NATIONAL
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- 5 health systems suspending vaccination mandates
- Amazon Health IT Partnership Aims to Enhance Clinical Communication
- Amazon Launches Health IT Innovation Center, Digital Health Equity
- ASC staff not required to get the COVID-19 shot after CMS mandate blocked
- ASCs, hospitals can share staff more easily after CMS clarification
- Biden Vaccine Rule for Health Workers Blocked in 10 States
- CDC says no cases of Omicron identified in U.S. so far
- CMS clarifies rule against physician self-referral for 2022
- CMS details on staff, possible surveyor vaccine mandates looming
- Federal judge blocks Biden administration COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health workers
- Federal judges block vaccination mandate for healthcare workers
- FTC warns health apps to comply with health data-breach rules
- HCA pauses vaccination mandate in 18 states
- Healthcare Systems Target Emerging Markets
- HHS appeals nationwide halt to healthcare worker vaccine rule
- HHS Report: State Surprise Billing Laws Offer Limited Protection
- HHS to put $35M toward telehealth for family planning
- Hospital lobby argues its case against 340B payment cut before SCOTUS
- It’s Not Just A Shortage Of Nurses But Of Training And Understanding
- Judge slaps nationwide freeze on healthcare worker COVID vax mandate
- Millions of Patients Receive Healthcare Data Breach Notifications
- New COVID-19 variant omicron concerns health experts
- Providers told to prepare for Monday’s vaccine deadline despite mandate injunction
- Numerous states win lawsuits against federal vaccine mandate
- Some Hospitals Prepare to Lose Staff Over Covid-19 Vaccination Mandate
- Supreme Court justices baffled by Medicare payment rule
- Supreme Court justices grill HHS in lawsuit surrounding nearly 30% cut to 340B payments
- Supreme Court to hear 340B case that could impact all hospitals
- These nursing homes face even bigger wage-setting challenge
- This Year’s Largest Healthcare Data Breaches
- FDA panel, after debate, narrowly backs Merck COVID pill
- Hospitals brace for omicron as margins weaken further, Kaufman Hall reports
ALABAMA
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- 16 physicians, Alabama health system open ASC in $33.7M facility
- Alabama drops 2 spots in hospital safety rankings
- COVID-19 omicron variant uncertainty adds to Alabama health officials’ list of concerns
- Dental access in Alabama is shrinking, what you need to know
- Rural Alabama ambulances get telemedicine equipment
- Alabama scales back COVID-19 contact tracing efforts
- East Alabama Ambulatory Surgery Center Opens in Auburn
ALASKA
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- Alaska Report Provides Details on COVID-19-Related Deaths
- Alaska health officials monitoring COVID variant
- Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Sues HHS Over Indian Health Services’ Failure to Pay
- Alaska health officials say the omicron variant is coming, but the risk is still unclear
- Alaska COVID-19 case counts and hospitalizations continue to drop as health officials watch global emergence of omicron variant
- Some Alaska hospitals no longer under crisis standards as COVID-19 patient numbers decline
- Anchorage’s busiest COVID-19 testing site, at Loussac Library, closes with no notice as city switches contractor
- Regional COVID-19 case rates fall, but remain nearly 4 times higher than national rates
ARIZONA
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- ‘Hospital at Home’ programs grow in Arizona as pandemic persists
- Banner Health’s net income reaches $667M through Q3
- Banner Health posts turnaround as finances rebound
- Arizona Reports Over 3,100 COVID Cases; Hospitals Crowded
- Outside inspectors open case into Arizona hospital ‘seclusion’ claim
- Here’s how healthcare is booming in the West Valley
- Arizona hospital inpatient bed use is now at an all-time high
ARKANSAS
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- Judge blocks federal vaccination mandate for healthcare workers in 10 states
- How Cornerstone Specialty Hospitals reduced HAIs by changing its processes and culture
- UAMS Digital Health & Innovation institute to open 5 telehealth training centers
- Plastic, orthopedic surgeons plan joint venture ASC in Arkansas
- Arkansas sees its biggest COVID-19 case jump since September
- 10-State Injunction Buys Nursing Homes More Time on Vaccine Mandate
- Governor Hutchinson Praises Court Decision Enjoining CMS Vaccine Mandate
- Court injunction spurs Arkansas medical facilities to drop vaccine mandate ordered by U.S. government
- Federal judge’s ruling halts vaccine mandate for healthcare workers in 10 states, including Arkansas
CALIFORNIA
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- Amazon Launches Health IT Innovation Center, Digital Health Equity
- California confirms nation’s 1st omicron case
- California hospital to be sold or close in January
- Data hacked for 400,000 Planned Parenthood LA patients
- Prime makes offer to prevent California hospital from closing
- Providence names Northern California chief, Napa hospital CEO
- UC Davis, Amazon partner on digital health equity innovation
- Nurses demand California hospital remain open
- COVID: Why California is moving forward with firing vaccine-resistant health care workers
