NATIONAL
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- 10 states with highest average physician salaries
- 9 ways Covid-19 may forever upend the U.S. health care industry
- 10 physician specialties that generate the most revenue for hospitals
- 7 state data exchanges that launched new projects to combat COVID-19
- 59% of healthcare workers say their mental health declined from COVID-19 crisis
- Amazon-backed Haven launches CEO search as Gawande steps down
- As Nursing Homes Report More COVID-19 Deaths, More Governors Order Universal Testing
- FDA authorizes first at-home COVID-19 test
- HHS gives rural providers $225M for COVID-19 testing
- HHS overrides states, lets all pharmacists give COVID-19 tests
- Major nursing home chain violated federal standards meant to stop spread of disease even after start of covid-19, records show
- Physician compensation rose again but COVID-19 expected to ‘dramatically alter’ landscape
- Private equity firms now control many hospitals, ERs and nursing homes. Is it good for health care?
- State-by-state breakdown of hospital expenses per visit
- ‘This is a mess’: CDC, 4 states combine viral and antibody results, skewing COVID-19 data
- Verma Praises Nursing Home Staff for ‘Amazing Job,’ But Surveys Find Lingering Infection Control Problems
ALABAMA
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- Alabama Nursing Home Association addresses staffing shortages
- Alabama nurses ‘tired and stressed,’ seek compensation
- Children’s of Alabama announces 10-bed expansion to behavioral health hospital center
- Decatur Morgan Hospital names interim President
- Nearly 50% of all COVID-19 deaths in Alabama have happened in just 3 counties
ALASKA
ARIZONA
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- Here’s how COVID-19 will change healthcare facility design
- Arizona gets $150 million federal grant for COVID-19 response
- Experts say health care workers should get tested frequently for COVID-19. Are they in Arizona?
- 15,315 confirmed cases, 763 known deaths as of Thursday
- Will Arizona get hit by a second wave of COVID-19? Here’s what we know
- Banner Health Launches Virtual Waiting Room Across Network
- Banner Health revamping doctors’ offices in the wake of COVID-19 with virtual waiting room
ARKANSAS
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- Health sector dealt financial blow
- COVID-19 adding to rural hospitals’ financial challenges
- Secretary of Health, Arkansas Department of Health officials give update on state’s response
- Arkansas health units begin ‘self-swab’ testing for COVID-19
- Simmons Bank donates $1 million to Arkansas Children’s Pine Bluff clinic
- Arkansas hospital 1st in state to use spine robot
CALIFORNIA
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- California hospital leaders again appeal to Newsom for coronavirus financial relief
- California tells hospitals to consider having a lottery for sought-after Covid-19 drug
- LA County supervisor calls for more coronavirus regulations for nursing facilities
- LA Surge Hospital to close in June
- Prospect Medical Group to add 10,000 physicians with 3 acquisitions
- State denies 9 new licenses to owner of Orinda Care Center, site of deadly coronavirus outbreak
COLORADO
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- Colorado frontline health workers share personal struggles with COVID-19
- Colorado hospital CEO: ‘I think we made people afraid to come back’
- Coronavirus deaths at Colorado nursing homes, senior facilities reach 711; outbreaks reported at restaurants and stores
- Do Colorado hospitals get extra money for coronavirus cases and deaths? Yes and no.
- No layoffs planned at Grand Valley hospitals
- Pharmacy company paying $15.3m penalty
- ‘Revenues are way down’: Colorado hospital CEO talks about the hidden financial effects of COVID-19
- Southwest Colorado hospitals eager to resume elective surgeries
- What you need to know about remdesivir, the experimental coronavirus drug that just arrived in Colorado
CONNECTICUT
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- Five CT nursing homes, linked to as many as 77 coronavirus deaths, cited for inadequate plans
- Groton Nursing Home Fined $10K By State
- Nursing Home Deaths Climb As Staff Scramble For PPE
- Nursing Home In Naugatuck Paid $5,000 Fine: Report
- As it prepares to reopen, Connecticut’s count of COVID-19 deaths is fragmented and incomplete
- Here’s what Connecticut’s Coronavirus curve looks like on day one of ‘phase one’
- Connecticut Hospital to reschedule surgeries that were deferred due to COVID-19
- Connecticut Health Foundation names Tiffany Donelson next president and CEO
- The four recovery centers Connecticut opened for COVID-19 patients have attracted few people, prompting requests to have them closed
- ‘Cautious enthusiasm’ for plasma treatment in COVID-19 cases
- CT advises transfer of positive health facility residents to COVID-only homes
DC
DELAWARE
FLORIDA
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- 21st Century Oncology Becomes Part of Australia’s GenesisCare to Increase Access to World Class Cancer Care in the U.S.
