NATIONAL
- 5 healthcare companies get ‘F’ in racial and gender pay equity
- Epic fails to get Supreme Court review of punitive damages for trade secrets case
- FDA to revive facility visits
- Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act becomes law
- Healthcare organizations now must report cyberattacks to DHS
- Here are the top health systems by patient reviews
- Hospital stays for nursing home residents down nearly 9%, federal data shows
- Hospitalist talks tech innovation for staffing shortages and patient access
- OSHA accepting new comments on healthcare worker COVID-19 protection rule
- OSHA will hold hearing on permanent COVID-19 standard for healthcare workers
- What’s holding up hospital at home?
- White House sounds alarm over Russian cybersecurity threat
- White House Throws Its Weight Behind SNF Value-Based Purchasing Expansion, with Staffing Measures Targeted
- Most doctors have patients affected by social drivers but feel ill-equipped to address them, survey finds
- Moderna wants the FDA to authorize its COVID-19 vaccine for kids under 6
- Sensitive health data of 50 million Americans hacked or breached last year: analysis
- AMA survey shows widespread enthusiasm for telehealth
- Private equity’s pandemic-era health care push
- Health data breaches swell in 2021 amid hacking surge, POLITICO analysis finds
- Vertically integrated payer-provider groups raise antitrust concerns
- 28 organizations express gratitude for bill condemning violence against healthcare workers
ALABAMA
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- In Alabama, nearly 12,000 people are seeking substance use disorder treatment
- Alabama COVID hospitalizations drop to lowest point since pandemic started
- New rural hospital model could preserve communities, jobs
- Alabama lawmaker’s push to extend postpartum Medicaid coverage
- $12 million dollar drug lab, mental health center coming to Dothan
- Clarke Co. hospital struggling while officials wait for federal relief
- Huntsville Hospital to launch new nurse training program
- Alabama hospitals, nursing homes split $80 million in ARPA funds
- New apprenticeship program to address nursing shortage in Alabama
ALASKA
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- Governor addresses split of Alaska health, social services department
- The historic split of Alaska’s massive health department is now law. What’s next?
- State fines Juneau’s Bartlett Hospital for COVID safety violations after whistleblower report
- Over 1 million Americans are seeking treatment for substance use disorder—here’s how it breaks down in Alaska
ARIZONA
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- Phoenix to spend $9 million on behavioral health, homeless services
- Pace of new COVID cases, deaths in Arizona slows in latest weekly update
- After nearly 2 million COVID-19 cases in Arizona, officials are ‘cautiously optimistic’
- Bill allows unvaccinated kids to attend public school
- Outstanding Women in Business 2022: Get to know Carmen Neuberger of Phoenix Children’s
- As nurses quit, states seek to train more
ARKANSAS
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- Arkansas hospital sued after leaving behind patient records after closure
- UAMS Medical Center CEO to retire in September
- Arkansas AG sues hospital for leaving patient files unsecured after closing shop
- 4 Arkansas health systems join innovation lab to answer healthcare pressing issues
- Arkansas hospital names new CEO
- Fayetteville VA named one of Arkansas’ best hospitals
- David Fox new head of El Dorado hospital
- Arkansas Children’s Hospital Receives FACT Internationally Recognized Accreditation for Cancer & Blood Disorders
CALIFORNIA
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- California delays tighter rules for travel nurses
- California to funnel billions into mental health overhaul
- California hospital receives $50M gift for expansion
- Pandemic puts local health care to the ultimate test
- Calls for action after regulators criticize delays in L.A. County’s public health system
- California owes community clinics millions for COVID vaccines
- California to lift vaccine, test verification at mega indoor events
- Tenet nurses in California vote to change unions
- California health system sues Kaiser, alleging ‘tens of millions’ in underpayments
COLORADO
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- Colorado has shortage of resources for kids’ behavioral health treatment
- Highest and lowest paying health care jobs in Denver
- Reproductive Health Equity Act Passes Colorado Senate, Heads To Governor’s Desk
- Colorado’s COVID cases tick up for first time since January, hospitalizations appear to be falling more slowly
- New behavioral health commissioner to target access to care
- “Life-threatening” errors at mental health center went undisclosed to patients, public
- High costs, systemic racism plagues health care, Colorado survey finds
- Colorado legislature orders audit of state’s 17 nonprofit community mental health centers
- Colorado’s ‘Roadmap to Moving Forward’ focuses on preparedness for next surge
- How University of Colorado Health used AI-driven operations to grow inpatient capacity
- Doctors see surge in patients seeking routine care as pandemic shifts
CONNECTICUT
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- 3 recent discoveries at Yale Cancer Center
- Connecticut spine surgeon marks 100th robot-assisted spine surgery
- Report: Connecticut nursing home resident who died had not received medication
- Connecticut health care leaders pledge to hire more nurses as interest in the field dwindles
- Three bills deal with children’s mental health. Here’s what they would do.