- Why California isn’t planning new restrictions for Omicron
- California HCA hospital to retain Medicare contract after correcting ‘serious’ issues
COLORADO
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- Colorado ASC to get 70% of hospital’s orthopedic surgeries in partnership
- Colorado COVID surge — and a staffing crunch — mean new crisis plans for hospitals
- Colorado Sees Drop In Patients Hospitalized With COVID-19
- Denver issues “vax or mask” mandate, joining metro counties in new push to fight COVID surge
- Fewer than 700 beds available in Colorado as COVID hospitalizations remain high
- Former California hospital executives must face criminal charges, judge rules
- Nurses Say Colorado Hospitals Are In Crisis And It’s Getting Worse
- OCR settles with 5 providers for $330K over HIPAA right of access failures
- Polis considers triage crisis plan for hospitals
- Short-staffed nursing homes force hospitals to keep patients that don’t need their treatment
- ‘We are at a point of breaking:’ Colorado hospital CEO asks for help amid COVID surge
- Colorado Medicaid contractor reverses course, will no longer try to recoup payments from mental health providers
CONNECTICUT
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- CT nursing homes facing millions in fines for non-compliance with COVID vaccine mandates
- Data shows rise in COVID deaths in Connecticut nursing homes
- Hospital for Special Surgery opens office in Connecticut
- In some rural CT towns, hospital cuts mean fewer options for giving birth
- Omicron has not been detected in Connecticut yet, but experts say if it’s here, the COVID-19 variant will likely be found quickly
- CT COVID-19 Updates: Positivity rate 5.37%, hospitalizations increase
- State: Johnson Memorial Hospital in Stafford violating the law
- Governor Lamont Provides Update on Connecticut’s Coronavirus Response Efforts
- Lawmakers plan to prioritize children’s mental health next session
DC
DELAWARE
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- Beebe Healthcare commits to becoming a trauma-informed healthcare system
- It’s time to be cautious again, state warns, as Delaware sees increase in COVID-19 cases
- Delaware Documents 45% Increase in Behavioral Health Treatment Referrals in First Year of Bamboo Health’s OpenBeds Referral Network
- Delaware health experts say much needs to be learned about Omicron COVID-19 variant, but urge vaccinations
- Covid update: 5 new deaths as hospitalizations, critical cases numbers increase
FLORIDA
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- AdventHealth starts building Florida hospital
- Cincinnati-based health care staffing firm buys Florida peer
- Florida ASC accused of performing thousands of unlicensed surgeries over 11 years
- HCA is building three Florida hospitals as part of a $3 billion investment
- HCA to build 3 hospitals in Florida
- Health care giant to build 100-bed hospital in region
- Lee Health’s Trauma Center set to move to Gulf Coast Medical Center in January
- Memorial Healthcare plans new Cancer Institute in Pembroke Pines
- New HCA Clinic just blocks from prepared Lee Health medical center
- Patient dead after Fla. physician does 7 allegedly illegal surgeries in one day, per new complaint
- Florida health care industry may get extended protection from COVID-19 lawsuits
- Will Omicron change anything in Florida?
- ‘Cancer symptoms don’t stop when you cross state lines.’ Florida denies short-term visitors medical marijuana
- Robins & Morton breaks ground on hospital in Florida
GEORGIA
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- Chasing the holdouts: Georgia surpasses 50% vaccinated
- Georgia system fired physician for voicing concerns over ED policy, suit says
- Judge blocks health care worker vaccine mandate after S.C., Ga. sue
- Staffing shortages at crisis levels in Georgia nursing homes
- The 5 best Georgia nursing homes, according to U.S. News
- Health officials say it’s ‘just a matter of time’ before omicron variant reaches Georgia
- Health officials: Georgia surpasses 12 million vaccinations
- Former Tennessee Hospital Association president named CEO of Southeast Georgia Health System
HAWAII
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- Queen’s Medical Center plans $1B campus modernization
- Adventist Health Castle expanding beyond Windward Oahu by acquiring Urgent Care Hawaii
- Hawaii Corrects Vaccination Rates After Booster Report Error
- Hawaii health officials keep close eye on omicron COVID-19 variant
- Hawaii Vaccination Rate Falls As State Corrects Data
- Hawaii tests for new COVID-19 variant, which could better evade vaccines
- Hawaii Lifting Capacity Limits, Other Restrictions Starting Wednesday
- Hawaii ranks in top six states for health care by racial and ethnic groups
- Health department has new system to track and organize Hawaiʻi’s COVID-19 vaccine data
IDAHO
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- Idaho health officials prep for arrival of Omicron variant
- Rural Idaho schools receive help from Weiser Memorial Hospital nurses
- Saltzer Health North Nampa Clinic to offer monoclonal antibody treatment
- Idaho’s COVID-19 week: Positivity rate drops again as crisis standards are deactivated
- COVID-19 Surge in Idaho Hospitals Reportedly Left Thousands of Patients in Need of Care