- Florida health care system: 35K virus tests ‘unreliable’
- Florida hospital brings back about 200 furloughed employees
- Florida law takes money from families after nursing home tragedies
- Florida’s Mount Sinai Medical Center cuts nearly 1,000 jobs
- Jacksonville nurse sues Life Care Center, says it’s not doing enough to keep people safe
- Lee Health announces voluntary leave, buyouts for employees
- Lee Health feels financial ramifications of pandemic
- Long-term care facility in Walton County reporting more COVID-19 cases
- Nurses battling virus on front lines in understaffed hospitals: A brave nurse speaks out
- Physician burnout amid COVID-19 pandemic a growing concern
- Woman who designed Florida’s COVID-19 dashboard has been removed from her position
GEORGIA
HAWAII
IDAHO
ILLINOIS
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- 8 ER physicians quit Chicago hospital
- Chicago Children’s Hospital Sued Over Data Breaches
- Hospital responds to video of nurse at crowded Wisconsin bar
- How the COVID-19 pandemic affects long-term care facilities
- Loyola Medicine CEO, physicians take pay cuts amid pandemic
- Mental Health Practice Expands Chicago Footprint
- Most Illinois Hospitals Scored Well in New Survey
- SSM Health in Illinois resumes elective procedures
INDIANA
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- Hoosier Firm Develops New PPE Tool for Healthcare Workers
- Indiana nursing home death information to be made public despite state’s efforts
- IU Health accelerates payments to Indiana suppliers to help ensure delivery of care
- IU Health says Methodist Hospital overhaul still on track, even as other projects falter nationally
- Lilly Cancer Treatment Lands FDA Approval
- New search tool reveals COVID-19 cases & deaths at Indiana nursing homes
- Nursing homes have large share of coronavirus deaths in St. Joseph County and Indiana
- Porter Regional Hospital resumes some outpatient surgeries
- Reports show nursing-home chain violated patient care, infection control standards
IOWA
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- University of Iowa Hospitals: Layoffs a last resort despite facing $100 million loss
- Kindred Healthcare and Mercy Iowa City Open Mercy Iowa City Rehabilitation Hospital
- More than $500M in federal aid heading to Iowa hospitals would cover only half their COVID-19 losses
- Iowa Health Dept. expanding COVID-19 serology testing research
- Iowa health officials report 279 new COVID-19 cases, 10 additional deaths
- ‘Fallen short’: Local health official tells Gov. Kim Reynolds’ staff Test Iowa, lack of data leaves county at disadvantage
KANSAS
KENTUCKY
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- COVID-19 ICU patients, hospitalizations hit high point in Kentucky
- Doctors in Kentucky, Tennessee highest paid in nation according to new survey
- Facility dogs back at work at Kentucky hospital
- Kentucky working to test everyone for COVID-19 at nursing home facilities
- Kindred Healthcare and Mercy Iowa City Open Mercy Iowa City Rehabilitation Hospital
- Louisville doctor returns from treating COVID-19 patients in NYC
- Louisville Healthcare CEO Council, Aging2.0 will partner and host innovation search
- Louisville to launch widespread study of COVID-19 and its antibodies
- Nearly 100 Kentucky nursing homes have reported coronavirus cases. See the full list
- Norton Children’s Hospital launches statewide pediatric COVID-19 helpline
- President/CEO of Gibson General will add role as CEO of Methodist Health Union County
- UK tests use of drone to deliver supplies to hospitals
- UofL, UK getting $264,000 in federal funding to increase telehealth services
LOUISIANA
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- Rebuilding America: Acadiana hospitals not spared by COVID-19 economic impact
- New Orleans area hospitals see significant drops in COVID-19 hospitalizations
- Number of Hospitalized COVID-19 Patients Drops Below 1,000
- ‘Good signs’: Louisiana makes improvements to stop women from dying in childbirth
- New Orleans officials say COVID-19 disproportionately affecting Hispanic and Latino community
- Louisiana Department of Health reporting 506 truly new cases in Thursday’s update, 21 new deaths
MAINE
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- As Maine lab triples testing capacity, local providers can’t test everyone immediately
- Central Maine Healthcare, Bateman Partners move forward on another project
- Maine health officials say more testing led to large jump in COVID-19 cases
- Psychological fallout from pandemic could be prolonged, say Maine mental health experts
- Northern Light Health releases COVID-19 statistics
- Hospital system proposes $14M outpatient surgery center
MARYLAND
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- Maryland expands contact tracing as coronavirus hospitalizations drop below 1,400 for first time since April 20
- Maryland to boost contact tracing capacity in local health departments
- AAMC earns “A” for patient safety from Leapfrog Group