- Health providers say it’s near ‘impossible’ to attract and retain new physicians in Connecticut
- Hartford HealthCare forms partnership with Israeli medtech on AI breast cancer diagnostics
- Community Health Center, Inc. gets large grants to expand telehealth for low-income, veteran patients in Connecticut
- Nursing-home Workers in Stamford Say They Must Fight for ‘Crumbs Off the Cake’
- The Hospital of Central Connecticut Recognized Nationally for Efforts to Reduce Sleep-Related Infant Deaths
DC
DELAWARE
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- ChristianaCare to take over two Tower Health primary care practices in Chesco
- Covid down but not out in latest state summary
- Delaware’s 1st specialty surgical hospital opening in May
- Challenges predicted as Delaware faces shortage of dementia care workforce
- Nemours launches COVID-19 Resource Center for parents and teens
FLORIDA
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- Borland Groover planning $14.6M GI ASC
- Medical contractor paying nearly $1M in 1st federal cyberfraud settlement
- Memorial Healthcare names four finalists in CEO search
- Florida’s first women’s psychiatric hospital to be built in Tampa
- House calls may be the future of health care in Florida
- How safe are Floridians from COVID? State overcounts vaccinations by 600,000 people
- Cleveland Clinic Florida hospital receives $10M gift
- As first responder suicides rise, Florida task force calls for changes in training, help availability
- Florida Medicaid hits Sunshine Health with $9M sanction for not paying providers’ claims
- Baptist Health South Florida’s new startup to focus movement abnormalities
- HCA Florida announced the in-patient hospital in Lake City is getting a new chief operating officer
- Nicklaus Children’s Hospital to undergo major expansion
GEORGIA
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- ‘We will have to close’ | Healthcare workers in Atlanta worry what loss of funding means for them and the uninsured
- Georgia’s mental health reforms face unexpected opposition
- First time in 734 days, Memorial Health celebrates zero active COVID-19 cases
- Georgia senators seek to base health payments on outcomes
- Development Solutions acquires four health clinic properties in Georgia
- State Senate working on finalizing version of medical marijuana bill
- Northeast Georgia Health System breaks ground for new tower in Gainesville
HAWAII
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- Bill to select site for new Kona hospital awaits final committee hearing
- Hawaii Island ending all county-sponsored COVID-19 testing operations on Mar. 26
- Hawaii State Hospital continues to bar visitors
- ‘Careless Mistakes’ And Other Problems Are Keeping The Hawaii State Hospital Closed
- Decisions loom for $10.3 million Oahu region transition to Department of Health
- Healthier Hawaii: Seeking medical care during the pandemic
- Department of Health will halt daily COVID case reporting
IDAHO
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- Highest and lowest paying health care jobs in Boise
- St. Luke’s statement in response to threats and protest actions of recent days
- Idaho Health Experts Learning More About ‘Long-Haul COVID’
- Idaho House passes 6.6% increase for 2023 Medicaid budget
- Idaho to Receive Maximum Opioid Settlement of $119 Million
- Boise’s assisted living centers remain full, leaving many patients stuck in hospitals
- Idaho COVID-19 surge drove patient transfers, strained out-of-state hospitals, data shows
- Bill would require Idaho medical students to practice in Idaho or repay the state
- Public health director announces she’s leaving
- Idaho House passes bill to guarantee in-person caregiver visits at health facilities
ILLINOIS
