NATIONAL
- 34 hospital groups urge HHS to delay price disclosure start
- 98% of physicians avoid MIPS penalties
- 5 FDA approval decisions to watch in the 3rd quarter
- 77 hospitals that received $5M to $10M in PPP loans
- 10 big advancements in healthcare tech during the pandemic
- America’s 100 best hospitals, according to IBM Watson Health and Fortune
- CMS Reveals Enhanced Nursing Home Enforcement Actions
- Healthcare mergers and acquisitions are down, but not as much as anticipated
- Healthcare providers that underwent cyberattacks in 2020 so far
- HHS to Extend COVID-19 Public Health Emergency
- Hospitals Adapt to Pandemic’s Financial Effects
- Many hospitals continuing elective procedures as COVID-19 hospitalizations rise
- Nearly 350 public health organizations implore HHS Secretary Azar to support CDC’s critical role in the COVID-19 pandemic response
- See which hospitals, health systems, and physician practices received PPP loans
- Senators call for CMS to provide plan for telehealth changes
- US cases jump 72% in 2 weeks; PPE shortages reemerge
- Walgreens dives into primary care with clinic expansion
- Walmart’s key healthcare moves in 2020: A timeline
- AHA asks CMS to delay implementation of price transparency rule
- Walgreens and VillageMD to open hundreds of primary care offices in retail locations
- Here are doctors’ offices, hospitals that got COVID-19 paycheck protection loans over $150K
- At Least 5 States Set Single-Day Coronavirus Case Records
ALABAMA
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- Alabama hits new single-day record for COVID-19 cases
- Alabama hospital suspends elective surgeries
- Alabama needs to limit uncertainty for healthcare providers in the pandemic
- Beds filling up, nurses pulled from rotation at Huntsville Hospital
- Clinical research resumes ‘safely and carefully’
- Special unit being developed for nursing home residents positive for Covid-19
- Survey: Ala. hospitals lost millions after elective procedures cut
- UAB awarded $1 million for COVID-19 telehealth efforts
ALASKA
ARIZONA
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- Coronavirus Outbreak Continues To Accelerate In Arizona, Positivity Rate Nears 25%
- Magellan Health Data Breach Victim Tally Reaches 365K Patients
- As COVID-19 escalates, Arizona hospitals want state to waive some patient protections
- Texas and Arizona ER doctors say they are losing hope as hospitals reach capacity
- ‘No Good Options’: As COVID-19 Surges in the South and Sun Belt, Testing for Nursing Homes Lags Behind
- Signatures filed for Arizona ballot initiative on hospital worker minimum wage and new health insurance regulations
- Health care changes could make ballot in Arizona
- Arizona groups receive $285K in COVID-19 relief grants
- Derrick Glum new chief operating officer of Mountain Vista Medical Center, Florence Hospital
- COVID-19 patients in Tucson being transferred to Phoenix, out of state
ARKANSAS
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- In Northwest Arkansas on the COVID-19 front, ‘there’s a flood coming’
- Hospitals point to data to show they can handle surge in COVID-19 patients
- ‘A lesson in agility’: How providers in US hot spots are preparing for sharp increase in COVID-19 cases
- Fort Smith highest among five Arkansas cities for COVID-19 risks
- NWA health care providers restrict testing due to capacity concerns
CALIFORNIA
COLORADO
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- As Colorado’s new COVID-19 cases remain elevated, state sees uptick in hospitalizations
- Aspen Valley Hospital receives $470K to expand testing to asymptomatic patients
- Boulder Community Health closes two labs at Boulder Medical Center locations
- Children’s Hospital Colorado Is Working With Schools To Create Safety Guidelines For When Students Return
- Colorado permanently expands telehealth coverage, services
- Colorado potentially willing to take Arizona coronavirus patients, Polis says
- Denver Hits New Record For 1-Day Coronavirus Testing
- Denver pediatric behavioral health startup raises $1.5M
- Hutchinson Regional Medical Center Goes Live with Eon After Record 7-Day Implementation
- Pay cuts hit Colorado hospital employees
- Polis signs bill to keep access to telehealth
- Trio of UCHealth hospitals named top 100 by Fortune/IBM Watson Health
- UCHealth Hospitals Named Top 100 Hospitals
CONNECTICUT
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- OSHA opens investigation at Lawrence + Memorial Hospital
- Hartford HealthCare to help Connecticut College deal with virus risks
- The federal government will pay COVID-19 bills for Connecticut’s uninsured, but do they know that?
