NATIONAL
- 40% of Nursing Home Residents Haven’t Received COVID-19 Boosters, Analysis Finds
- 342 hospitals have received price transparency noncompliance notices from CMS
- 3 states delaying booster mandates for healthcare workers
- 23% of healthcare workers likely to leave healthcare soon, poll finds
- AI in Healthcare Presents Need for Security, Privacy Standards
- Amazon’s Growth In Healthcare Is Unparalleled
- AstraZeneca notches win in ongoing 340B legal fight
- Biden extends COVID-19 national emergency
- Deadline to Report PHI Breaches Impacting Less Than 500 People Nears
- FTC probe of pharmacy benefit managers stalled after tie vote
- How 5 health systems are spending their innovation investment dollars
- No COVID-19 boosters for 70% of nursing home staffs, AARP says
- The 55 hospitals penalized by Medicare 8 years straight over patient complications
- The healthcare deals in the FTC’s crosshairs
- Contract Nurse Agencies Are Making Big Money in the Age of COVID-19. Are They ‘Exploiting’ the Pandemic?
- CMS overhauls Direct Contracting model to include new requirements on governance, health equity in 2023
ALABAMA
- Alabama Project Test Drones for Rural Healthcare Delivery
- Alabama’s Covid-19 positivity rate falling, giving hope to health leader
- Counties with the lowest hospital bed capacity in Alabama
- More contagious omicron BA.2 variant found in Alabama
- Chief medical officer discusses state of Cullman health care
- Prosper’s health tech accelerator has big aims as it starts this month
ALASKA
- New case numbers decline, but Alaska stays in red alert
- As COVID numbers drop, state health officials continue to urge vaccination
- Series of community talks aims to tackle long-standing health inequities in Alaska
- Alaska lawmakers and telehealth providers work to improve access to contraceptives
- Cardiac Rehab program at Alaska Regional Hospital builds confidence in patients
ARIZONA
- Arizona hospitals still crowded despite fewer COVID-19 patients
- Arizona to stop daily COVID-19 data reporting, switch to weekly updates
- Arizona to no longer update COVID-19 cases daily after recommendation from hospital reps
- Northern Arizona Healthcare offering monoclonal antibody outpatient treatment for COVID
- Valleywise Health getting help from FEMA in fight against COVID-19
- Arizona COVID hospitalizations fall to lowest levels since August
- Strained Arizona hospitals begin to see signs of improvement
- 4 schools share $16M to build cancer equity research centers
- Nonprofit Arizona health plan awards $3.57M in grants to Valley groups
- Delta Dental gives $750K for oral health services
- Nursing homes dealing with price gouging from staffing agencies
ARKANSAS
- CEO named for 2 Arkansas hospitals
- Arkansas hospital breaks ground on $163M expansion
- Northwest Health expands mental health services
- Jose Echavarria Named CEO of Northwest Medical Center-Springdale
- 10 places in US with the highest, lowest nursing home facility rates
- A fight in Arkansas to put more nurses on the ground
- Family Dollar recalls drugs, devices shipped from rodent-infested Arkansas facility
- 12 recent hospital, health system CEO moves
- Covid deaths at Arkansas nursing homes spiraled; then came vaccines, rapid tests, and new treatments
- Arkansas health leaders ask Boozman, Cotton for federal help after months of covid
CALIFORNIA
- California adopts nation’s 1st ‘endemic’ virus policy
- California ASC performs area’s 1st knee replacement with ‘smart’ implant
- City of Hope closes acquisition of Cancer Treatment Centers of America
- Dignity Health names CEO for 2 California hospitals
- For 1 California hospital, growing also means rebranding
- Nonprofit wins bid to buy California hospital
- U of California, Irvine to Launch Institute for Precision Health
- Pandemic’s mental health crisis shows California needs to reinvent health care
- COVID in California: CDC to unveil new metrics to assess virus risk
- California Public Health Officials Eye New Approach to COVID-19 Pandemic
- RN average hourly wage, salary for all 50 states — California
- California adopts nation’s 1st ‘endemic’ virus policy
COLORADO
- Colorado ends crisis care protocol for hospital staffing
- Firefighters sound the alarm on understaffing, delays from Denver Health paramedics in responding to calls
- UCHealth unveils plan to boost behavioral health care in northern Colorado
- Colorado recording fewer than 1,000 COVID cases per day for first time since August
- 10 Colorado counties with the lowest hospital bed capacity
- Colorado hospitals work to hire hundreds of nurses to fill open positions
- Banner Fort Collins Medical Center designated as Level 4 Trauma Center
- Why some Medicaid providers in Colorado aren’t getting paid
- CHA says pandemic is ‘in rearview mirror’ as hospital transfer center moves to lowest activation level
- Children’s Hospital Colorado child life programs help ease stress and anxiety of medical experiences
- Colorado gets C+ grade for medical cannabis access, report says
CONNECTICUT
- Two health systems may soon own more than half of Connecticut’s hospitals. Lawmakers are taking note.