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- Big changes may be coming to Chicago area VA hospitals, as part of nationwide overhaul of veterans’ care
- Highest and lowest paying health care jobs in Bloomington, Illinois
- Illinois fines BCBS $339K after Springfield Clinic contract termination
- Pipeline Health’s bid to sell 2 Illinois hospitals draws skepticism, hope
- TimeDoc Health Secures $48.5M to Fund National Growth, Hire
- Why Chicago Health Officials Say They Are ‘Concerned’ About COVID Trends in Europe
- Illinois bill looks to address mental health professional shortage
- Illinois Gov. Pritzker announces initiative to improve children’s behavioral health services
- Illinois lawmakers could pass plan to diversify health care workforce
- Advocate Aurora’s net income more than triples to $1.8B
INDIANA
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- 5 highest-paying states for physicians
- Caregiver Makes Two Indiana Acquisitions
- Central Indiana Orthopedics & Duncan Regional Hospital Report 80K-Record Data Breaches
- Great things in store for Region health care
- Healthcare Staffing Challenge Hits Alzheimer’s
- Indiana has 76.6% vaccinated nursing home staff
- Indiana needs to add 16,350 home health aides by ’28, report says
- Indiana’s public health emergency executive order ended, but patients still need direct access to APRNs
- Looming Strike Could Threaten Indiana Blood Supply
- Parkview Wabash Hospital Names New President
- Study: Indiana, Kentucky among worst states in providing public health services
- United Health Foundation Invests in Healthcare Nonprofit
- Work Begins on New Fort Wayne ER
IOWA
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- Council Bluffs Nurse Sentenced for Fraudulently Obtaining Narcotics
- East Coast developer poised to take over bankrupt nursing home chain in Iowa
- Cedar Rapids hospitals update visitor guidelines
- Iowa 6th best state for doctors
- ‘Roadmap’ unveiled for combined Iowa Health and Human Services Department
- MercyOne launches patient-provider matching tool in Central Iowa
- Audubon County Memorial Hospital and Clinics joins efforts with Western Iowa Hospitals to provide medical supplies to Ukraine
KANSAS
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- Highest and lowest paying health care jobs in Kansas City
- Ivermectin, hydroxychloroquine off-label prescription bill passes Kansas Senate in late-night vote
- Health officials encouraged, cautious about current COVID trends
- Health at the Capitol Week 9 (March 18, 2022)
- Stormont Vail remember lives lost to COVID on 2-year anniversary
- New report recommends Wichita VA adds inpatient mental health services, two new satellite clinics
- Push to restrict power of Kansas health officials during pandemic advances
- Hospital sale has ‘zero impact’ on care
KENTUCKY
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- 5 highest-paying states for physicians
- Amid recovery, Kentucky hospital details cyberattack discovered in January
- Bill to assess an individual for treatment before incarceration moves forward
- GOP-dominated legislature ignores Beshear’s warnings, overrides veto on ending COVID-19 emergency
- Humana announces $750M debt offering plan
- Kentucky House passes bill to legalize medical marijuana
- Kentucky, Tennessee Hospitals Begin Cybersecurity Incident Recovery
- Louisville area health tech company inks partnership to expand reach
- Louisville health department leader who oversaw COVID-19 vaccine distribution has died
- PharMerica promotes new president, first woman to hold the role
- Study: Indiana, Kentucky among worst states in providing public health services
- These Kentucky organizations received NIH research funding in 2021
- ‘We’ve got problems’ with long wait times for ambulances in Ky. This bill seeks to help.