ILLINOIS
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- Chicago Health Officials Watching New Omicron Variant ‘Very Closely’ After WHO Announces New COVID Threat
- Chicago health systems team up to promote healthcare careers
- CommonSpirit, Morehouse announce first phase of $100M clinician diversity initiative
- Gunfire enters Saint Anthony Hospital from people shooting from cars outside; no one hurt
- Mercyhealth applies to end inpatient care at Illinois hospital
- Quincy Medical Group to pay $500,000 over fraud allegations
- SCA banks on value-based care as future of healthcare
- The demise of Chicago’s Mercy Hospital
- Vista Health System Names New CEO
- 19 patients infected in COVID-19 outbreak at Illinois VA hospital
- COVID by the Numbers: Coronavirus Metrics in Each of Illinois’ 11 Health Care Regions
- Illinois coronavirus hospitalizations hit 10-month high as Omicron looms
- Illinois hospital employees lose injunction bid in suit over vaccine mandate
INDIANA
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- Indiana COVID-19 Cases Rise Even Before Omicron Variant Arrives
- Indiana medical groups plead for more to get COVID-19 shots
- Hancock Health Partners With Manning Children’s Hospital
- Health Collaborative Growing in Indiana
- Riley Maternity Tower Aims to Impact Babies and Moms
- Marion Health Plans for New Campus Near I-69
- Parkview Lands FCC Grant for Telehealth Program
- Holcomb renews public health emergency for another month amid rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations
- Indiana organizations continuing to address impact of COVID-19 pandemic on youth
- Indiana legislators introduce bill to allow employees to opt out of COVID-19 vaccine
- IU Health sues orthopedic group over branding and planning a competing ASC
- New surge of COVID-19 hospitalizations straining Indiana health care resources
IOWA
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- Iowa care facilities cited for violations related to patient abuse, deaths
- Iowa hospital administered wrong dose of COVID-19 shots to kids
- Iowa stops tracking home county of COVID hospital patients
- Judge says feds can’t require COVID vaccine for health care workers in Iowa, 9 other states
- North Iowa nursing home one of 27 in state reporting COVID-19 outbreak
- Physician gets Iowa medical license after being barred in 3 states
- Judge blocks federal vaccination mandate for healthcare workers in 10 states
- 10-State Injunction Buys Nursing Homes More Time on Vaccine Mandate
- North Iowa nursing home one of 27 in state reporting COVID-19 outbreak
- Iowa program aims to offer midwifery services in more rural areas
- COVID-19 hospitalizations surge in Iowa, setting a record for 2021 during ‘mild’ start to winter
- State explains about-face on University of Iowa hospital in North Liberty
- Mary Greeley, Iowa State launch partnership to combat nationwide nursing shortage
- With staff vaccinations still lagging, new nursing home outbreaks appear
- Genesis Health System Looking Into Partnering With Another Health Care System
KANSAS
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- Kansas attorney general obtains injunction blocking the Biden administration’s vaccine mandate
- Kansas Hospital Sues HHS Over Drug Reimbursements
- Judge blocks federal vaccination mandate for healthcare workers in 10 states
- Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly appoints former hospital executive as health secretary
- 10-State Injunction Buys Nursing Homes More Time on Vaccine Mandate
- New COVID wave hits Kansas as post-holiday data show worsening pandemic: ‘We’re just asking for trouble’
- Former hospital nurse in Independence convicted of raping patient
- Court blocks vaccine mandate for health care workers in Kansas, 9 other states
- Kansas gives hospitals extra money to keep their front line workers
- Possible changes at local hospitals follow temporary block on vaccine-mandate enforcement
- Kansas governor plans to combat 24/7 facility staffing shortages through pay initiative
- Kansas obtains new injunction blocking vaccine mandate for health care workers
KENTUCKY
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- Kentucky pain physician to pay $567K for role in kickback scheme
- Louisville doctor sentenced in ‘unlawful kickback conspiracy’
- Medical Transformation Center opens in new East End location with more space
- Kentucky judge blocks Biden COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors
- In month since rollout, 41K Kentucky children get vaccinated
- Kentucky’s COVID-19 positivity rate jumps above 8% as Omicron variant looms
- Kentucky, Indiana ranked in bottom 20 of fully vaccinated states
- Officials say COVID-19 cases on the rise in Kentucky, southern Indiana
- Pineville Health Center gets funding through new Rural Hospital program
- Inside look at Pikeville Medical Center Children’s Hospital
- Kentucky ranks first in lung cancer cases, but screening, treatment, prevention are easier now
LOUISIANA
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- Charity Hospital $300m makeover to begin after Tulane University signs lease
- Judge slaps nationwide freeze on healthcare worker COVID vax mandate
- Louisiana hasn’t shut down any nursing homes in 15 years. What does that mean for Bob Dean?