- Q&A: Carroll Hospital’s new president, Garrett Hoover, talks health care, leadership, pandemic response
- University of Maryland Capital Region Health names new CEO
- Planned Maryland pharmacy school loses state funding
- Maryland shows higher risk for nursing home coronavirus outbreaks and deep racial disparities
- Hospitalizations Dip, Coronavirus Testing Surges In MD: Officials
MASSACHUSETTS
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- Federal Inspectors Investigating COVID Deaths Of Mass. Nursing Home Workers
- Massachusetts Blues plan processes 1M telehealth claims in 9 weeks
- Senator says nursing home industry collapsing
- Most Of The Space In Massachusetts Field Hospitals Went Unused. Now, Some Are Looking To Shut Down
- Mass. Reopening Plan Allows Limited Expansion Of Non-Emergency Health Care Services
- If Massachusetts sees a second surge in coronavirus cases, hospitals say they could be ready within hours
- With 128 More Fatalities, Coronavirus Death Toll Tops 6,000 in Massachusetts
- Massachusetts General Hospital starts to shift resources as coronavirus cases decline
- As use of telemedicine surges amid the coronavirus pandemic, Massachusetts General Hospital doctor anticipates change in ‘landscape’ of health care
- Here’s how each Central Mass. hospital is rated for safety
MICHIGAN
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- Changes to COVID-19 nursing home orders in Michigan could be coming Wednesday
- Children’s Hospital of Michigan gains new CEO
- Hospitals beginning to bring diagnostics, surgeries back for patients with new precautions
- Kathy Donovan named CEO of DMC Children’s Hospital of Michigan
- Lawsuit alleges negligent death of mother of 2 at Port Huron hospital
- Lawsuit filed against Governor, state officials over medical procedure executive order
- McLaren awarded funding for telehealth services
- Mercy Health reopens five clinics to address non-coronavirus medical needs
- Michigan Gov. Whitmer considers major change to COVID-19 nursing home policy
- Michigan Medicine accused of exploiting 1,300 resident physicians in labor dispute
- Michigan Medicine opens up for more non-COVID-19 patients
- Telehealth use surges in Michigan during pandemic, with “tremendous” benefits
- U of M resident doctors ‘frustrated’ after 5 months without wage deal
- West Michigan Medical Practices Sue Whitmer Over Elective Procedure Ban
- Whitmer signs 3 more orders, including new ones impacting tax appeals and telehealth access
MINNESOTA
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- Coronavirus craters Mayo Clinic Q1 revenues
- Virus risk factors show who is likely to land in the hospital
- Minnesota grapples with promise of COVID-19 drug in limited supply, unknown cost
- Minnesota nurses fear for safety as a possible COVID-19 case surge looms
- UCare discounts Medicare premiums with COVID-19
- Minnesota’s COVID-19 hospital rate above new threshold, 32 deaths reported
- State officials confident Minnesota will have PPE needed for COVID peak, despite health care workers’ concerns
- Minnesota National Guard called on to help test in long-term care centers
MISSISSIPPI
MISSOURI
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- 2 Mercy execs retire early to help address financial fallout
- MU Health Care eliminates another 29 positions due to budget shortfalls
- St. Louis-area COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to fall as region prepares to reopen
- Number of COVID-19 patients in St. Louis area hospitals at its lowest point in months
- BJC HealthCare furloughs nearly 3,000 workers
- Washington U. researchers launch global trial to test chloroquine for front-line health care workers
- Missouri deploys remdesivir to hospitals with critically ill COVID-19 patients
- Missouri health department reports 152 new COVID-19 cases, 15 new deaths
- Symptoms or no symptoms, Missouri now pushing COVID-19 tests for all
- St. Louis aldermen question health department official about low number of contact tracers
MONTANA
NEBRASKA
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- Gov. Ricketts says healthcare system remains in good shape
- 7 more deaths, 221 new virus cases reported in Nebraska
- CHI Hospitals receive new life saving technology for Covid-19 patients
- Frustrations mount over Test Nebraska initiative
- Ricketts pleased with TestNebraska program despite hiccups
- Five residents at Life Care Center of Elkhorn die; facility cited in past for deficiencies
- Nebraska sees 6 new virus deaths; cases hit nursing home
NEVADA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
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- N.H. Reports 8 More Deaths, 2 New Outbreaks At Long-Term Care Homes
- Federal funds slow to reach Manchester, Nashua hospitals
- Testing sites added, eligibility loosened in New Hampshire
- More Long-Term Care Facility Deaths, Coronavirus Outbreaks In NH
- NH rural health clinics get money to expand virus testing
NEW JERSEY
