6 things to know
- COVID-19 cases increase in New Mexico ahead of Thanksgiving
- New Mexico COVID-19 update: 1,530 new cases, totaling 298,313
- Gov. Lujan Grisham, state health officials stress importance of booster shots
- No reprieve for New Mexico hospitals amid wave of patients
- New Mexico hospitals seek relief amid wave of patients
- Northwestern New Mexico hospitals struggle amid push to vaccinate kids
- Governor pushes for more vaccinations, boosters as state’s COVID cases continue increasing
- New Mexico facing ‘serious problems’ amid latest COVID-19 surge, health officials warn
NEW YORK
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- How Current COVID-19 Cases in New York Compare to the Nation
- New York nursing homes get OK to lift COVID visitation restrictions
- SUNY takes aim at statewide nurse shortage with $3 million training fund
- Orthopedic surgeon named CMO at New York hospital
- NY Hospitals Place Liens Against Patient Homes Over Medical Debt
- ED service expected back at Catholic Health Orchard Park center Nov. 18
- Assembly Members hear testimony on staffing crisis in New York’s healthcare system
- Northwell’s Long Island Jewish Medical Center gets new executive director
- NYC, New Mexico expand booster eligibility to all adults
- “Nothing has changed” – Syracuse hospitals and EMT’s still in crisis mode ahead of winter
- Nursing Home Visitation Restrictions Lifted Across New York
- Nursing home visiting rules rolled back to pre-pandemic standards
- AI joint venture stems from ‘culture of innovation’: 6 Q’s with CEO of Northwell Holdings
- New York hospital closes 124 beds amid nursing shortage
- COVID Booster Eligibility Expands to All NYC Adults Ahead of Busy Travel Season
- Western New York hospitals struggle to keep pace with patients ill with COVID, other conditions
- New York’s nurses have endured the unimaginable. Here’s how they’re still fighting COVID
NORTH CAROLINA
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- Canton nursing home expects to lose dozens of employees because of vaccine mandate
- Rural NC hospital opens more psychiatric beds to meet rising mental health need
- UNC at-home hospital care provides comfort to patients, helps alleviate stress on facilities
- Vidant Health, ECU medical school close to changing name
- WakeMed climbs, UNC Health sees dip in new hospital safety ratings from Leapfrog
- State budget funds some mental health crisis response and hospital diversion efforts
- Pandemic highlights shortfalls of North Carolina’s infrastructure for addressing mental health needs
- Cancer health care workers in NC discuss the best way to achieve equity in care – and the answer could lie in Raleigh
- Sentara offers free mental health services to healthcare workers in Virginia, North Carolina
- Why do North Carolinians die of traumatic brain injuries at higher rates than the national average?
- ECU and Vidant Health join forces to improve health care in rural North Carolina
- Hospital ratings: Mission, AdventHealth get A’s from Leapfrog
NORTH DAKOTA
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- COVID-19 hospitalizations drop in North Dakota, but pandemic death toll rises again
- CommonSpirit eyes sale of 14 hospitals
- CommonSpirit continuing to pursue Midwest deal as delta pressures operations
- North Dakota House Passes Coronavirus Vaccine Mandate Bill
- First bone marrow transplant in the region completed at Sanford
- Changes to federal nursing home visitation rules come before holidays
OHIO
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- Cleveland Clinic mandates COVID-19 vaccination
- EHR Downtime Persists in Wake of Ohio Medical Center Cyberattack
- Southeast Ohio hospital explores joining OhioHealth
- Health leaders report increase in hospitalizations in Ohio
- Ohio hospital diverting patients after hackers access systems
- Ohio records more than 6,000 daily COVID cases for 1st time in a month
- Ohio health systems pursue stronger partnership
- Ohio State Wexner Medical Center gets $15M from 2 donors
- Health leaders report increase in hospitalizations in undervaccinted Ohio
- Ohio has spent more than $45K to fight WCPO’s request for nursing home deaths to be made public
- Ohio lawmaker proposes giving nursing homes $300 million with no strings attached
- Guernsey Health System, OhioHealth seek stronger partnership
- Ohio health system forced to cancel appointments following ‘targeted cyber attack’
- Cyberattack continues to affect services 7 days later at Ohio hospital
OKLAHOMA
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- Oklahoma AG John O’Connor files lawsuit against Ascension Healthcare over vaccine mandate
- Oklahoma Health Care Authority board passes rules that that some say could reopen door for managed care
- State granted temporary restraining order preventing Ascension St. John from enforcing employee vaccine mandate
- Oklahoma AG sues Biden administration over health care worker vaccine mandate
- Dr. Pusey continues to invest in rural Oklahoma healthcare
- Covid-19 mandate implemented for all healthcare workers
- OU Health expert warns caution as we deal with COVID for a 2nd holiday season
- Ascension St. John reverses vaccine mandate suspension; employees remain on leave
OREGON
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- Kaiser, employees’ union come to agreement, strike averted
- $31M allows Oregon State Hospital to open more units, add 110 staff in Junction City
- Oregon aims to bolster mobile mental health crisis units
- Junction City psychiatric hospital fills newly opened 24-bed unit