- Yale, National Brain Tumor Society launch research consortium
- How mergers are changing face of health care in Connecticut
- Two CT health systems may soon own more than half of the state’s hospitals
- CT lawmakers unveil legislative effort to address children’s mental health
- Advocates warn hospital merger could be ‘bad news’ for CT patients
- Consumer advocates warn against Yale New Haven’s proposed merger
- Patients are coming after hospital prices
DC
- DC reports nation’s highest COVID-19 hospitalization rate for 2+ weeks
- DC vaccine portal deactivated after sending people incorrect records
- In nod to mission, new D.C. hospital takes name from Frederick Douglass’s estate
- The future St. E’s hospital in Southeast D.C. has a name
- Universal Health Services Plans $375M Hospital In D.C.
- DC monitoring COVID-19 omicron subvariant in District
- DC to open new hospital for Ward 7 and 8 residents
- Is D.C. Fighting An Energy Upgrade for the New St. Elizabeths Hospital to Help Pepco? Local Environmentalists Think So.
DELAWARE
- Covid 19 update: 7 new deaths as new cases fall below 100
- Delaware Health Care Quality Director: Division can’t meet federal requirements due to staff shortages
- Three mental health bills filed in General Assembly
- Local primary care practice expands healthcare services for LGBTQ+ community, tackles substance abuse
- DHSS hopes pay increases will address worker shortages and burnout
FLORIDA
- Florida company launches 1st of its kind eye clinic inside CVS
- HCA Healthcare to build new freestanding emergency department
- Patient data exposed during Florida hospital hacking incident
- Physician accused of repeatedly striking patient at Florida hospital
- CRMC to be renamed ‘HCA Florida Capital Hospital’ on March 3
- Mayo Clinic spending $785 million to expand, replace hospitals in Florida, Minnesota and Wisconsin
- Florida Hospital Association: budget cuts could worsen nursing shortage
- Medicare penalizes 40 hospitals in Florida for patient safety
- South Florida Hospital Fined Following Deaf Patient’s Lawsuit
- Citrus Memorial Hospital to change name in March
- Florida bill extending COVID-19 liability protections for health workers on its way to Gov. DeSantis
- New report shows Tampa Bay hospitals not following medical bill transparency law
- HCA hospital in Florida names new CEO
- Florida House is ready to consider nursing home staffing changes
GEORGIA
- Grady facing critical nurse shortage, requests emergency funding
- New sign goes up at University Hospital ahead of changes
- Georgia hospital to spend $125M on expansion
- Relief for Augusta hospital: A day with no new Covid patients
- New CHI Memorial Hospital Georgia will be smart hospital
- COVID in Georgia | Hospitalizations continue to decline
- Cost of travel nurses having a ripple effect on hospitals
- Georgia House starts work on comprehensive mental health bill
- Georgia Doctors and Public Health Officials Discuss Combating COVID-19
- Redmond sale to AdventHealth changes management of Polk EMS services
HAWAII
- Hawaii is set to be the only US state to still have an indoor mask mandate
- Gov. Ige responds to KITV4 about when Hawaii will lift its mask mandate
- FEMA issues $1.5M to Hawaii residents for COVID-related funeral expenses
- Hawaii’s New Health Equity Office Is Slow To Get Up And Running
IDAHO
- Bill aims to incentivize nursing jobs in rural Idaho
- Idaho’s ongoing COVID-19 costs: $27.5 million for health care staff, and counting
- Idaho Senate Kills Rural Nursing Incentive Bill
- COVID-19: Positivity rate down, crisis standards dropped, Idaho ‘not out of the woods’
- Idaho deactivates crisis standards of care as conditions improve, but some hospitals are still reporting stress
- Senate kills rural nursing loan repayment bill
ILLINOIS
- CommonSpirit posts operating loss, inks $135M deal for 2 hospitals
- UChicago Medicine to open cancer center on South Side in effort to address inequities
- New legislation aims to address mental health in Illinois schools
- Staffing challenges in rural hospitals affecting availability of care
- New bills introduced in the Illinois General Assembly
- Total Illinois COVID-19 hospitalizations now at pre-Halloween levels