- Wild Health now providing COVID-19 house call service
- Kentucky Legislature acts to end COVID emergency declaration in March
LOUISIANA
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- Louisiana COVID-19 emergency declaration ends
- Vaccine mandate for businesses lifted in New Orleans amid falling COVID numbers
- 2 sentenced for $48M medical reimbursement account fraud scheme
- TeamHealth hit with suit alleging inappropriate billing, overcharges
- How New Orleans health leaders are reacting to city’s lifted vaccine mandate
- La. lawmaker presents plan to improve women’s healthcare
- Episode 95: Ochsner’s Warner Thomas Talks About How Pandemic, Storms Have Changed Healthcare
- Ochsner Announces Partnership With Dr. James Andrews
MAINE
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- Maine lawmaker introduces bill to help those with substance use disorder
- Maine’s longest-running high-volume vaccination site is closing
- Gov. Mills proposes $850 for Mainers in revision of supplemental budget
- Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center honoring certified nurses
- New Maine-owned PT clinic opens in Eliot
- Hospital patient count drops as Maine reports 254 cases of COVID-19
MARYLAND
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- Frederick Health receives generous donation
- One-third of UMMS hospitals now led by women
- Kaiser expands partnership with Maryland health system
- Maryland National Guard’s time supporting Meritus Health comes to an end
- Maryland Department of Health expands child and adolescent behavioral health crisis services, peer recovery services
- Eastern Shore behavioral health experts talk about priorities with state lawmakers
- Maryland hospital chaplain loses, regains hope during pandemic
MASSACHUSETTS
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- $1.3B deal involving 8 Massachusetts hospitals closes
- Hospital buys duplexes for employee housing
- MA Unveils Bill to Boost Behavioral Health, Primary Care Access
- Massachusetts Doctor Faces Health Care Fraud Charges
- South Shore Hospital’s chief of medicine dies in diving accident
- Massachusetts General Hospital receives $50M gift
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Lifespan renew alliance
- Tufts’ planned children’s hospital closure sparks uncertainty for workers, patients
- UMass Chan partnering with Moderna to research disease transmission in children
- Orthopedic surgeon allegedly exaggerated patient visits to defraud insurers
- Massachusetts General Hospital Receives Transformational Gift That Will Reinvent Health Care Education for the 21st Century
- MGH receives $50 million donation to support health care training
- Alexion settles patent dispute, another Covid company launches
- Mass. hospital readmission rates increased in 2020, finds report
MICHIGAN
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- Detroit is the most racially segregated hospital market in the country
- Henry Ford Health System gets new name, logo in rebranding campaign
- MDHHS reorganizes to better coordinate behavioral health services
- Michigan facing shortage of primary care physicians, to get worse by 2030
- $920 million Michigan Medicine hospital project on budget despite pandemic delay
- Alpena hospital receives $500,000 grant for new tower project
MINNESOTA
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- 15,000+ Minnesota nurses launch campaign calling for end to ‘profit-first policies’
- Highest and lowest paying health care jobs in Minneapolis
- ‘Safe, happy and cheap’: Inside Mayo Clinic’s Hybrid Care Hotel
- Mayo Clinic teams with Epic, Google to get 4 AI startups market ready
- 5 AI tool developments by Mayo, UF Health and more
- Allina Health names president of 2 hospitals
- Mayo projects 12% rise in COVID-19 cases in next 2 weeks
- 15K Minnesota nurses are bargaining for new contracts
- West central Minnesota COVID-19 cases drop below 100 for the week
- ‘Stealth omicron’ cases on the rise in Minnesota
- Visura Technologies names new CEO and president
- Minneapolis pharma company could be on cusp of changing stroke treatment
MISSISSIPPI
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- 5 highest-paying states for physicians
- New cases of coronavirus continue to fall across Mississippi
- At MS strike, Medicare call center workers demand paid sick leave, better health care
