NATIONAL
- 10 latest lawsuits involving hospitals
- Amazon deepens its healthcare presence: A timeline of the past year
- Biggest nursing home outbreaks of COVID-19 in every state
- Calls mount for CMS to extend telehealth waivers
- CMS encourages resumption of in-person care: 8 things to know
- CMS extends Next Gen ACO program + 4 other payment model updates
- CMS Issues New Guidelines for Resuming Non-Emergency Surgeries as COVID-19 Restrictions Ease
- COVID-19 creates thicket of legal concerns for providers
- Healthcare Workforce Rose 312K Despite Ongoing Hospital Job Losses
- Dr. Susan Bailey becomes third consecutive female president of American Medical Association
- ED visits down 49% since January, analysis reveals
- Eligible outpatient sites can use 340B drugs up to 22 months earlier with new HRSA guidance
- FCC Surpasses $100M in Approved COVID-19 Telehealth Program Applications
- FDA’s vaccine head quits Operation Warp Speed days after joining
- Health Sector Most Targeted by Hackers, Breach Costs Rise to $17.76B
- HHS official: ‘Cat out of the bag’ on telehealth but unclear what changes will stick
- HHS to dole out $35B in CARES Act funds: 6 things to know
- HHS Unveils Detailed COVID-19 Guidance to Enhance Data Reporting
- Hospital CEO turnover down this year, report finds
- How COVID-19 is changing hospitals’ marketing strategies
- How to address telehealth pay gaps once COVID-19 state emergency orders end
- Large hospital chains secure substantial relief funding
- Moving toward a ‘new normal’: How hospitals are convincing patients it’s safe to come back
- New IRS rules target nonprofit hospital exec pay
- Newsweek’s 11 best US hospitals
- Physician practices face financial challenges integrating mental health services, study finds
- Protests essential despite risk of coronavirus spread, healthcare workers say
- Predicting COVID-19’s Long-Term Impact on the Home Health Care Market
- The coronavirus is devastating U.S. hospitals, which will lose $200 billion in revenue by the end of June
- Six COVID-19 vaccines that are showing the most promise
- Some temporary telehealth provisions will become permanent, CMS chief says
- The tech 4 health systems use to limit disparities in healthcare
- What’s latest on COVID-19 clinical research? JAMA editor offers insight
- Where Apple may be headed next in healthcare
ALABAMA
ALASKA
ARIZONA
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- Arizona calls for emergency plan as COVID-19 spikes after reopening
- Arizona hospitals at 83% capacity, elective surgery may stop
- Banner Health combats growing spike of COVID-19 cases in Arizona after stay-at-home order lifted
- Banner Health says the number of COVID patients on ventilators has quadrupled
- Hospital officials warn of COVID-19 increase in Arizona
- Health officials urge Arizona hospitals to activate emergency plans amid COVID-19 rise
- Arizona hospitals at 83% capacity, elective surgery may stop
ARKANSAS
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- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences cuts COO role, 14 other positions
- Arkansas details plan to reopen schools; state logs 448 new virus cases
- Arkansas hospital warns of ‘serious public health emergency’ as COVID-19 cases climb
- State caseload grows by 314; hospitalizations at new high
- Northwest Arkansas facilities test for covid-19, testing event planned for June 6
CALIFORNIA
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- California Biotech Executive Charged in Coronavirus Test Fraud Case
- Column: After a nursing home patient died of COVID-19, her daughter fought back
- Kaiser returns $500M in CARES Act payments
- Kaiser terminates employee that inappropriately accessed 2,756 patients’ records over 8 years
- San Diego Nursing Homes With Most Coronavirus Cases Have Long Complaint Records
- Santa Clara County sends letter to Regional hospital warning closure of maternity ward may violate agreement
COLORADO
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- Centura Health offers asymptomatic testing as Summit County expands partnership
- Children’s Hospital Colorado in Springs sees nearly 50 young patients from LA County in first year
- Colorado Hospital Association Reports Coronavirus Hospitalizations Down, Blames Data Error On Rise
- Colorado Hospital Association Reports Falling Hospitalizations For Coronavirus And Charges Data Error – CBS Denver
- UCHealth tests more than 12,400 people for coronavirus antibodies in a week
- Colorado Health Officials Prepare New Guidelines For Nursing Home Visitations
- Colorado sees decline in outbreaks at long-term care facilities, officials say
CONNECTICUT
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- As testing intensifies and death rates slow, nursing home leaders say ‘thousands’ have recovered