INDIANA
- 20 Indiana hospitals docked for high rates of patient injuries
- As COVID rates drop, hospitals work on fighting staffing shortages
- Deferred health care considered a ‘crisis’ in Indiana
- Eskenazi Health Hires VP
- Addressing the Costs of Indiana’s Pre-Existing Health Crisis: Opioid Abuse
- Indiana Health Care Costs “In Line” With Neighboring States
- Indiana health system names new president and CEO
- Indiana hospitals less stressed as COVID-19 surge passes
- Indiana’s largest hospital system weathered COVID-19 surge
- IU Health Bedford Receives Dementia Friendly Designation
- The Indiana hospital with a 5-star patient experience rating
- ‘The pandemic will end, but COVID isn’t going away’: IU Health provides COVID-19 update
IOWA
- Bankrupt Iowa nursing home faces new fines for staffing, vermin and injuries
- Iowa medical center names interim CIO
- COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations continue to drop in Iowa
- Parents sue MercyOne, stranger who fed baby in NICU
- Douglas County Health Department: Reported positive COVID tests remain low, 3 more deaths reported
- Iowa boasts almost 20% of the country’s top critical access hospitals
- No, hospitals don’t get more money when they list COVID-19 as a patient’s cause of death
- 67 rural hospital CEOs to know | 2022
KANSAS
- $1.6M outpatient expansion planned at Kansas hospital
- Nursing home employee accused of stealing over $100k from elderly
- Wichita’s largest speciality hospital plans $1.6M expansion for outpatient rooms
- Ascension Medical Group acquires a long-time family medicine practice in east Wichita
- Douglas County adds just 51 new COVID cases since Friday, inches closer to exiting ‘red zone’
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- More than 1,000 action projects launched through ‘Kansas Beats the Virus’ campaign
KENTUCKY
- Advancing bill aims to overcome Kentucky’s nursing shortage
- Baptist Health one of five Kentucky companies named to Forbes’ America’s Best Large Employers 2022 list
- Kentucky health care workers consider leaving their jobs amid burnout: “I’m scared to death of the future”
- Louisville’s West End to get its first hospital in more than 150 years
- Norton Healthcare plans $70 million hospital at Goodwill Industries’ West End ‘opportunity campus’
- ‘Get up and try:’ Dr. Kelly McCants on leading two divisions at Norton Healthcare
- University of Kentucky’s public health professionals give their COVID-19 endemic outlook
LOUISIANA
- How $1 million grant will boost Ochsner’s digital health innovations
- COVID cases in Louisiana nursing homes in January increased substantially
- AARP study finds Omicron’s severe impact on Louisiana nursing homes
- 67 rural hospital CEOs to know | 2022
- Terrebonne Parish’s COVID cases fall 54.4%; Louisiana cases plummet 50%
MAINE
- MaineHealth named one of America’s best large employers by Forbes magazine
- Supreme Court won’t review healthcare workers’ challenge to Maine vaccine mandate
- Pressure eases on Maine hospitals as patient counts continue to drop
- ‘It’s shocking:’ Maine nurses face increased levels of physical, verbal abuse by patients
- Supreme Court declines to consider case challenging Maine’s vaccine mandate
- Maine hospital taps former Upper Allegheny Health leader as CEO
- Northern Maine Medical Center announces new president/CEO
- Maine’s lack of behavioral health resources
- Maine hospitals with a 5-star patient experience rating
MARYLAND
- Maryland has longest hospital wait times of any state, study finds
- Maryland program to help HIV patients pay for medication still hampered months after health department cyberattack
- Some Maryland hospitals fail to provide required price transparency, report finds
- COVID-19 In Maryland: Hospitalizations Hover Above 500, Positivity Rate Dips To 2.87%
- Top-rated hospitals for patient experience: Maryland
- Maryland medical examiner resigns over backlog of autopsies
MASSACHUSETTS
- Massachusetts among states with longest hospital wait times, new research shows
- Mass. General pays $14.6 million to settle whistle-blower suit over concurrent surgeries
- Nurses at Massachusetts Tenet hospital hold vote to decertify union following strike