- Baptist North Mississippi among first in region to use new lung cancer diagnosis technology
- Over 1 million Americans are seeking treatment for substance use disorder—here’s how it breaks down in Mississippi
MISSOURI
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- Highest and lowest paying health care jobs in Kansas City
- Missouri hospitals halt admissions amid IT issues
- Missouri tried to fix its doctor shortage — now the fix may need fixing
- Early-warning system for sepsis saves lives at University of Missouri Health Care
- Missouri hospital taps new chief nursing officer
- MU Health Care to further relax pandemic visitor guidelines
- Mercy Hospitals Springfield president takes Oklahoma job
- St. Louis medical office building sold in $20M deal
- COVID positivity rate in Missouri drops to record low
- Rural concern grows over 2 Noble Health hospitals limiting services
- Salary employees at Noble Health in Missouri speak up about no pay
- Centene names new CEO, Neidorff remains on leave
- St. Louis Character: For 40 years, Oasis founder Marylen Mann has helped breathe life into senior living
MONTANA
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- Montana VA selected for pilot program to expand rural mental health care
- Montana leaders, veterans push back on VA report recommending clinic closures
- Benefis breaks ground on new $44 million facility
- Fort Harrison VA Medical Hospital given 5-Star patient experience rating
- Federal court blocks Montana’s ban on vaccine requirements for health care workers
- State investigating patient assault at Montana State Hospital
NEBRASKA
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- Nebraska HIE to Offer Individuals Health Information Across Providers
- Nebraska long-term care facility announces closure
- CNOS opens new clinic in Nebraska
- Legislature Moves Toward Approving ARPA Spending
- UNMC grant to improve mental health in nurses
- Just 76 new positive COVID-19 cases reported to Douglas County Health Department Monday
NEVADA
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- Reno’s newest hospital on track to open this spring
- Valley Health System breaks ground on new West Henderson hospital
- Worker shortages persist in Las Vegas hospitals, amid drop in COVID-19 cases
- Nevada Urban Indians’ Carson City clinic expands services
- New funding helps address Nevada nursing shortage
- Traditions Health Expands Reach with Acquisitions in 3 States
- New Henderson hospital will specialize in cardiac care
- Northern Nevada Sierra Medical Center to open this spring
- Community Ambulance Set To Open Cutting Edge Health Science Center
NEW HAMPSHIRE
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- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Health names vice president of diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging
- New England sees rise in new COVID strain, as cases and hospitalizations continue to fall
- 6 more COVID-19 deaths announced, 3 from previous months
- Community Paramedic Program Brings Care into Homes
- Limited by consolidation, funds to help improve rural birthing access
NEW JERSEY
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- 2 Latest Health Data Hacks Affect Over 200,000 Individuals
- Life sciences-related real estate in N.J. reaching new heights
- The Best US States to Live in for Your Health & NJ is in Top 10
- Big N.J. hospital merger killed after federal court says it would cost patients too much
- Hackensack Meridian to sell most of its nursing homes to for-profit company
- New Jersey health system COO promoted to CEO
- AtlantiCare gets $1 million in federal aid to hospitals
- Advocates warn lawmakers of staffing crises across multiple sectors
- New Jersey hospital taps interim CEO with predecessor set to leave for VA role
- Bayonne council pushes off vote again on hospital eminent domain ordinances
- New Trauma Room At Newark Hospital Will Save Lives, Experts Say
NEW MEXICO
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- New Mexico hospital names first permanent CEO in 2 years
- NM launches push to boost nursing schools
- Albuquerque health leaders anticipate spike in COVID cases with new variant
- Hospital lauds low COVID-19 case rates, thanks some that helped in peak times