- Connecticut Children’s Names New Chief Financial Officer
- Connecticut nursing homes to go under the microscope for independent investigation
- CT nursing homes fined $42,000 amid coronavirus pandemic
- Fewer volunteers advocating for CT nursing home residents
- Yale New Haven Health staff unnecessarily accessed COVID-19 data in medical records
- Connecticut Hospitals Ordered to Allow Visitors for Patients With Disabilities
- Nursing Home Deaths in Old Saybrook Point to Deeper Policy and Care Concerns Across Connecticut
- Kerin Da Cruz named VP of patient care services, chief nursing officer for L+M
DC
DELAWARE
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- ChristianaCare telehealth program now monitoring 5,000 employees
- ChristianaCare works with MIT, Stanford to advance COVID-19 testing
- Del. Hospital Beats Med Mal Suit Over Alleged ER Assault
- Delaware hospitals juggle return to operations with COVID management
- Head of Beebe Healthcare to serve on coronavirus advisory committee
- Saint Francis adds da Vinci robot surgery
FLORIDA
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- Ascension names Hall successor as regional president
- AdventHealth buys 22 acres of land for hospital, offices
- Baptist Health South Florida names new chief medical innovation officer
- Florida isn’t tracking nursing home residents who refuse COVID-19 testing
- Florida nursing homes report 168 more deaths from coronavirus
- Gainesville hospitals graded for patient safety
- Heart of Florida opens new Ocala headquarters
- How a St. Petersburg company with no history in medical supplies won a $10 million coronavirus contract
- Joe Stuczynski named CEO of Memorial Hospital Pembroke
- Moffitt Cancer Center names new CIO
- Hospital grades rank Ocala facilities for patient safety
- One in five Florida nursing homes tell feds: We hardly have any gowns, masks
- Orlando-Area Hospital Profits Shrink, Investments Lose More Than $900M
- PedIM Healthcare shows leadership in pandemic response
- Some local hospitals begin to loosen coronavirus-related visitor restrictions
- Tampa Bay hospitals prepared for potential spike in coronavirus cases after protests
- Tenet Florida Physician Services names new CEO
- Two-thirds of Florida’s nursing home, assisted living residents and staff yet to be tested for COVID-19
- Women’s Care Florida promotes VP of Tampa Bay region to COO
GEORGIA
HAWAII
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- 3 employees at Oahu senior living facilities test positive for COVID-19
- Hawaii patients delay healthcare because of COVID 19 concerns
- Hawaii to receive $1.5M in federal health care funding
- Queen’s Health Systems CEO Explains Best Precautions for Reopening
- Report: Hawaii ranked state with biggest health improvements since Covid-19
- Report Of COVID-19 Nursing Home Death Wasn’t Accurate, DOH Says
IDAHO
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- After pressure, Idaho Health and Welfare to release nursing home data weekly
- Bingham Memorial Hospital makes a ‘surgical first’ in Idaho
- Idaho Health and Welfare discusses COVID-19 in long-term care facilities
- NextLevel Health plans to close after failed acquisition, according to report
- Nursing homes account for 60% of Idaho COVID-19 deaths
ILLINOIS
INDIANA
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- Hoosier Life Sciences Sector Highlighted for Growth
- Indiana nursing homes could face retroactive infection control fines
- Indy Firm Assists State with Ventilator Tracking
- Micro-Hospital to Open in Hammond
- New CEO for Indiana Rural Health Association
- New data shows COVID-19’s toll on individual Indiana nursing homes
- Nursing home virus toll differs: Federal data shows more deaths than Indiana has
- Report finds 21% more COVID-19 nursing home deaths
- Some local nursing home cases missing from state’s COVID-19 data
- State HIP Program Receives Federal Approval
- State Medical Association Launches PPE Program
- State releases new guidelines for visitation at long-term care facilities
- Trilogy Health plans seniors housing in Noblesville
- ‘We plan and prepare for disruptions’: How IU Health is getting through the pandemic without layoffs or pay cuts
- Where Are Nursing Home Residents Dying Of COVID-19? In Indiana, It’s Hard To Say
IOWA
KANSAS
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- Clearwater Nursing Home Death Toll Now At 11 As Former Nursing Director Details Problems
- CMS report: Covid-19 has killed at least 300 in Missouri, Kansas nursing homes
- Lawrence protest participant tests positive for COVID-19; health department asks protest participants to self-monitor for symptoms
- Douglas County’s COVID-19 cases increase to 78; nine remain active
- HaysMed recognized for patient safety achievements
- VA to start reintroducing services