- Double-booked surgeries lead to $14.6 million settlement
- Massachusetts General Hospital resolves overlapping surgery suit for $14.6M
- Autoimmune startup to launch 5 tests in 5 years with $110M
- 4 recent moves from nurses unions
- SEIU retracted support of MNA days after striking St. V nurses reached tentative agreement
- UMass Memorial President Joins MA Health, Hospital Association
MICHIGAN
- $600M Michigan hospital to open in March
- COVID numbers in Michigan are declining, an upcoming “endemic” is uncertain
- Federal investigation recovers $259K in back wages for 330 Michigan healthcare workers
- Jackson Hospital Suffers Patient Data Exfiltration Incident
- Munson Healthcare Charlevoix Hospital honored by rural health organization
- Outlook positive for Beaumont Health post merger, S&P says
- Northern Michigan health director quits, cites anger over mask mandates
- Michigan aims to improve maternal and infant health
- Whitmer signs bills designed to lower prescription drug prices in Michigan
- Michigan health care leaders discuss behavioral health reform solutions
- Michigan signs PBM reform law with new transparency requirement
- McLaren is moving east. How will its departure change south Lansing?
MINNESOTA
- Bill aims for Minnesota to join Nurse Licensure Compact
- Mayo Clinic spending $785 million to expand, replace hospitals in Florida, Minnesota and Wisconsin
- Mayo stops scheduling MA patients; Oklahoma hospital locks down ICU following online attacks
- Allina pitches 10-story patient building for Abbott Northwestern campus
- Minnesota hospitals with a 5-star patient experience rating
- Mayo Clinic invests $785M in capital projects
- Mayo Clinic Health System announces hospital projects in Wisconsin and Minnesota
- Kids in crisis stuck in Minnesota hospitals
- Mayo Clinic Announces Mankato Expansion & Modernization Project
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- Propane tanks catch fire next to site of new Essentia Health facility in Duluth
- Essentia Health to add 32 ICU beds to new $915M hospital
- Minnesota lawmakers lead push to join 39 states in nurse licensure compact
- New case counts decline further
MISSISSIPPI
- Inside a Mississippi hospital hard-hit by nursing shortage
- Massive nursing exodus leaves Mississippi with more than 3,000 open positions
- Two Mississippi mental health facilities heading to court
- Medical cannabis in Mississippi limited to patients with ‘debilitating medical conditions’
- State’s mental health watchdog provides damning report on mental health agency here
- $17.6M grant expanding UMMC telehealth to more Mississippi students
MISSOURI
- Missouri health system CEO resigns
- Missouri lawmakers look to limit vaccine mandates
- ‘You’re pushing people out the door’: Nurse voices concern about SSM pay calculation changes
- Ascension’s Q2 profit falls amid omicron surge
- Ascension’s operating margin falls below 1% in Q2
- 20 to Know: Keeping KC Healthy
- St. Mary’s Medical Center names new CEO
- Prime hospital in Missouri names new CEO
- Missouri House backs bills against COVID-19 vaccine mandates
- Nursing homes find new ways to attract staff, as shortages continue to impact facilities
- Mercy lifting Covid-19 visitor restrictions at St. Louis-area hospitals
- Kansas City man charged in attempted rape of hospital patient
- Missouri Takes Months to Process Medicaid Applications — Longer Than Law Allows
- Cerner’s 2021: Revenue up 4%, net earnings down 29%
- Local healthcare workers discuss how nursing in Missouri compares to other states
MONTANA
- Montana State Hospital may be in immediate jeopardy
- Montana hospital responds to underpayment allegations
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services may terminate agreement with Montana State Hospital
- Counties with the lowest hospital bed capacity in Montana
- Bozeman, Gallatin Co. to negotiate new terms for health department
- Report details deficiencies tied to 4 deaths at Montana State Hospital
- Montana hospital workers sue employer, claiming underpayments
NEBRASKA
- CHI Health ASC performs its 1st robotic-assisted surgery
- Neb. medical providers line up for slices of federal relief funds