- Women of Influence 2022: From an idea to an agency, this is how Cathy Schueler built Bosque Mental Health Associates
NEW YORK
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- 3 health systems that recorded annual operating losses
- Almost pay time: New York City hospitals’ job posting add-on is weeks away
- CFO of 2 New York hospitals steps down
- Doctor used COVID loan money for down payment on $1.7M yacht, officials say
- Empire State Weekly: Nursing home audit fallout
- Highest and lowest paying health care jobs in Manhattan
- Hochul keeps delaying nursing home staffing rules, raising concerns among unions, advocates
- Hochul: New York providing $1M in opioid treatment services
- Intermountain, Northwell Health Workforce Collaboration Spawns a Nationwide Alliance
- Loss of 1600 nursing home beds impacts local hospitals
- Mount Sinai cardiologist travels to aid refugees in Russia-Ukraine conflict
- Mount Sinai, former Google company use encryption to protect PHI
- Montefiore Orthopedics breaks ground on 60,000-square-foot Center of Excellence
- New York ASC plans $6.2M expansion into multispecialty facility
- Mount Sinai opens clinic to support pregnant women, prevent stillbirth
- Kaleida Health announces C-level leadership changes
- Kaleida and unions focus on staffing, salaries and standards
- New York concealed 4,100 nursing home COVID-19 deaths, state audit finds
- New York health system eyes $23.3M ASC acquisition
- New York health system sues insurer to recoup $228M in COVID-19 losses
- NY doesn’t expect ‘steep surge’ from variant
- New York hospital appoints chief nursing officer
- New York hospital plans $641M expansion project
- Surgeon who sued butcher shop sued by own whistleblower employee
- New York physician gets 4 years in prison for COVID-19 loan fraud
- Omicron subvariant accounts for 30% of cases in New York City
- University of Rochester unveils plans for $227M orthopedics center: 5 details
- Undercounted nursing home deaths spark scrutiny of data practices under New York Gov. Cuomo’s administration
- Volastra partners with Bristol Myers Squibb to develop new cancer treatments
NORTH CAROLINA
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- Highest and lowest paying health care jobs in Raleigh
- NC shifts to ‘individual responsibility’ phase of COVID-19 response
- COVID-19 in NC: What now?
- NC certificate of need health care law faces legal challenge
- AG Office ad ‘Concerns’ Mission-HCA Deal Was Rigged
- Hospital waited more than a week to report worker’s COVID death, NC officials say
- Staffing shortages grow in North Carolina’s nursing homes
- Corporate owners of troubled Thomasville nursing home escape public spotlight in state hearing
- North Carolina, Florida Home Health Providers Navigate RCD Changes
- Rural healthcare providers feel the pain of North Carolina’s Medicaid gap
- Atrium Health To Add Radiation Therapy Facility In North Carolina
- HCA’s Mission Hospital penalized nearly $30,000 for COVID-19 violations
- North Carolina initiatives aim to move state past COVID pandemic
- Negative effects of rural hospital closings go beyond health, study finds
- MedCost Names Lisa Farrell as New President
- Federal government investigating over 2 dozen ‘major’ medical data breaches in the Carolinas
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO
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- Cleveland Clinic’s $1B London hospital opens this month
- Mental health, addiction take center stage in Ohio governor’s State of the State address
- Ohio bills aim to ensure patient visitation during pandemics
- As a Midwestern state’s hospitals continue to merge, some experts worry about higher prices, quality of care
- OhioHealth doctors want to eliminate obstacles in the way of using pills to treat COVID-19
- Ohio hospitals with a 5-star patient experience rating
- Ohio’s nursing home camera law goes into effect today. Here’s what you need to know
- Ohio attorney general investigates ‘clawbacks’ drug-pricing maneuver that could be illegal
- NEOMED opens new clinic to increase rural health care access in Northeast Ohio
- Why local health care providers are competing with retailers, warehouses for workers
- Central Ohio health system turns to teenagers to fill in workforce gaps
OKLAHOMA
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- Oklahoma hospitals with a 5-star patient experience rating