- Health care mall being formed by Bourbon County
- Greeley County Health Services recognized for patient safety achievements
KENTUCKY
- Beshear wants health coverage for 100% of black Kentuckians, more police training
- Bill to assist rural hospitals in financial distress becomes law
- Cyberciminals Access PHI, Steal Gift Cards from Kentucky Health Plan
- Kentucky Coronavirus Cases Are Trending Upward
- Kentucky hospital resumes limited visitations amid COVID-19 pandemic
- Norton Healthcare establishes Norton Infectious Diseases Institute
- Patients Sue UK HealthCare, State Over Debt Collection Practices
- Third Kentucky healthcare worker dies of COVID-19
- U of L licenses promising tech in Covid-19 fight
LOUISIANA
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- “A very scary time.” Nursing home employee discusses one of NW Louisiana’s most severe COVID-19 outbreaks
- Louisiana teen who died from virus had heart inflammation associated with COVID-19
- Hospitalizations rise slightly in La.; 442 new coronavirus cases reported statewide
- WK Children’s Health Specialists Clinic to offer telemedicine genetics services
- New Ochsner study could give crucial information on how coronavirus is spreading in Baton Rouge
- Coronavirus in New Orleans: Hard Times in the Big Easy
MAINE
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- New $10,000 health grant supports area cancer patients amid pandemic
- COVID-19 patients at Maine Med decrease dramatically with wave of deaths, recoveries
- Maine hospitals awarded $1.3 million to fight COVID-19
- Maine Behavioral Healthcare breaks ground on cutting edge autism and developmental disorders treatment facility in Westbrook
MARYLAND
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- Baltimore’s Mercy Medical Center completes work on new hospital unit for coronavirus patients
- Hiring for registered nurses is on the rise in Baltimore
- Hospital group concerned over reopening, protests
- Johns Hopkins Hospital Discharges Over 500 COVID-19 Patients
- Local hospital better prepared for second COVID-19 wave
- Mercy Hospital opens brand new unit to treat COVID-19 patients
MASSACHUSETTS
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- Furlough extended for most Cape Cod Healthcare workers
- 25 Investigates: Furloughed nurses concerned hospital money problems will impact care
- Retracted COVID-19 Studies Expose Holes in Vetting of Data Firms
- Close, Sell, Consolidate? Tough Prognosis For Some Massachusetts Health Care Providers
- Job losses sting usually stable health care sector
- 4 hospitals receive $2.5 million to address health inequities in communities
- Economic strain of coronavirus pandemic has some Massachusetts medical practices considering more layoffs, selling business
- DPH rules Falmouth Hospital maternity, pediatric units are essential
- Heywood Hospital gets $650K to improve health in Winchendon
MICHIGAN
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- A look inside Beaumont Royal Oak as new procedures in place due to COVID-19
- Ann Arbor Biotech Companies Form Partnership To Battle SARS
- DMC Sinai-Grace nurses sue Tenet, allege retaliatory firings
- Holland Hospital Medical Group expanding services
- Inspections show death, despair gripped Michigan nursing homes amid pandemic
- Michigan COVID-19 numbers continue to dwindle
- Michigan hospitals reopen to visitors after coronavirus, but rules vary
- Michigan hospitals still treating 1,000 coronavirus patients
- Michigan Medicine ranked 5th best hospital in U.S., 15th in the world by Newsweek
- MSU and Henry Ford Health plan to partner for healthcare, cancer research
- ProMedica halts plan to sell Michigan hospital
- Spectrum Health wins national award
- Trinity Health gets $2.2B in bailout funds, advance Medicare payments
MINNESOTA
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- Battle buddies: New U of M program helping health care workers on front lines deal with COVID-19 stress
- Health care worker layoffs surge in Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota
- Rural hospitals struggle amid COVID pandemic, financial pressures
- As Minneapolis clinics repair and rebuild after protests, doctors say unrest shows ‘people’s voices were unheard’
- COVID-19 ‘wave pattern’ appears to continue with rise in MN cases after decline
- Minnesota health officials: ‘We’re not done with COVID yet’
- Former Nurse Who Fought To Wear Surgical Scrubs Files Lawsuit Against Allina, Alleges Violations Of Whistleblower Act
- Essentia, St. Luke’s receive millions in COVID-19 stimulus funding, but it isn’t enough to make up for lost revenue
MISSISSIPPI
MISSOURI
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- CMS report: Covid-19 has killed at least 300 in Missouri, Kansas nursing homes
- MU Health Care leaders confident of future despite pandemic’s impact