- Low number of births prompts end to Windham Hospital program
- With $340K to Greenwich clinic, CT tallies $5.7M for telehealth
DC
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- D.C. Council Grants Initial Approval To Deal For New Hospital In Ward 8
- Even In Phase Two, Pandemic Policies Are Keeping Doulas Out Of Hospital Rooms
- Deaths Have Spiked In D.C. Because People Are Afraid To Seek Medical Care, Officials Say
- D.C. Reports Dip In New Coronavirus Caseload After Spike One Day Earlier
- D.C. Council nudges St. E’s hospital bill to next stage
- When will southeast DC get a new hospital to support the ward?
DELAWARE
FLORIDA
- 2 Duval County long-term care facilities record new COVID-19 deaths
- 56 Florida hospital ICUs have hit capacity
- Cleveland Clinic Florida’s CEO resigns for value-based care gig. Here’s what he’ll be doing
- Cloud-based telehealth, linked with Epic EHR, helps one hospital scale up virtual care
- Emergency rooms in South Florida get selective with coronavirus cases
- Escambia County hospitalizations up by 48% since Wednesday; Florida hits new COVID-19 record
- Florida adds another 10,059 coronavirus cases in one day, surpasses 200K total cases
- Florida health department COVID-19 data has inconsistencies
- Florida health systems limiting nonurgent surgeries, procedures to preserve ICU bed space
- Florida hospitals keeping ASCs open as elective surgeries are delayed
- Florida hospitals more worried about staffing than space as COVID cases surge
- Florida hospital nurses protest working conditions amid pandemic
- Florida oncology group will return $2.3 million to VA for drug overpayments
- Florida orthopedic group hit with $99M lawsuit over patient data exposure
- Florida RNs Say HCA Hospital Ignores COVID Safety Standards
- Florida’s largest nursing home company, faces quarter-billion-dollar fraud judgment
- Four Pinellas hospitals completely out of ICU beds
- HCA Florida hospitals restrict inpatient surgeries to free up capacity
- HCA invests $500M in Tennessee hospital expansion
- Hope Hospice agrees to pay $3.2 million to settle ‘False Claims Act’ liability
- Hospital executive charged in $1.4B rural hospital billing scheme
- Hospitals approaching capacity as Miami closes restaurants
- How are Lee Health doctors and nurses handling spike in COVID patients?
- Jackson Health Pausing Non-Emergency Surgeries Amid Increase in COVID Hospitalizations
- Lee Health hospitals could be full by the end of the month, Antonucci says
- Lee Health is recruiting nurses to prepare for a potential surge in patients
- Lee Health reports only 17 ICU beds available
- Lee Health residency program helping SWFL combat doctor shortage
- Local hospitals to delay some non-urgent surgeries to increase bed capacity for COVID-19 patients
- Local hospitals take steps to provide capacity as COVID-19 cases increase
- Memorial Healthcare in South Florida suspends all elective procedures
- Miami hospital flooded with critical patients as coronavirus cases rise
- Pensacola hospitals see 10% spike in COVID-19 patients over last 24 hours
- South Florida hospitals reporting shortage of remdesivir as COVID-19 cases continue to rise
- U of North Florida’s new health innovation network to partner with Mayo Clinic, AdventHealth
- Westside Regional Medical Center’s Freestanding Emergency Room in Davie to Temporarily Suspend Services Effective July 6
GEORGIA
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- Atlanta Hospitals See Surge In COVID-19 Cases Among Young People
- Georgia Health Care Workers Urge Kemp To Make Masks Mandatory
- Georgia sees over 2,800 new COVID-19 cases
- Local hospital in ‘critical need’ of plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients
- More than 1,400 Georgia healthcare workers sign letter asking governor for more coronavirus restrictions
- Patient killed as driver crashes into ER entrance at Buckhead’s Piedmont Atlanta Hospital
- Rapid rise in COVID-19 hospitalizations worries Georgia health care leaders
HAWAII
IDAHO
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- Independent Idaho pharmacy joins Kootenai Health
- Small Rural Idaho Hospital Faces Potential COVID-19 Spike After July 4th Celebrations
- Southeast Idaho reports record COVID-19 cases
- St. Luke’s Boise Medical Center has the best value outcomes for Heart Failure in Boise, ID
- Three Treasure Valley hospitals recognized as top U.S. health care institutions
ILLINOIS
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- 700 Nurses at Joliet Hospital Go On Strike Over Pay, Safety
- Advocate Aurora sells two hospitals for $190 million