- Bonus pay for front-line nurses in Nebraska could be a morale booster
- UNMC receives $2.2M grant to address nursing burnout
- U of Nebraska Medical Center to spend $2.2M to address nursing burnout
- 67 rural hospital CEOs to know | 2022
NEVADA
- Counties with the lowest hospital bed capacity in Nevada
- ‘Return to normalcy’ for Nevada hospitals as COVID cases decline
- Tonopah could build new hospital
- Clark County selected for national health survey
- ‘You are what keeps us going’: Former patients inspire frontline COVID workers
NEW HAMPSHIRE
- At transgender health centers, COVID-related delays postpone surgeries, mental health access
- Home health care workers see demands rise as hospitals discharge patients sooner, sicker
- 35 COVID-19 deaths announced as hospitalizations in New Hampshire fall below 100
- Ongoing budget battle puts Belknap County Nursing Home in jeopardy
- NH COVID cases, hospitalizations continue steep drop
- Officials warn to not let guard down as cases, hospitalizations trend downward across New Hampshire
- Cases continue to drop, nursing shortage causing strain
NEW JERSEY
- Murphy stands firm on vaccine, booster mandates for health workers as NY delays enforcement
- Nursing home cited by N.J. as among the ‘15 worst’ in state challenges findings
- New Jersey hospital gets $10M gift
- Vaccine push continues in New Jersey as state shifts to endemic approach
- New Jersey hospital builds EHR, with plans to commercialize
- New Children’s Hospital Breaks Ground In Toms River
- Hackensack Meridian CEO: Even in a pandemic, let’s keep focused on innovating healthcare
NEW MEXICO
- 5 healthcare organizations facing lawsuits over data breaches
- Pandemic crisis standards to expire for New Mexico hospitals
- New Mexico hospital CEO to depart; new interim CFO to begin
- Nursing legislation expected to provide some relief from crisis
- New Mexico Legislature looking to relieve pressure on health care industry
- UNM nursing graduates spark hope for state’s health care system
NEW YORK
- Hochul extends NY’s COVID state of emergency into March with cases dropping. What to know
- New York Joins States Delaying Booster Mandate for Healthcare Workers
- NYU Langone brings goals of care data into EHR workflow
- New York delays enforcement of healthcare worker booster mandate
- New York backs off enforcement of booster mandate after plea from hospitals
- Catholic Health hit with credit downgrade after 40-day strike
- 4 recent moves from nurses unions
- NY Won’t Enforce Booster Mandate for Health Care Workers
- NY backs off on Covid booster mandate for health care workers after hospitals push back
- Two NYC Health + Hospitals Employees Receive Prestigious Sloan Public Service Award
- Congresswoman Stefanik advocating for New York hospital funding
- Mental health care system in NY struggles to meet demand
- Legislation provides incentives to address nursing shortage in NYS
- NYC hospitals still aren’t sharing all their prices a year after transparency law took effect
NORTH CAROLINA
- Atrium Health opens new hospital location in Matthews
- North Carolina legislative Medicaid expansion panel eyes worker shortages, hospitals
- Is this the year NC gets Medicaid expansion?
- Lawsuit filed against eastern NC hospital system for deceptive billing, debt collection practices
- Amedisys reaches deal to acquire home health businesses in North Carolina
- Patient sues North Carolina health system, alleging unfair billing practices
- North Carolina COVID positivity rate falls below 10 percent, hospitalizations continue to decline
- New dashboard examines social health factors for the Cape Fear region
- North Carolina’s COVID-19 percent-positivity rate drops below 11%, over 5,550 new cases reported
NORTH DAKOTA
- More leadership changes for Altru Health System
- Altru Health president abruptly exits as new leaders join
- Altru leader named chair of North Dakota Hospital Association
- JRMC named a Top 100 Critical Access Hospital
- North Dakota’s active COVID-19 infections decline 35% in 1 week
- 67 rural hospital CEOs to know | 2022
OHIO
- Bon Secours Mercy Health names vice president of clinical research
- How do Ohio nursing homes compare with facilities in other states?