- SSM Health relocates cancer screening services
- Missouri governor appears poised to lift coronavirus restrictions
- 102 Missouri mental health workers, 51 patients test positive for coronavirus
- Children’s hospitals could lose $140 million in Medicaid funding
- Number of COVID-19 patients in St. Louis area hospitals increases Wednesday
- Coronavirus in Kansas City: Tracking COVID-19 curve of cases, deaths
MONTANA
NEBRASKA
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- Bryan, St. E’s continue to see decline in COVID-19 patients
- Nebraska HHS issues rationing recommendations for COVID treatment remdesivir
- Nebraska hospital to open brain, spine center
- 11th resident at west Omaha nursing home dies of COVID-19
- First case of coronavirus-related inflammatory disease in children reported in Nebraska
NEVADA
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- In third month of pandemic, Reno healthcare workers are still trekking on
- Las Vegas medical professionals encourage southern Nevadans to return to doctors, prioritize their health
- Nevada health officials respond to recent spike in daily coronavirus cases
- Nevada hospitals get supply of COVID-19 drug
- Nevada County doctor helps COVID-19 patients in Italy
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW JERSEY
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- Bayonne Medical Center has lost $30 million since 2018, documents show
- How this New Jersey hospital fighting coronavirus is helping its workers deal with the trauma
- N.J. hospitals just got another $280M in coronavirus aid. They say they were shortchanged.
- Nursing home report finds flaws in NJ’s coronavirus response, says hospitals were prioritized for PPE
- Secaucus Hospital Owner Fights To Buy Bayonne, Hoboken Hospitals
- There isn’t any more we could have done to help nursing home residents, says Andover facility in response to lawsuit
NEW MEXICO
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- The Latest: COVID-19 in New Mexico healthcare workers spikes
- Infections spike among New Mexico health care workers
- New Mexico Dept. of Health report shows COVID-19 cases inch toward 10K
- New Mexico COVID-19 Cases: 9,250
- How Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham’s Big Bet on COVID-19 Testing Helped Curb the Outbreak in New Mexico
NEW YORK
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- More than $803K in telehealth funding for WNY
- New York hospital closes emergency department
- NewYork-Presbyterian collects $567M in CARES Act cash, says annual operating loss could reach $1.4B
- Northwell receives $1B in CARES Act cash to offset COVID-19 financial damage
- NY relaxes testing requirement for nursing home staffers
- New York’s Mount Sinai gets Microsoft grant for COVID-19 data center: 4 details
- Health Department walks back nursing home test order following Post report
- Health officials ordered coronavirus patients to nursing homes despite empty beds
- New York limits COVID-19 liability of hospitals, nursing homes
- New Executive Director Named at Phelps Hospital Northwell Health
- Northwell Health, University Hospitals join $12M funding round for virtual care company
NORTH CAROLINA
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- $5B offer to North Carolina hospital gives it ‘best of both worlds,’ Novant CEO says
- As COVID-19 threatened western N.C., a new approach to fighting it in long-term care
- COVID-19 hospitalizations reach record high again as state celebrates meeting PPE goal
- Duke Health pitches $3B deal for North Carolina hospital
- FEMA grant of $2 million reimburses Cape Fear Valley Health
- Hospital system marks 1,000 successfully-treated virus cases
- Novant Health argues for NHRMC partnership
- North Carolina hospitals get back to normal, raising concerns about the blood supply
- Public can watch health systems make pitches for NHRMC partnerships
- Triad health care systems gain nearly $115M from CARES Act funding; little disclosure of plans for funds
- Second potential partner for NHRMC makes virtual presentation
- SRMC could get millions
- New NC partnership tracking hospital’s medical equipment across the state
- Wake Forest Baptist gains additional $51.6 million from federal CARES Act grants
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO
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- Cleveland Clinic gets $200 million for coronavirus relief while having billions in cashflow
- Cleveland’s University Hospitals to cut all physician, clinical leader pay
- Elyria hospital focuses on local care with new resources, regional support
- Gov. DeWine must intervene on UTMC
- Group continues effort to stop sale of university hospital
- Should Ohio lawmakers immunize health care providers, others against coronavirus lawsuits?