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- 5,368 dead and counting: An investigation of state failures as crisis rampaged through N.J. nursing homes
- New Jersey hospital revenues fell $650M monthly due to COVID-19
- New Jersey Locals Protect Hospital Workers, First Responders
- RWJBarnabas Health Names Senior Vice President, Chief Transformation Officer
- Operating margins at New Jersey hospitals plummet during pandemic, report finds
- Sons sue NJ’s deadliest nursing home, where dad died of COVID-19
NEW MEXICO
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- Lovelace Medical Center CFO discusses the pandemic in New Mexico
- New Mexico COVID-19 Cases Now At 6,316 With 7 More Deaths And 1,985 Patients Recovered
- New Mexico hospital settles former employee’s discrimination claim
- Outbreak overwhelms rural New Mexico hospital
- New Mexico’s healthcare industry asking recovered COVID-19 patients to donate plasma to treat others
NEW YORK
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- Bassett Healthcare names new president, CEO
- Cuomo Backs Off on Nursing Home Prosecutions: ‘People Are Going to Die By This Virus. That’s the Truth’
- Gov. Cuomo’s nursing home mass testing edict leaves labs unable to comply
- Inspection finds Avon Nursing Home ‘in compliance’ with CDC guidelines
- ‘It’s impossible’: NY nursing homes fret about testing order
- NewYork-Presbyterian CXO Rick Evans: Leading through a spring like no other
- Requirement to test nursing home staffs likely to cost facilities thousands
- Sources say that many nursing homes are purposefully underreporting COVID-19 deaths
- State: Nursing homes can’t put testing burden on employees
- Hospitals Move Into Next Phase as New York Passes Viral Peak
- FDA partners with Aetion to analyze ‘real world’ COVID-19 data from EHRs, insurance claims, patient registries
- After New York’s Covid-19 ‘surge,’ what’s next?
- Mount Sinai will use FCC grant to develop telehealth app
- N.Y. to Let Visits Resume at Some Hospitals
- Surgical Navigators keep lines of communication open at Oswego Hospital
- ‘I Can’t Turn My Brain Off’: PTSD and Burnout Threaten Medical Workers
NORTH CAROLINA
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- Atrium, Novant compete for new partnership in eastern North Carolina
- Carteret Health invests in new technology
- Long-term care advocates ask North Carolina lawmakers for help in curtailing COVID-19 outbreaks
- Moses Cone part of select group of N.C. hospitals to receive COVID-19 drug remdesivir
- North Carolina hospital reopens 3 surgery centers
- North Carolina hospital to reopen ASC
- Randolph Health bankruptcy proceedings continued
- Randolph Health to present plan on future of hospital for the county
- Randolph Hospital joins North Carolina State Health Plan Network
- Records reveal data gaps in one of NC’s key COVID-19 metrics
- Shuttered hospital could get new life courtesy of COVID
- Triangle hospitals receive millions in stimulus money
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO
- Albertini named COO
- Former East Ohio Regional Hospital purchased, plans to reopen later this year
- Investment group buys Ohio hospital
- Nearly 700 Ohio nursing home residents died in past four weeks from COVID-19
- New Dayton-area urgent care center opens today
- Ohio hospital inadvertently posts spreadsheet with 3,683 patients’ information on website
- Ohio state bill would shield businesses, health care providers from COVID-19-related lawsuits
- St. Elizabeth Healthcare one first in nation to enroll patients in breakthrough trial
- UH Cleveland Medical Center names new CMO
- Nursing home deaths account for 70-percent of Ohio’s overall total
OKLAHOMA
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- SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital – Shawnee and Oklahoma Heart Hospital were among the most affordable hospitals for Heart Failure patients in Central Oklahoma
- SSM’s new medical building taking shape
- Oklahoma’s hospitals see 25% increase in COVID-19 patients overnight; health officials concerned
- Oklahoma House votes to overturn State Health Department rule on vaccination exemptions
- New Oklahoma law will require mental health parity in health insurance
- Oklahoma Health Department Reports 88 New COVID-19 Cases, Total Rises to 5,398
OREGON
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- Emergency room docs argue ongoing shortage of protective equipment is dangerous to themselves, their families
- Family of coronavirus victim suing nursing facility
- Healthcare providers seek protection from COVID-related lawsuits
- Providence cuts executive salaries and takes other cost-cutting measures in face of Covid-19
- This nursing home director explains how her facility staved off coronavirus cases while a major outbreak sits miles away
- ‘We are planning for a new normal’: Providence Oregon to furlough staff, cut exec pay
PENNSYLVANIA
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- 8 Out of 10 Nursing Homes in Philly Region Cited Before Coronavirus Struck