- Ohio ASC, health system to pay $3M to settle improper Medicare claims allegations
- Greater Columbus hospitals adjust COVID-19 visitation rules
- Trial underway for Ohio doctor charged in hospital deaths
- Former Ohio hospital CEO dies
- Ohio National Guard’s COVID-19 mission ending Tuesday
- Survey highlights racial disparities in Ohio’s healthcare systems
- COVID-19 cases in Ohio drop dramatically
- Nurses Sue Ohio Staffing Firm Over Hefty Quitting Fees
- Encompass Health to build rehab hospital on Pearl Road in Strongsville
- As hospitals resume nonessential surgeries delayed by COVID-19, are you facing delays in rescheduling?
- Ohio hospital reports rise in calls about exposure to chemical in some at-home COVID-19 tests
OKLAHOMA
- Oklahoma orthopedic surgeon to pay $340K to settle kickback allegations
- Man suspected of shooting up memory care facility in Oklahoma City
- “My grandma probably hasn’t had a shower in a month,” Wewoka memory care facility without hot water for weeks
- Mayo stops scheduling MA patients; Oklahoma hospital locks down ICU following online attacks
- When could Oklahoma transition from a pandemic to an endemic?
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OREGON
- Oregon hospital, healthcare woes could last years
- As omicron recedes in Oregon, this small hospital treats record number of coronavirus patients
- House proposes $200M to support behavioral health care workers in Oregon
- End to mask mandates: Oregon, Washington doctors ‘cautiously optimistic’ as COVID hospitalizations drop
- Oregon aims to roll out digital COVID-19 vaccine cards by late March
- After 5 years, plans for controversial Wilsonville hospital scrapped
- Oregon seeks approval for two-year continuous Medicaid eligibility plan
PENNSYLVANIA
- CHOP opens 2nd Inpatient Hospital in KOP
- Pennsylvania’s former acting health secretary joins UPMC
- Philadelphia area’s largest physician practice specializing in allergies is acquired by Kentucky group
- 95% of Pennsylvania adults are at least partially vaccinated
- Pa. Physician General pushes for equity in health care, making sure the underserved are heard
- Department of Health provides weekly update on COVID-19 trends in PA
- Pa. and N.J. hospitals see ‘dramatic’ drops in COVID-19 patients as omicron surge subsides
- Registration now open for a new nursing school in central Pa.; financial incentives available
- National report card gives Pa. a C-plus for its medical marijuana law
- Pennsylvania hospital seeks additional beds after Tower Health closures
RHODE ISLAND
- FTC, Rhode Island move to block Lifespan, Care New England merger
- FTC sues to block Rhode Island’s largest health systems from merging
- Lifespan, Care New England call off merger following regulatory roadblocks
- FTC Sues to Stop Merger of Rhode Island’s Two Biggest Hospital Firms
- Rhode Island’s largest health systems abandon merger after FTC sues to block union
- Turnaround company offers $550M to buy Care New England Health System
- StoneBridge Healthcare makes Care New England $550M purchase deal
- ‘Alarming video’ shows patient abuse at Rhode Island state hospital, group alleges
- Disability rights group alleges patient abuse at Rhode Island hospital
SOUTH CAROLINA
- COVID vaccine ban bill headed to South Carolina Senate floor
- South Carolina cancer plan prioritizes equitable access to care
- South Carolina health officials announce planned reductions in COVID-19 testing operations
- SC health officials will close COVID testing sites, stop daily case reporting in March
- ‘There will likely never be zero COVID cases,’ SC health director says
- Diversified Medical Healthcare to invest $51 million, add 185 jobs
SOUTH DAKOTA
- Executive director looks back on 10 years at Sanford Heart Hospital
- South Dakota Health Department reports fewest COVID-19 hospitalizations since August
- Rising anger and violence toward healthcare workers hampering patient care in S.D.