- ProMedica makes bid to take over operations of UTMC
- St. Elizabeth Healthcare raising pay for thousands of workers
- St. Luke’s Hospital names new leader
- Summa Health plans $100 million in new buildings, including urgent care, behavioral health
- University Hospitals to cut all physician pay
- Visitation set to begin at Ohio assisted living facilities
- Wexner Medical Center at OSU to resume surgeries, procedures
OKLAHOMA
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- Oklahoma sees spike in coronavirus cases after numbers started to drop at end of May
- The Only Hospital in Town Was Failing. They Promised to Help but Only Made It Worse.
- OU Medicine expands visitation for patients at OKC, Edmond, Children’s Hospital
- Nursing Homes: 95 Deaths, No Violations
- Oklahoma tests 35,800 nursing home residents, workers
OREGON
PENNSYLVANIA
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- Area hospitals, health care workers unite in demonstration for racial justice
- Pa. coronavirus recovery: Pa. DOH orders measures to protect hospital staff and patients
- Pandemic could delay new Penn State Health hospital in East Hempfield Township
- Pennsylvania chooses new vendor for health care emergency preparedness efforts
- Pennsylvania orders hospitals to protect workers from coronavirus
- Pennsylvania orders stricter COVID-19 protections for all hospital workers
- Pennsylvania senior living community defies state guidance to continue restrictions
- Pennsylvania sets date for nursing homes to complete initial baseline testing for coronavirus
- Philadelphia hospital CEO: 4 questions to prepare for a future amid COVID-19
- St. Luke’s University Health Network to Acquire Easton Hospital
- State drops hospital lobbyist as its emergency response provider
- Tower Health Transplant Institute performs first kidney transplant at Reading Hospital
- UPMC to begin testing everyone who enters long term care facilities for coronavirus
- Wolf announces initiative to help nurses on the front lines
RHODE ISLAND
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- First R.I. health-care worker to test positive is now on a mission to unravel its secrets
- She was the first doctor in R.I. to get coronavirus. Now she’s on a mission to understand it, and fight it
- Oklahoma sees spike in coronavirus cases after numbers started to drop at end of May
- The Only Hospital in Town Was Failing. They Promised to Help but Only Made It Worse.
- OU Medicine expands visitation for patients at OKC, Edmond, Children’s Hospital
SOUTH CAROLINA
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- In some SC counties, hospital beds are filling up. Is the coronavirus to blame?