- 51 Pennsylvania hospitals get doses of COVID-19 drug remdesivir
- $111M expansion to begin at Pennsylvania hospital — features spine center, orthopedic Center of Excellence
- Assisted living could be target for COVID-19-related criminal investigations, attorney general says
- Berks County nursing home near top in Pennsylvania for coronavirus deaths, cases, data shows
- Bill creates $500M emergency fund for state’s providers
- Ellwood City hospital set to be sold
- Nursing facility data will soon be revealed
- Nursing facility group criticizes state report
- One quarter of Pennsylvania physicians report difficulties with telemedicine reimbursement
- Pa.’s largest nurses’ union accuses hospitals of misinforming state officials about PPE
- Pennsylvania nurse union alleges continued rationing of PPE
- Philly area health networks are slowly bringing back elective surgeries, in-person visits
- Thomas Jefferson names 4 winners of $1M health tech innovation competition
- What you need to know about remdesivir, the experimental coronavirus drug that just arrived in Colorado
RHODE ISLAND
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- Rhode Island reports 18 additional deaths linked to COVID-19 and 189 new cases
- 42% of Rhode Island nursing homes have no COVID-19 cases
- Miriam Hospital dealt with coronavirus cluster among nurses in COVID unit
- Nursing home workers warned government about safety violations before Covid-19 outbreaks and deaths
SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTH DAKOTA
TENNESSEE
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- Doctors in Kentucky, Tennessee highest paid in nation according to new survey
- ETCH doctors concerned by drop in pediatric emergency room visits
- Hospitalizations rise in Tennessee, leaving hospitals in money-losing stasis
- Tennessee hospital closed since last June received $121K in federal coronavirus relief: reports
- Tennessee releases updated long term care facility COVID-19 case numbers
- Tennessee Valley Healthcare starts new community contract
- Vanderbilt researchers say COVID-19 hospitalization has doubled in Nashville over the last month
TEXAS
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- More Than 3,000 Texas Nursing Home Residents Have Tested Positive For Coronavirus, State Data Shows
- Texas Children’s to build $450M hospital in Austin
- Thousands of Texas nursing home residents have tested positive for coronavirus
- ‘The Worst Situation’: Hospitals, Health Care Sector Reel From COVID-19 Damage
- Houston health care providers have received over $316 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds
- Dell Children’s among hospitals nationwide asking for federal funds amid ‘catastrophic loss’ due to coronavirus
- Dallas County Reports Record 14 COVID-19 Deaths, 225 New Cases Tuesday
- Texas doctors say their revenue has dropped by at least 50% since the pandemic, survey data shows
- The Case for Reusable PPE
UTAH
VERMONT
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- Vermont top five highest increase in hospital expenses per visit
- Scott urges Vermonters to remain vigilant even as COVID news improves
- Elective procedures begin to return to Vermont’s largest hospital
- Vermont psychiatric hospital workers allege dangerous staff shortages
- Southwestern Medical earns top marks in special infection-prevention survey
- 47 Northwestern Medical Center employees take voluntary layoffs
- Why Vermont is now closely tracking coronavirus in kids
VIRGINIA
WASHINGTON
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- 112 Washington state hospitals, health systems unite to encourage appropriate healthcare use
- ‘All other options have been exhausted’: UW Medicine furloughs 1,500
- Forks Community hospital names new CEO
- More mold detected at Seattle Children’s Hospital
- Seattle Children’s closes ORs after another mold discovery
- Some Washington long-term care facilities ban window visits during coronavirus pandemic
- UW Medicine furloughs 1,500 staffers, with more possible
WEST VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN
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- State Sees Biggest Hike In New COVID-19 Hospital Admissions In 30 Days
- After weeks of resistance, Wisconsin names 38 nursing homes under active coronavirus investigation
- Aspirus and the Wisconsin Hospital Association remind central Wisconsin not to delay health care
- HHS delivers $137M to expand COVID-19 testing capacity in Wisconsin
- Hospital responds to video of nurse at crowded Wisconsin bar
- Wisconsin hospitals more prepared for COVID-19 surge, WHA president says
WYOMING
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- As some rural hospitals are closing, a Wyoming system is using tech to thrive
- North Dakota, Wyoming and Wisconsin saw the highest increases in hospital expenses per visit
- Teton County will not seek health variances; restrictions ease tomorrow
- Platte Valley hospital comes closer to final approval
- Wyoming reports first COVID outbreak at a nursing home