- Numerous states win lawsuits against federal vaccine mandate
- Louisiana judge: Biden administration can’t require health care workers to get vaccinated
- Louisiana Again Extends ‘Shot for $100’ Vaccine Incentive
- Louisiana pharmacy marketer sentenced in $180M fraud scheme
- Skilled Nursing Facilities Straddle Court Rulings, CMS Mandate in Vaccination Plans
- Louisiana health officials: Don’t panic but be prepared for omicron COVID-19 variant
- University Hospitals reverses COVID-19 vaccine mandate and says workers can keep their jobs for now
MAINE
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- Health care staffing woes persist despite few exits after Maine’s vaccine mandate
- Maine experiences highest rate of nursing home deaths in recent weeks
- Maine hospitals have three tools in their toolbelt to expand hospital capacity amid record COVID-19 cases
- Maine hospitals work to expand capacity in light of COVID-19 surge
- Maine officials, scientists monitoring new omicron variant as governor urges vaccinations
- Maine board suspends physician’s license over alleged COVID-19 misinformation
- Doctor Suspended Over COVID-19 Claims Not Commenting
- Hospital CEOs in Aroostook County discuss vaccine rates for children
- Rural hospitals begin to bear brunt of new COVID-19 surge
- 3 states see record COVID-19 hospitalizations
- After Nearly 2 Years of Pandemic, Maine Healthcare Workers Abandon Burnout
- Maine health officials: Hospitals stretched thin due to record number of COVID patients
- Maine health officials react to new omicron variant of COVID
- Maine Children’s Cancer Program receives $2.25 M gift from Sam L. Cohen Foundation
MARYLAND
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- Baltimore’s Mt. Washington Pediatric Hospital seeks donations for facility upgrades, children’s fund
- Maryland Governor Outlines Omicron Variant Preparedness
- Prince George’s Co. extends COVID-19 restrictions, including mask mandate, into early 2022
- Maryland ranks 35th in nation for hospital safety
- Maryland records more than 1,800 new COVID cases for first time since April
- MD critical care coordination alleviates EMS, hospital burden
- DC, Maryland, Virginia Monitoring Omicron Variant of COVID-19
- Maryland nursing schools boost enrollment to address future shortages
- Maryland’s governor implements COVID-19 preparedness plans for the state, urges residents to get boosters
MASSACHUSETTS
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- Anna Jaques names new chief medical officer
- A Mass. senior living community raised its minimum wage to keep its workers facing ‘pure fatigue and exhaustion’
- Mass. Hospitals Stretched Thin With Rising COVID Cases and Staffing Shortages
- Fitch places Athenahealth on rating watch negative amid $17B acquisition
- Massachusetts hospital facing potential fine over closed beds amid nurses strike
- Massachusetts threatens to fine hospital after temporary closure of behavioral health beds
- New Alnylam CEO is trailblazing the pharma industry
- Steward breaks ground on replacement facility for damaged Massachusetts hospital, sues over insurance payout
- Orthopedic surgery returns to Massachusetts hospital after 1-year absence
- Massachusetts deploying COVID-19 antibody treatment units
- Supreme Court Rejects Request To Block Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate For Massachusetts Hospital System
- Supreme Court refuses to block vaccine mandate for Massachusetts hospital workers
- Supreme Court won’t exempt Mass. hospital workers from vaccine mandate
- State tightens rules for hospitals amid COVID-19 surge
MICHIGAN
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- 3 states see record COVID-19 hospitalizations
- Beaumont Dearborn to receive 22 extra employees from FEMA to help amid Covid spike
- Bronson Healthcare settles lawsuit over alleged ERISA violations
- ‘It’s a slow-burning situation that just won’t go away’ | Hospital systems taxed with COVID patients request federal help
- Michigan ASC adds Velys robotic knee replacement system
- Michigan health, business leaders closely track new COVID variant
- Military hospital support to FEMA to begin in Michigan and New Mexico, continue in five states
- New ASC is Michigan town’s first
- Nursing aid shortage forces northern Michigan facilities to close, leaves the vulnerable at greater risk
- Michigan hospitals struggle with shrinking staffs, but vaccine mandates have little to do with it
- Michigan health system unveils new name
- Rural mid-Michigan health care providers receive $22M
- Michigan state health officials testing for Omicron variant
- COVID-19 patients wait for beds to open up at West Michigan hospitals
- 85% of Michigan’s inpatient hospital beds are full, with some patients getting turned away
MINNESOTA
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- FEMA to aid with monoclonal treatments in Minnesota
- Fee-for-service care could cost Medicaid $4.4T, UnitedHealth Group says
- UnitedHealth Group expects at least $317B in revenue for 2022
- COVID-19 hospitalizations surge above 1,500 in Minnesota
- More Federal Help Coming To Minnesota Hospitals, Walz Says
- AI algorithm can predict long-term patient survival after cardiac surgery, Mayo Clinic study finds
- COVID-19 cases continue to stay high in Minnesota hospitals
- UnitedHealth Group To Eclipse $300 Billion In Revenue Next Year
- Omicron variant infection found in Minnesotan with COVID-19
- Traveling nurses are in high demand during COVID-19 pandemic
- Residency program helps rural clinics retain nurse practitioners
MISSISSIPPI
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- Mississippi Department of Health expands booster eligibility
- MS Coast hospitals hope courts block federal vaccine mandate for health workers
- Mississippi health insurers to cover telehealth visits at same rate as in-person
- Mississippi seeing slight uptick in COVID-19 hospitalizations
- Mississippi among worst in racial health disparities, new report finds
MISSOURI
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- 5 things to know about SSM and Medica’s new joint venture