- SC’s top health official concerned about coronavirus now more than ever
- South Carolina has record-setting spike in COVID-19 cases as DHEC predicts the trend will continue
- Lexington Family Practice closes after multiple employees test positive for COVID-19
- Tidelands Health physician leader named president-elect of American Medical Association
SOUTH DAKOTA
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- S.D. nursing home testing continues, positive rate low
- Nursing home COVID-19 deaths accounted for about 43% of all state COVID-19 deaths through May 31, national report says
- Racial disparities persist in South Dakota’s coronavirus cases
- One more coronavirus death reported in South Dakota, 81 more cases
- Results from South Dakota’s mass testing at nursing homes shared
TENNESSEE
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- Ascension Saint Thomas execs detail Midtown campus plans
- COVID cases continue to rise, with 19 deaths at one nursing home
- HCA nurses say they face layoffs if they don’t give up negotiated pay increases
- HCA TriStar hospital names new COO
- HHS announces $315,481,757 in Provider Relief Funds for Tennessee safety net hospitals
- Knoxville Rehabilitation Hospital set to open in 2021
- Middle Tennessee hospitals hiring for more than medical roles
- Physicians, hospital partner on Tennessee ASC
- Tennessee hospital leaders, lawmakers push to keep rural hospital doors open
- Two floors of Nashville General converted to coronavirus ward
TEXAS
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- Austin area sees sharp increases in new COVID-19 cases as statewide hospitalizations set new record
- Texas spends more than $200 million on PPE to combat COVID-19
- Texas Medical Center sees 40 percent increase in coronavirus hospitalizations
- Big hospitals are getting millions from the CARES Act. One Houston-area clinic only got $10.
- San Antonio hospitals using remdesivir for treatment of COVID-19
- Dallas County Reports Another 298 COVID-19 Cases Tuesday, Adds 7 Deaths
- Amarillo hospitals beginning ‘rebuilding process’ as COVID-19 burden trends downward
- CHI Texas Health Network implements Innovaccer data platform
- Houston hospital to close in July
- Physicians acquire 35-hospital health system from private equity firm
- Texas Judge Trims Sprawling $7B Whistleblower FCA Suit
- Number of Texans hospitalized with coronavirus hits all-time high as experts say cases are likely to continue increasing
UTAH
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- Health analysts see big spike in COVID-19 cases in northern Utah
- Hospital director says COVID-19 cases increasing ‘exponentially’ in southwest Utah
- Intermountain Healthcare Is Now Providing Hospital-Level Care in Patient Homes
- Intermountain Healthcare names new CIO
- Intermountain Healthcare relies on virtual hiring to fill CIO role
- Intermountain rolls out virtual program to deliver hospital care to patients at home
- Intermountain to Provide Hospital-Level Care in the Home
- TestUtah lab ‘not in compliance,’ federal letter says
- University of Utah Health patient info was breached through ‘phishing schemes’
- University of Utah Health reports employee emails hacked
- Utah doctor’s invention could save lives globally for years to come
VERMONT
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- Vermont psychiatric hospital workers to protest union leader firing
- A Nursing Home’s 64-Day Covid Siege: ‘They’re All Going to Die’
- UVM Medical Center opens primary care office in Essex
- NVRH VP publishes in prestigious public health journal
- VDH COVID-19 Update: 12 new cases, plans for in-person school coming
- False positive test triggers scare at Rutland long-term care facility
VIRGINIA
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- CMS data, riddled with errors, gives little clarity on COVID-19 in Virginia’s nursing homes
- Coronavirus cases surpasses 50,000 in Virginia, VDH reports
- First detailed data released on Northern Virginia nursing homes with COVID-19 cases
- Governor Northam extends executive orders to strengthen healthcare workforce
- Over 6K coronavirus patients now discharged in Virginia, ventilator use in hospitals drops
- Reopening Virginia’s nursing homes could hinge on sweeping new testing requirements. No one’s sure who’s picking up the tab.
- Valley Health’s new president, CEO settling in
WASHINGTON
WEST VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN
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- 25 residents, 23 staff get COVID-19 at Belmont nursing home in Madison
- Ascension Wisconsin picks Waukesha as site for next small-scale hospital
- Health care worker layoffs surge in Minnesota, Wisconsin and North Dakota
- Nursing homes and COVID-19: Searchable database now available
- ThedaCare physicians, advanced practice clinicians take pay cuts
- Wisconsin hospitals say they’re not worried about running short of ventilators. The state still plans to more than double the number.
- Wisconsin nursing homes are closing at an unprecedented rate, forcing residents to move. How did we get here?
WYOMING