- Oregon has no timeline, no metrics for ending mask mandate
- Central Oregon counties have state’s worst COVID infection rate
- State hospital embroiled in contempt proceedings for not admitting mentally ill people court-ordered to get treatment
- Oregon catching up on reporting COVID-19 deaths after coding glitch
PENNSYLVANIA
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- Jefferson Health, Bayada announce joint home healthcare venture
- Lehigh Valley Hospital-Carbon expected to open mid-2022
- Pottstown Hospital nurses ratify three-year contract
- Tower Health fights to get tax-exempt status with appeal
- Tower Health fights for its tax-exempt status, and local governments are watching
- UPMC physician joins 11 other CMOs in mandate pledge
- COVID-19 In Pennsylvania: State Reports 6,024 New Cases, 150 More Deaths
- Pennsylvania Dept. Of Health To Begin Separate Count For COVID-19 Reinfections
- COVID-19 hospitalizations rebound in Pa. as state also logs 150 new deaths
- New Palliative Care At Doylestown Health Enhances Quality Of Life
- Geisinger launches expansion of hospital in Luzerne County
- UPMC employee walkout won’t include local hospitals
- A dozen Western Pa. health systems pledge to comply with vaccine mandate for hospital workers
- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Receives $2 Million Gift to Jump Start New Clinical Trial for Severe Food Allergies
- 3 Philadelphia ASCs top $6M net income for FY2020
- How Penn Medicine uses texts to save COVID-19 patients’ lives
RHODE ISLAND
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- Regulators kick off review of Lifespan-Care New England merger
- Rhode Island Foundation lays out recommendations for Lifespan, Care New England merger
- ‘Keep your guards up,’ RI leaders urge as COVID-19 cases spike
- Rhode Islanders urged to seek care in right setting to prevent hospital overcrowding
- Advocates urge scrutiny as Lifespan, Care New England merger rounds first base
- Lifespan-CNE merger needs guardrails to control new hospital giant, report argues
- RI regulators kick off 120-day review of Lifespan-CNE hospital megamerger
- Health care workers once again ask judge to halt state’s vaccine mandate
- Slater Hospital woes part of bigger story of neglect. The history, and hope for change.
- Nursing salary grew 4% in 2021
- Staffing Shortages Crippling RI Nursing Home Industry, Say Advocacy Organizations
- Razor incident prompts psych hospital to re-train staff
SOUTH CAROLINA
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- Bons Secours to hold grand opening of new emergency department
- Lowcountry hospital fails safety grade again
- South Carolina AG sues to block vaccine mandate for health care workers
- SC reports fewer than 1,000 new daily COVID-19 cases for two weeks
- SC Hospital Association recognizes 20 hospitals for promoting suicide prevention awareness
- Bon Secours’ newer, larger, staff-friendly emergency department to open Nov. 30
SOUTH DAKOTA
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- Former Sanford Health CEO got $49M payout after abrupt departure
- Sanford Health, Avera Health among 25 largest healthcare systems in the country
- Sanford reports $65 million in payouts to former executives
- IRS documents show Sanford Health made nearly $5 billion during the COVID-19 pandemic
- T. Denny Sanford was ‘implicated individual’
- Sanford Health completes North Dakota’s first bone marrow transplant
- Sanford Health’s $49 million payout to its former CEO, explained
- Taking a closer look at Sanford Health IRS documents
- Gov. Kristi Noem helping healthcare systems recruit medical professionals
- Three deaths, 482 new COVID-19 cases reported in South Dakota
- Hospitals across KELOLAND seeing increase in COVID-19 patients
TENNESSEE
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- HCA opens $360M hospital at Nova Southeastern University’s Davie campus
- LifePoint launches health tech incubator with $20M seed
- Surgery Partners public offering beats projections by $40M
- Surgery Partners prices $279M in public offering
- Unvaxxed Tennessee nurse worried she’ll lose her job over COVID-19 mandate
- New COVID law forces Tennessee hospitals to allow family visitation with dying patients
- Report highlights mental health issues, available funds in Tennessee
- Ballad Health among health providers exempt from Gov. Lee’s limitations on COVID-19 restrictions
- NE Tennessee’s COVID-19 case rate up 40% from two weeks ago
- LifePoint Health launches health-tech incubator with $20 million seed
TEXAS
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- $50M medical office building, ASC coming to San Antonio
- A Texas hospital suspends a doctor’s privileges for spreading ‘misinformation’ about Covid-19
- Baptist Health System To Open Boerne’s First Hospital
- Baylor Scott & White sees income dip in Q1 as costs climb
- North Texas health care supply chain specialist gains ‘significant’ boost from Blackstone
- Texas pain physician to pay $523K to settle fraud allegations
- Texas physician group, hospital sue cardiologist for alleged anticompetitive conduct
- Tenet offers $1.4B in secured notes to finance ASC acquisitions: 4 details
- Houston Methodist physician resigns following suspension over COVID-19 social media posts
- Houston Methodist suspends privileges of physician following tweets about COVID-19 vaccine, treatments
- Houston Methodist CEO says he was ‘personally offended’ by physician’s COVID-19 claims
- Texas man’s family sues hospital for his death after alleged assault by unnamed nurse