- St. Croix Hospice Enters South Dakota Market with Sioux Falls Branch
- Why adding nursing-home beds in SD requires government permission
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TENNESSEE
- Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown and West Hospital CFO says reimbursement a top challenge
- Bundled-payment solution from Vanderbilt Health saves $400K in one year
- CHS’ annual net income drops 39%
- CHS shed 30 hospitals in 3 years
- CHS’ top execs get pay raises this year
- Inside Vanderbilt’s ‘hospital-at-home’ program: 5 details
- Tennessee Hospital Launches At-Home Hospital Program
- Man accused of trying to blow up Tennessee hospital
- COVID-19 infections drop 37% in Tennessee this past week
- Ascension Saint Thomas and YMCA of Middle Tennessee announce partnership to improve community health
- Memphis healthcare leader works to expand access to care
TEXAS
- Hint Health rolls out value-based primary care direct contracting network
- Texas physician agrees to pay $1.5M for taking kickback
- Austin family files wrongful death lawsuit against nursing home for woman’s COVID-19 death
- Local physician group ordered to pay $8.1M for Medicare fraud
- Baptist Health System taps new CEO for flagship hospital
- UT Health San Antonio lands nearly $11M in cancer research funding
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- Tarrant County hospitalizations drop to 353
- UT Health East Texas awarded 50 CPR kits for premature babies
- McKinney telehealth company MyTelemedicine announces rebrand to Lyric Health
- THA worries CMS vaccine mandate might threaten rural hospitals workforce
- The trends Methodist Healthcare CEO Allen Harrison is watching in 2022
- HCA Houston Healthcare hospital taps new chief nursing officer
- HCA, Tenet and CHS: 325 hospitals, $90.7B in revenue
UTAH
- Intermountain Healthcare introduces program aimed to help COVID-19 long-haulers
- Vista Healthcare opens spine ASC in Utah
- COVID isn’t over. Omicron still stressing hospitals, University of Utah Health says
- ‘Scott’s bill’ clears Utah House committee with aim of helping health care workers
- New clinic to focus primarily on mental health illnesses
- COVID vaccine passport ban is advancing through Utah Legislature
- Is the COVID-19 pandemic over? Utah moving from emergency to endemic phase
VERMONT
- This state has 0 orthopedic ASCs
- Scott vetoes hospital gun bill, S.30
- VAHHS and hospital leaders address state ‘Wait Times’ report
- VDH: COVID cases fall under 100, lowest since summer
- NBC5 In Depth: What is the fix for Vermont’s long health care wait times?
- Vermont hospitals push back on access report
- Specialty care wait times enumerated in three agency reports
- VDH: COVID cases hold, four more deaths for 583
- VDH: COVID cases up nearly 200, six deaths for 593
- 4 recent moves from nurses unions
VIRGINIA
- $21M medical office building housing GI, ortho practice sold
- Law enforcement, lawmakers work toward solution to mental health crisis in Virginia
- Virginia Gov. Youngkin signs order addressing health care staffing issues
- Youngkin extends emergency order to help Va. hospitals with ‘staffing challenges’
- Hospital systems try new strategies to attract health care workers
- LewisGale Pulaski first SW Virginia hospital offering different way to treat prostate cancer
- HCA Virginia hospitals to host nurse hiring event featuring on-the-spot offers
- Rural hospital staff losses low despite mandate and more Va. Headlines
WASHINGTON
- Lawsuit Filed in Health Center Data Exfiltration Breach
- Senate passes bill limiting Gov. Inslee’s emergency powers
- Thousands of elective surgeries set to continue in Washington as moratorium is lifted
- UW Medicine residents stage walkout at Seattle hospitals Wednesday
- Washington hospital fires CEO
- Washington hospital restructures amid executive firings
- Washington says goodbye to its mask mandate, but not its state of emergency…yet
- Why some children are stuck in Washington state EDs for weeks
- Virginia Mason Franciscan Health Collaborates with Contessa to Bring Hospital-Level Care into Patients’ Homes
WEST VIRGINIA
- West Virginia lawmakers agree ‘Certificate of Need’ for health care service laws need reform
- WVU Medicine pairs with Marion Co., West Virginia, Health Department to transform public health electronic record system
- West Virginia health officials optimistic as COVID metrics improve
- West Virginia National Guard members remain assigned to health care facilities
- WVU Medicine pairs with Marion Co., West Virginia, Health Department to transform public health electronic record system
WISCONSIN
- Mayo Clinic spending $785 million to expand, replace hospitals in Florida, Minnesota and Wisconsin
- SSM Health cuts ribbon on new south Madison clinic
- Wisconsin bill makes it felony to threaten, attack health care workers
- First death from MIS-C reported in Wisconsin
- Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 drop below 700 for the first time since last summer
- More than $3 million invested into Wisconsin health equity efforts in COVID-19 vaccine access
- A new COVID study that examined Wisconsin, Seattle, and San Francisco could help predict where caseloads are likely to be the highest
- COVID-19 in Wisconsin: 7-day average falls below 1,000 per day
WYOMING