- Incoming Missouri Nursing Home CEO Expects to See ‘Continued Growth’ for the Nonprofit
- Missouri judge rules county health orders tied to COVID-19 are illegal, must be lifted
- More Missourians in hospitals with COVID-19 as state begins monitoring for omicron
- SSM Health to shut down Lake Ozark Clinic
- Judge blocks federal vaccination mandate for healthcare workers in 10 states
- Numerous states win lawsuits against federal vaccine mandate
- Missouri court halts Biden administration vaccine mandate for healthcare workers
- Missouri hospital CEO says COVID census ‘rising rapidly,’ cites 1-day jump
- Vaccination-related employee departures at 45 hospitals, health systems
- Dr. James Womack performs Missouri’s 1st surgery with Think Surgical’s latest robot
- 10-State Injunction Buys Nursing Homes More Time on Vaccine Mandate
- Skilled Nursing Facilities Straddle Court Rulings, CMS Mandate in Vaccination Plans
- ‘Going in the wrong direction’: Task force says COVID hospitalizations increase as winter surge continues
- St. Mary’s Hospital’s offers clinic for HIV/AIDS patients
- Signs point to difficult flu season, St. Louis-area health experts say
- Health Dept. stats indicate Missouri senior citizens have nearly reached herd immunity
MONTANA
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- Housing crunch means Montana hospitals can’t find, keep workers
- Ivermectin advocates continue to pressure hospitals
- Montana health care leaders speak out after judge blocks federal COVID-19 vaccine mandate
- Logan Health will require employees to be vaccinated
- Housing crunch means Montana hospitals can’t find, keep workers
- Lawsuits against Butte health center, doctor on hold for 60 days
- Billings hospitals won’t mandate COVID shots for employees after federal court ruling
- Missoula hospital receives extra medical task force with rising COVID-19 cases
- First week for new president at St. Vincent Healthcare
- MT Hospital Association: State’s ban on vax mandates is now the law of the land
- Montana hospital hires new oncologist after terminating long-time physician
- ‘Some of the numbers have just been incredibly alarming:’ Licensed mental health counselor seeing increase in depression and anxiety
NEBRASKA
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- Judge blocks federal vaccination mandate for healthcare workers in 10 states
- Judge blocks Biden’s vaccine mandate for Nebraska healthcare workers
- Jury Awards $26M in Malpractice Lawsuit, a Nebraska Record
- Two Rivers risk dial remains at ‘pandemic’ level for seventh straight week
- Douglas County reports record number of patients on ventilators
- 10-State Injunction Buys Nursing Homes More Time on Vaccine Mandate
- Nurse describes inside of Nebraska Medicine COVID-19 ICU
- ‘COVID-19 is still here and it’s hurting Nebraskans’: Nebraska doctors plead for public to consider COVID vaccinations
- Nebraska Medicine ICU nurse says numbers of patients ‘hard to manage’
NEVADA
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- Prominent Las Vegas OB-GYN dies, ‘true leader’ in medical community
- Nevada jury says health insurer shorted ER docs
- Nevada Bracing for Inevitable Arrival of First Omicron Case
- COVID-19 numbers a dose of good news for Nevada, Clark County
- $750K in grants available via Renown Health, National Fitness Campaign partnership
- Counties with the highest COVID-19 death rate in Nevada
- Jury finds UnitedHealthcare guilty of underpaying TeamHealth subsidiary in Nevada
NEW HAMPSHIRE
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- Federal vaccine mandate for health care workers blocked in N.H, but facilities can still implement their own rules
- Highly vaccinated New Hampshire reports record COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations
- This state just passed Michigan as having most COVID-19 cases per 100,000 people
- Judge blocks federal vaccination mandate for healthcare workers in 10 states
- MultiPlan Awards $40,000 to Rural Hospitals
- 10-State Injunction Buys Nursing Homes More Time on Vaccine Mandate
- ‘Strike teams’ planned to help New Hampshire hospitals move patients to nursing homes
- Sununu restates COVID-19 crisis in hospitals
- NH hospitals slammed with COVID patients
- Governor Sununu Statement Following Fiscal Committee Vote to Approve Hospital Capacity Funds
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock ready to limit surgeries amid crush of COVID-19
- Sununu, health officials seek approval of $80 million for COVID efforts
- New Hampshire health officials prepare for arrival of omicron variant
- Federal judge blocks vaccine rule for health workers in New Hampshire, 9 other states
- Biden vaccine rule for health workers blocked in NH, nine other states
NEW JERSEY
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- NJ health officials prepare for omicron. What we know about the latest COVID variant
- Pilot program pairs New Jersey state troopers with mental health experts
- Expanded partnership between CentraState and Atlantic Health approved by state
- NJ COVID Cases Surge To Highest 7-Day Average Since April
- Will omicron trigger new restrictions in NJ?
- Jefferson Health names new chief quality & safety officer
- Rowan Partners with Virtua to Advance South Jersey Healthcare
- November COVID Cases Nearly Double Over Prior Month In Wayne
- Expanded Partnership Between CentraState Healthcare System and Atlantic Health System Approved by State of New Jersey
- Boosting quality, safety scores hiked staff morale, too, Newark’s University Hospital CEO says
NEW MEXICO
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- Albuquerque-based health care company seeks to raise money for app tailored to athlete injuries
- Due to staffing shortages, New Mexico is the seventh state to use the military to treat COVID patients.
- Military hospital support to FEMA to begin in Michigan and New Mexico, continue in five states
- UNMH, Presbyterian hospitals continue climbing above 120%, 140% patient capacity
- 3 states reporting high, moderate flu activity
- Rise of the ‘traveler’
- 2 New Mexico hospitals operating above 120% capacity
- New Mexico is losing nurses fast, but why?