- Mercy Hospitals Springfield president takes Oklahoma job
- Oklahoma hospital to undergo $150M expansion
- OSDH investigating Marlow Nursing and Rehabilitation facility
- Oklahoma City man inspires bill changing newborn screenings
- At Least 537 COVID-19 Deaths Missing From State Nursing Home Data
OREGON
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- Highest and lowest paying health care jobs in Portland, Oregon
- Oregon organization focuses on hospital intervention for gun violence prevention
- Oregon hospitals with a 5-star patient experience rating
- Oregon youth mental health crisis line gets $432K federal boost
- Oregon Health Authority reports dip in COVID cases, hospitalizations
- Oregon OSHA will stop enforcing some COVID workplace requirements, repeal ‘permanent’ rules
- Oregon State Hospital on a hiring spree with $10 million appropriation
- Legacy Health not liable in Oregon state trooper’s shooting, 9th Circuit rules
- Oregon Launches Health System Consolidation Oversight Program
PENNSYLVANIA
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- CHOP and Penn Medicine to Lead Philadelphia Regional Center for Children’s Environmental Health
- Crozer Health to implement additional temporary service cuts at Delaware County Memorial Hospital
- Crozer’s Delaware County Memorial Hospital will lose more services by the end of May
- How UPMC builds strong service lines 7,531 miles across the globe
- ICU and surgical units to be shut down at Delaware County Memorial Hospital
- Nurses are frustrated by months-long delays to get licensed in some states
- Penn Medicine Hospitals Ranked Among “World’s Best Hospitals” by Newsweek
- Pennsylvania hospital to suspend ICU, surgical services
RHODE ISLAND
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- Former nurses raise concerns over conditions at East Providence nursing home
- Lifespan Cancer Institute re-ups alliance with Dana-Farber
- Lincolnwood hires new administrator, launches kidney disease program
- R.I. launches ‘Let It Out’ student mental health campaign
- R.I. AG announces final $107M settlement with opioid companies
- R.I. Foundation awards $1.35M in grants to help improve behavioral health
- WalletHub lists R.I. as worst state for doctors
SOUTH CAROLINA
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- Charleston specialty pharma business acquired for $27.5 million
- Lowcountry hospitals still busy despite drop in COVID cases
- Tidelands Health has no hospitalized COVID-19 patients for first time in 2 years
- South Carolina program helps farmers with mental health
- Health officials issue warning following Chicken Pox outbreaks in South Carolina
- South Carolina Senate passes bill to dismantle state health agency
- Report moves South Carolina’s health disaster preparedness from ‘low’ to ‘high’ category
- Opioid crisis moving back to health care forefront as pandemic wanes
- Federal government investigating over 2 dozen ‘major’ medical data breaches in the Carolinas
SOUTH DAKOTA
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- 5 highest-paying states for physicians
- Highest and lowest paying health care jobs in Rapid City
- Remote patient monitoring improves access to care for Avera patients
- CNOS opens new clinic in Nebraska
- Staffing shortages at Siouxland long-term care facilities have only gotten worse during the COVID-19 pandemic
- Sanford Health releases COVID-19 impact report
TENNESSEE
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- Ascension Saint Thomas Hospital Midtown celebrates completion of its OB-GYN emergency department
- Kentucky, Tennessee Hospitals Begin Cybersecurity Incident Recovery
- Metro Nashville to buy derelict Hickory Hollow Mall, lease to Vanderbilt Medical Center
- Rural hospitals continue to struggle to keep their doors open in Tennessee
- Second day of testimony concludes in trial for RaDonda Vaught, former Vanderbilt Medical Center nurse
- Tennessee hospital, clinic building campus with 8-OR ASC
- Tennessee plans to spend $230M in ARPA funds on health care improvement grants
- Plans to redevelop Antioch mall into major health care & arts center are finally underway
- Tennessee becomes first state to take in young Ukrainian hospital patients
- Doctors disciplining doctors: Is it an oversight for concern Tennessee’s Medical Board?