- Texas Health Fort Worth’s New Chief Nursing Officer and Baylor Hospitals Named Top 50
- Family of Tarrant County deputy sues Texas Health hospital to treat COVID with Ivermectin
- Woman who wants husband treated with ivermectin for COVID-19 files petition against Burleson hospital
- El Paso health expert warns of possible hospital staff shortage as holidays approach
UTAH
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- Doctors say Utah ‘not in a good place’ preparing for COVID-19 in the winter months
- Intermountain, drone company to deliver medical supplies in Salt Lake City
- New report shows Utah’s healthcare disparity among ethnic groups
- Overcapacity at Primary Children’s Hospital ICU impacting patients needing outpatient care
- Primary Children’s Hospital unveils newborn ICU with individual rooms, couches
- Protestors gather in front of Intermountain Healthcare in opposition to vaccine mandates
- State-funded mental health assistance could be coming for Utah’s first responders and families
- Utah sues over Biden vaccine mandate for health care workers
- Utah’s coronavirus case count spikes above 2200
- Intermountain launches center for ethical AI standards
VERMONT
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- Brattleboro Memorial CEO Steve Gordon to retire
- SVMC first in Vermont to receive nursing accreditation
- Regulators take steps to bolster Vermont’s ailing hospital system
- ‘The pandemic isn’t over,’ health head warns as Vermont readies for Thanksgiving
- Vermont has the highest vaccination rate in the country. So why are cases surging?
- Vermont hospitals under pressure as pent-up demand, Covid-19 pack ICUs
- Vermonters who get COVID-19 now may have to do their own contact tracing
- Vermont, nation see record opioid deaths
- Are Vermont ICUs in danger of COVID overload?
VIRGINIA
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- HCA to open nursing school in Virginia
- Kaléo to pay out more than $12M in false claims case regarding high-priced version of cheap opioid overdose antidote
- Sentara offers free mental health services to healthcare workers in Virginia, North Carolina
- VA hospital employee sends 1,193 patients’ data to unauthorized email
- Virginia Physicians for Women opens $16M headquarters with ASC
- Ballad to acquire full ownership of Virginia hospital
- Ballad Health announces more than $310 million investment in rural Southwest Virginia to improve community health and workforce
- A Virginia Beach health clinic served the poor for 35 years. Now, it’s closing.
- Virginia Department of Health announces new COVID-19 Health Equity Dashboard
- Virginia sees drops in day-to-day case increase, hospitalizations and positive new-case test percentage
- Virginia ranks first on new national scorecard on patient safety in hospitals
WASHINGTON
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- Healthcare workers return to Cascade Behavioral Health after three-month strike
- Hospital closing 3 outpatient clinics to address staff shortages
- More than 90% of hospital workers statewide got vaccinated
- Providence’s operating loss swells to $405M through Q3
- Washington hospitals lose roughly 3,000 workers over COVID-19 vaccine mandate
- Seattle school board recommends state reviews COVID-19 vaccine requirement for students
- Washington loses 2 percent of hospital staff amid state mandate
- WA state’s COVID rate in precarious spot ahead of holidays, health officials warn
- Seattle-based Remote Medical International names new CEO
- PE-backed retina group adds Seattle practice, 10 physicians
WEST VIRGINIA
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- Court limits noise from picketers during West Virginia hospital strike
- Healthcare center in Putnam County gets funding for telehealth expansion
- West Virginia hospital dedicates expanded facilities
- W.Va. joins another lawsuit against vaccine mandate
- West Virginia hospital CFO to shift roles after COO resigns
- West Virginia hospital receives signed temporary restraining order limiting noise from pickets
WISCONSIN
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- $50M Wisconsin project with ASC underway
- Advocate Aurora leans into hybrid office work, exiting some real estate: CEO Skogsbergh
- Advocate Aurora Health invests $93M to boost minimum wage
- Ascension’s vaccine mandate started Friday; how many employees refuse to comply remains to be seen
- Madison area hospitals contend with the nursing shortage sweeping the country
- New WI Hospital Safety Ratings: 15 Get ‘A’ Grade, 3 Get ‘D’
- With medical assistants in high demand, Children’s Wisconsin teams up with Herzing to help train its staff
- Report: Wisconsin hospitals seeing increase in bad debt, charity cases
- COVID-19 spike in Wisconsin draws concerns from Milwaukee health officials, leaders
- As Wisconsin COVID-19 surge continues, health officials sound alarm
- COVID-19 hospitalizations on the rise as new daily cases in Wisconsin reach record high this year
- Hospitals at or nearing maximum capacity in northwestern Wisconsin
WYOMING
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- Jackson hospital CEO urges staff not to leave because of mandate
- LifePoint hospital in Wyoming taps new CEO
- Montana, Wyoming nursing homes have nation’s highest COVID-19 deaths
- Wyoming hospital CEO urges staff not to leave over federal vaccination mandate
- Wyoming health care groups stress nursing shortage woes
- Wyoming joins lawsuit against vaccine requirements for health-care workers