- 450 hospital beds unused due to nurse shortage, according to NMHA
- Booster doses increase while New Mexico hospitals see record numbers of COVID patients
- New Mexico hospitals brace for more COVID-19 patients in December, urge residents to get vaccinated
- NM has no omicron cases, but struggles with delta continue
- New Mexico health officials say omicron variant not detected here yet; delta version remains biggest threat
NEW YORK
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- Area nursing homes would welcome NY National Guard help
- Bezos family gifts $166M to NYU Langone Health
- Build Back Better includes nursing home staffing mandates, but NY facilities face crisis
- COVID: Hochul poised to halt elective care at 37 NY hospitals. Here’s where
- COVID numbers continue to rise in Western New York
- EHR snooping leads to criminal HIPAA violation charges in New York
- Gov. Hochul: 60 National Guard medical teams to be deployed to long-term care facilities in need of assistance
- Gov. Hochul’s executive order could limit elective surgeries in some CNY hospitals
- Hochul Directs Booster Access at All NY Nursing Homes After State of Emergency Order
- Hochul: Nursing home strike avoided with 3-year labor deal
- Hochul: Order boosts hospital capacity ahead of new COVID variant
- Hochul watching Omicron variant but holds off on mandates
- Long Island ER to reopen after resolving staffing shortages
- Long Island hospitals seek to create extra capacity for potential surge in COVID-19 infections
- New York declares state of emergency amid variant threat
- New York pain physician out $795K after pleading guilty to tax evasion
- OCR settles with 5 providers for $330K over HIPAA right of access failures
- Redesign of new surgical pavilion at Lewis County Hospital approved to keep project on budget
- State OKs plan for St. Peter’s to manage most of Ellis Medicine’s operations
- United Health Services Facilities on List of Critically Low # of Beds
- ‘We can turn on a dime’: NY nursing home visitation still open, but Hochul closely monitoring omicron variant
- Wyoming County declares state of emergency in fight against rising COVID-19 cases
- NewYork-Presbyterian CEO: 15% of workforce is food insecure as inflation hits a high
- NYC reimposes indoor mask advisory
- Northwell Health signs deal, launches platform for patient medical information
- Former Northwell hospital employee charged with HIPAA violation for snooping 13,000 patient EHRs
- Vaccination-related employee departures at 45 hospitals, health systems
- HHS settles 5 provider HIPAA violations
- New York City opens supervised injection sites in a 1st for US
- ‘Time is up; hire more nurses,’ is rally cry of SIUH/Northwell Health nurses
- 4 C-suite changes as New York systems take steps toward affiliation
- New York stem cell clinic ordered to pay $5.1M for ‘deceptive practices’
- Henry Ford leader named CEO of Rochester Regional Health
- New York invests $3M in telehealth technology purchases
- New York State lists seven local hospitals with limited bed capacity; Onondaga County Executive has more optimistic data
- 92% of staffed acute care beds in Syracuse are full, per NYS Department of Health
NORTH CAROLINA
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- Anesthesiologists accuse BCBS of North Carolina of using ‘strong-arm tactics’ & 6 more BCBS updates
- Chiropractor Pleads Guilty to Kickback Scheme; DOJ Enters Into $9 Million Civil Consent Judgment
- Mandy Cohen, the face of North Carolina’s COVID response, to leave health department
- OCR settles with 5 providers for $330K over HIPAA right of access failures
- UNC Rex Healthcare to close Wellness Center of Garner, convert it into new surgical site
- A nationwide problem, worse in North Carolina
- Novant Health experts share guidance on new Omicron variant
- Counties in Northeastern North Carolina seeing lower COVID-19 spread, per CDC
- Rural NC hospital opens more psychiatric beds to meet rising mental health need
- After federal agency warnings, NC hospitals say they now comply with price transparency rule
- Roughly 325 Atrium Health employees missed COVID-19 vaccine deadline
- Queens University names Novant Health exec its Charlotte BusinessWoman of the Year
NORTH DAKOTA
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- COVID-19 hospitalizations, deaths rise in North Dakota; state insists on booster shots
- Altru to purchase land for future hospital facility in Devils Lake
- North Dakota reports 2,517 active COVID-19 cases
- North Dakota reports 15 additional COVID-19 deaths
- Judge blocks federal vaccination mandate for healthcare workers in 10 states
- 10-State Injunction Buys Nursing Homes More Time on Vaccine Mandate
OHIO
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- 1 city, different paths: How Cleveland health systems approached vaccination mandates
- Cincinnati-based health care staffing firm buys Florida peer
- Cleveland Clinic employees protest against vaccine requirements
- Cleveland Clinic Q3 operating income rises to $148M
- Hillcrest Hospital opens new obstetrics emergency department
- How Cleveland Clinic has saved $133M in physician retention
- Lawmaker wants to give nursing homes $300 million
- Lima Memorial to receive $35K pediatric grant
- OCR settles with 5 providers for $330K over HIPAA right of access failures
- Ohio Senate schedules first hearing of anti-vaxx mandate bill
- Ohio spent $56K and counting to keep COVID deaths in nursing homes hidden from public
- Medical Director Named for Ohio Aging, Health Departments
- ‘A serious situation’ | NW Ohio ER beds filling up with COVID-19 patients
- More Ohioans hospitalized Wednesday than at any time since COVID-19 surge in January
- COVID-19 hospitalizations in Akron area, across Ohio reach highest levels of 2021
- Ohio’s COVID-19 hospitalizations surpass first fall peak