TEXAS
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- Health leaders developing plan to help those with substance use disorder
- JPS Health’s $1.2B expansion: 4 details
- Texas Health to open $300M tower April 2
- Memorial Hermann names chief nursing executive
- Cigna exec to join Tenet as VP of investor relations
- 7 fast facts on the orthopedic landscape in Texas
- Joint-venture cardio ASC opening in Texas
- Texas health providers are suspending gender-affirming care for teens in response to GOP efforts
- Doctor sues after Texas children’s hospital halts cross-sex hormones, ‘puberty blockers’
- Nobel laureate Jim Allison to lead new M.D. Anderson cancer immunotherapy institute
- Report: Houston hospitals lag others in Texas in price transparency, risking fines
- Texas Biomed to house national training center for tuberculosis research
- Multiple SA hospitals making C-Suite moves
- Westover Hills hospital pursuing expansion as growth strains capacity
- 40 Under 40: Dr. Alison Wiesenthal, Brooke Army Medical Center
UTAH
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- Intermountain, Northwell Health Workforce Collaboration Spawns a Nationwide Alliance
- Utah OB/GYN faces allegations of abuse by nearly 50 patients
- Utah hospital hits record number of COVID tests since pandemic began
- Utah Gov. Spencer Cox signs bills aimed at protecting health care workers, first responders
- Southern Utah breaks ground on first mental health, drug crisis receiving center
- Utah ranks high for public health emergency preparedness, report finds
- Letter: Utah housing crisis is also an alarming public health concern
VERMONT
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- Vermont approves state’s 3rd ASC but restricts its specialties
- Vermont hospitals, struggling to make ends meet, want to raise their service charges
- Cost of health care in Vermont could be on the rise
- UVM Medical Center and Central Vermont request mid-year adjustments to FY22 budgets
- BMH names Christopher Dougherty CEO
- Inflation hits Vermont hospitals, who make unusual mid-year request for higher budgets
- VDH: COVID cases edge down, no deaths
- Vermont winds down Covid vaccine clinics as BA.2 subvariant rises
VIRGINIA
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- Concept released for Inova’s $2B hospital
- Virginia physician sentenced in $1.8M fraud scheme against payers, patients
- VDH approves construction of Riverside Smithfield Hospital, bringing full-service hospital to Isle of Wight Co.
- New report highlights increased need for mental health services in Northern Virginia
- Alexandria shares Inova Landmark Mall hospital campus plans
- Virginia ranked as one of the best states prepared for public health emergencies
- Virginia’s COVID workplace restrictions ending following health leaders’ recommendation
- New Free Clinic of Central Virginia CEO champions health care access for all
WASHINGTON
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- 2 Latest Health Data Hacks Affect Over 200,000 Individuals
- Gov. Inslee insists COVID-19 emergency order remain in place despite loosened restrictions
- Highest and lowest paying health care jobs in Seattle
- Pediatric clinic operated by Seattle Children’s opens location at new urban community space
- Senator seeks to halt EHR rollout at Washington state VA medical center
- Washington state health leaders eye threat from BA.2 Omicron variant but don’t see surge
- What’s next? Washington health department releases plan for new phase of the pandemic
- Here’s why the COVID pandemic will likely cause more cancer deaths in Washington state
WEST VIRGINIA
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- West Virginia officials working on hospital staffing plan amid concerns of new COVID surge
- CEO to retire after nearly 3 decades at West Virginia hospital
- Seneca Health Center introduces new mobile crisis services
- New policy to assess Guardsmen leaving COVID-19 hospital duties
- West Virginia spending millions to recruit and train nurses
WISCONSIN
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- 5 highest-paying states for physicians
- Wisconsin Hospital Association: Advocate Aurora Health receives WHA Advocacy All-Star Award
- Wisconsin makes threatening healthcare workers a felony
- A looming shortage of Wisconsin nurses has reached its ‘tipping point,’ new hospital workforce report says
- Northeast Wisconsin health system strives to step ahead of nursing shortage
- ‘Volunteer generation gap’ delays response for emergency health care in rural Wisconsin
- Wisconsin 3rd best U.S. state for doctors to work
- Wisconsin Hospital Association: ‘The nursing shortage has arrived’
- Children’s Wisconsin completes $5 million campaign as part of Yabuki Family Foundation challenge grant
- For the Record: Hospital staffing at crisis point in 2021, in new report
- Advocate Aurora’s net income more than triples to $1.8B
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