- Judge weighs whether to dismiss Ohio doc’s 25 murder charges
- Lima sees record COVID hospitalizations
- ODH director: Highest concentration of COVID-19 hospitalizations occurring in Northeast Ohio
- Dublin startup IncludeHealth strikes partnership with Ohio health system for virtual PT
OKLAHOMA
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- COVID Hospitalizations On Rise Again In State, Health Officials Say
- State, Ascension St. John agree to halt vaccine mandate while court case proceeds
- Federal vaccine mandate for health care workers halted in Oklahoma for now
- Oklahoma Attorney General request granted, stopping vaccine requirements for health care workers
- OSDH: Oklahoma gains 5,292 weekly COVID-19 cases
- Planned service center to bring 200 jobs to OKC metro
OREGON
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- OCR settles with 5 providers for $330K over HIPAA right of access failures
- Oregon tests digital COVID-19 vaccine cards
- Portland health care staffing firm sold to private equity — again
- COVID-19 variant omicron possibly already in Oregon, health officials say
- Oregon hospital workers plan second strike
- An insider’s look at the hunt for omicron in Oregon
- Oregon Health Authority working on new way to show proof of vaccination
- Oregon Health Authority offers payments to pharmacies to administer coronavirus vaccines
- Oregon rural health care providers to receive $118 million in federal COVID relief funds
- Oregon psychiatric hospital proposes plan to hire hundreds of employees
PENNSYLVANIA
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- Fox Chase Cancer Center CEO steps down
- Hahnemann Hospital Investor Denied Court Approval for Rescue Loan
- Main Line Health saves $133 million in two years by creating a collaborative culture
- Pennsylvania’s COVID vaccine rate drops following data correction
- ’People are going to die’: Doctors sound alarm on Temple’s plan to relocate labor and delivery unit
- Philadelphia Hospitals Nearing Full Capacity As COVID Cases Rise Across Region
- Philadelphia International Medicine forms partnership with Israeli pediatric rehab hospital
- UPMC sees net income hit $1.2B through Q3
- Some central Pa. hospitals surpassing pace of worst COVID-19 surge
- COVID Breakthrough Cases In PA: Latest Updates
- Shortage Of Home Health Aides Leaves Pennsylvania Families Desperate For Care
- PA Health Information Exchange Expands Patient Data Sharing Network
- Western Pa. covid hospitalizations hit highest point in more than 10 months
RHODE ISLAND
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- R.I. Foundation names Dr. Alan Kurose as new board chair
- Gov. McKee: Rhode Island to introduce mobile app to show proof of vaccination
- Amid ARPA review, Rhode Island lawmakers hear appeals from social service agencies
- RI reports 733 new COVID-19 cases, 5 deaths
- R.I. vaccine mandate challenged over lack of religious exemption
SOUTH CAROLINA
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- Australian health data company establishing North American corp. HQ in North Charleston
- Group of MUSC cancer doctors accused of sharing confidential information with rival hospital, lawsuit
- Health system accuses docs of divulging confidential trade secrets
- Judge blocks health care worker vaccine mandate after S.C., Ga. sue
- Lawsuit accuses doctors of taking data to rival hospital
- Longtime South Carolina hospital CEO dies
- Pain clinic owner agrees to pay $9M after admitting to billing fraud
- Prisma Health to suspend vaccine mandate for employees
- Upstate hospitals react after federal judge blocks vaccine mandate for health care workers
- Midlands hospitals dropping COVID vaccine mandate after federal court ruling
- SC tops 1,000 new COVID-19 cases for first time since October, 36 added to death toll
- South Carolina health leaders ‘closely monitoring’ Omicron variant of COVID-19
SOUTH DAKOTA
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- South Dakota ranks 49th in average annual salary for registered nurses
- Judge blocks federal vaccination mandate for healthcare workers in 10 states
- CIOs describe their cybersecurity investment plans for the next 5 years
- 10-State Injunction Buys Nursing Homes More Time on Vaccine Mandate
- Sanford contributed $11.9B to regional economy, study finds
- 28 new COVID-19 cases in Brookings Co. Thursday, Dec. 2
TENNESSEE
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- Crossroads Hospice Agrees to Pay $5.5 Million to Settle False Claims Act Liability
- Erlanger lawsuit: TennCare continues to underpay hospitals
- HCA Healthcare to build three new hospitals in Florida
- HCA pauses vaccination mandate in 18 states
- New data-driven report examines the impact of COVID-19 in Nashville
- New Tennessee Law Restricts Workplace Vaccine Requirements
- Physicians concerned over ‘perceived loss of autonomy’ after removal of Erlanger chief of staff
- Tennessee health care company wins a round in multi-state fight with insurer over ER doctor pay
- Tennessee’s COVID-19 contact tracing deal had no legislative oversight
- To combat staffing shortages, nursing schools are changing the way they teach
- TriStar HMC cuts ribbon to new renovation
- Vanderbilt Medical Center’s role in COVID antiviral pill research
- Chattanooga’s largest hospital system sues TennCare over payment practices
- As omicron looms, Tennessee braces for another winter of COVID-19
- Hospitals Among Tennessee Entities Banned from Asking Workers for COVID Vaccine Proof
- Middle Tennessee hospitals pause employee vaccine requirement after federal court ruling
TEXAS
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- Texas has spent $7B in federal money to pay temporary health care workers during COVID pandemic
- Texas resident gets over $4,000 in bills after getting tested for COVID: “I felt deceived”
- 9 recent Tenet leadership moves
- Dallas children’s hospital disbands gender-affirming care program
- Healthcare Dealmakers—Athenahealth sells for $17B; Tenet drops $1.2B on ASCs
- NorthStar Anesthesia grows presence in 4 states with deal
- Spine surgeon opens clinic in Houston
- Pediatric hospitals in North Texas are finding ‘the new normal’ after COVID-19 surge
- MultiPlan Awards $40,000 to Rural Hospitals
- How More Efficient Health Care Has Worsened COVID Surges in Texas
- Texas health experts ‘not panicking’ over COVID’s omicron variant, expect cases to appear soon
- North Texas Hospitals In ‘Wait And See’ Mode Regarding COVID-19 Omicron Variant
- Texas hospital will pay $18.2M to settle false claims case
- Flower Mound Hospital to Pay $18.2 Million to Settle Federal and State False Claims Act Allegations Arising from Improper Inducements to Referring Physicians
- Texas hospital to pay $4.5 million after two nurses OD on fentanyl
UTAH
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- Healthcare providers in Utah put hold on requiring vaccines for employees
- Intermountain CIO to depart for provider-led digital health company
- Staffing shortage at Utah State Hospital reaches ‘critical state’
- Utah officials plan agency merger to form massive department of health and human services
- The Utah State Hospital is stretched to the breaking point by staffing shortages. Robert Gehrke explains why
- ‘Housing is health care’: Utah advocates say more permanent supportive housing is needed
- 1 in 6 of all COVID-19 deaths in Utah happened in the last two months
- Why a Utah doctor voted against the Merck COVID-19 antiviral pill
- Utah’s COVID-19 death toll is now more than 3500
VERMONT
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- 3 states see record COVID-19 hospitalizations
- Vermont reports record Covid-19 hospitalizations, strained ICU capacity
- Vermont reports a 1-day record of 604 new Covid cases, plus 1 death
- Vermont’s COVID positivity rate continues to rise
- UVM Health Network stands up additional ICU, COVID-19 capacity
- Citing pandemic pressures, Vermont seeks a 1-year extension for its all-payer model
- Vermont plans to increase rapid and at-home Covid-19 testing options, but supply concerns persist
VIRGINIA
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- Concerns grow over potential COVID-19 case surge in central Virginia
- Inova Health to invest $1B for new medical campus
- Virginia Hospital Center purchases $34.5M building for orthopedic ASC
- Virginia Hospitals Rank First in Patient Safety
- Virginia Medicaid members now have more options for behavioral health treatment
- Two Virginia Health Systems In Top Five Nationally for Cost Efficiency
- DC, Maryland, Virginia leaders reacting to looming omicron threat
- Virginia ties for first on National Health Security Preparedness Index
- As a staffing crisis continues, Virginia tries to overhaul its mental health response system
- Physician leaders, patient access drive Privia Health’s ACO success
WASHINGTON
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- As opposition grows, Washington’s long-term care tax to see fixes in Legislature this session
- CEO of Washington hospital resigns after 2 years
- FEMA nurses brought in to help with staffing shortage at Yakima hospital
- Local hospitals bracing for omicron variant
- New program at UW School of Nursing to send students to work at long-term care facilities
- State health leaders continue search for omicron variant in Washington, say it’s ‘not a time to panic’
- Discipline delayed: Washington state struggles to stop sexual misconduct in health care, leaving patients vulnerable
- Study: 6,100 nurses needed to fill vacancies in Washington state
WEST VIRGINIA
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- West Virginia health leaders warily eye yet another covid-19 threat
- Beckley hospitals team up to address blood supply shortage
- Union workers ratify contract, end strike at WVa hospital
- WVa hospital, striking union set to resume negotiations
- West Virginia hospital workers reach agreement to end strike
- Morrisey clears up confusion over vaccine mandate for health care workers
WISCONSIN
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- GE Healthcare withdraws real estate listing for massive Waukesha campus
- Hospital ICU beds fill up across Wisconsin
- Striking direct deals with employers a top priority, says ASC leader
- Texas-based micro-hospital operator plans new location on Milwaukee’s south side
- Marshfield leaders tackle pandemic’s “brutal” impact on morale
- There are zero ICU beds available in Northwest Wisconsin as the state’s hospital system continues to feel the strain of COVID
- Mayo, Gundersen sites honored by Wisconsin Hospital Association
- Wisconsin health officials waiting for more data on omicron coronavirus variant
- Ascension Wisconsin locations acquired by Aspirus Health officially renamed
- Wisconsin bill would ban organ transplant discrimination based on disability
WYOMING
- Stay on vaccine mandate provides relief for some Wyoming hospitals
- Wyoming Mental health care strained, providers say
- Wyoming Department of Health offering older residents free access to over 2,000 health and technology-focused classes
- Wyoming’s COVID-19 death toll rises by 81 in last two weeks
- Counties with the highest COVID-19 death rate in Wyoming
- Wyoming COVID-19 hospitalizations tick up again after dipping to three-month low ahead of Thanksgiving
- The Wyoming Department of Health is looking for public input on the new state health improvement plan
- Service providers expect grim future for Wyoming mental health system without drastic action
- Many Wyoming hospitals wait on vaccine mandates following court ruling
- Cheyenne hospital: Get vaccinated or submit to weekly COVID testing