- Chicago hospital loses phone, internet access for 24+ hours
- DHHS eases path for COVID-19 testing in North Carolina
- DuPage Medical Group names new CEO
- Illinois health officials report 868 new COVID-19 cases, 18 additional deaths
- Illinois hospital acquires system for improved visualization in spine surgery
- Illinois hospital under investigation after pregnant woman dies of COVID-19
- Lloyd Dean becomes sole CEO of CommonSpirit
- Loretto Hospital workers announce strike date
- NorthShore to acquire Northwest Community Healthcare
- Over $250M in federal funding to support Illinois healthcare
INDIANA
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- Deaconess Opens New Downtown Campus
- Holcomb Details New PPE Initiatives
- Indiana will be among first states to receive home test kits for COVID-19
- Kroger Health gets FDA emergency approval for COVID-19 at-home collection test kit
- Nursing home policies become battleground in race for Indiana governor
- State Changes COVID-19 Nursing Home Data Policy
IOWA
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- Confirmed Iowa virus cases jump 389; total approaches 30,500
- ‘Something’s wrong’: Inspectors watch as COVID-19 spreads in Iowa nursing home
- Which Iowa hospitals advance equality? Civic leadership, value part of new rankings
- Iowa city council member posts restricted COVID-19 ZIP code data on Facebook
- As COVID-19 Cases Increase In Iowa, So Does Demand For Testing
- 7 additional deaths, 670 new positive coronavirus cases reported in Iowa
- COVID-19 in Iowa: 49 patients in ICU, 168 total hospitalized
- Eastern Iowa hospitals, public health departments prepare for COVID-19 case surge
KANSAS
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- As COVID-19 deaths mounted, state gave nursing homes legal cover despite problems
- Kansas sees worst 2-week COVID-19 spike since pandemic began
- Suit over sex abuse at Kansas VA hospital goes to trial
- New hospital ranking weighs commitment to diversity, civic leadership as well as health outcomes
- COVID units in Wichita-area hospitals filling fast, changes being made to county COVID-19 dashboard
- 32 hospital patients, 10 in the ICU: Sedgwick County releases COVID-19 hospital data
- Sedgwick County’s COVID cases went up 11.9% over weekend. It’s not due to more testing.
KENTUCKY
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- A look at how hospitals handle COVID-19 tests before elective surgeries
- Beshear hints at new requirements as Kentucky’s COVID-19 numbers show ‘disturbing’ trend
- Despite scheduling delays, health officials say Kentucky does not have COVID-19 testing shortage
- HHS improperly denied Medicare dual-eligible payments to Kindred Healthcare
- Hospital opens region’s only epilepsy monitoring unit
- How Kentucky nurses are combating the health crisis of inequality
- Humana hiring 200 seasonal workers in Louisville
- Is Kentucky heading for a coronavirus spike?
- Kentucky assisted outpatient treatment program receives $4 million grant
- Louisville-area hospitals confident with ICU bed capacity as COVID-19 cases increase
- Louisville’s big on health care jobs — how it compares to top cities
- Pikeville Medical Center receives grant for Emergency Department pediatrics wing
- Southcentral Kentucky hospitals give update on bed capacity, COVID units
LOUISIANA
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- Louisiana governor says progress against coronavirus has been wiped out in past three weeks
- Louisiana COVID-19 hospitalizations rebound, reach highest level since day 1 of reopening
- North Baton Rouge medical complex to undergo revitalization
- City leaders say new medical complex is big step to restoring health care in North Baton Rouge
- La. affected by supply chain issues related to COVID testing; Congressional delegation works on solutions
- With COVID Cases on the Rise in Acadiana, Lafayette Hospitals See More Hospitalizations
- New Orleans adds restrictions as state COVID-19 cases spike
- Parkinson’s disease risk in Louisiana linked to use of two herbicides and a pesticide: study
MAINE
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- Commission to review Maine nursing homes’ pandemic response
- COVID hospitalizations stay low across much of Maine
- Maine CDC reports 20 new coronavirus cases, no new deaths
- Top PPP recipients in Maine
- CEO of St. Joseph Hospital in Bangor discusses challenges during pandemic
- $1.1 million awarded to Maine hospitals to combat COVID-19
- Maine reports 20 new COVID-19 cases, no deaths, as testing expands
- York Hospital’s new ‘Rapid Result Covid-19 Testing Center’ serves more than 500 since July 1 opening
MARYLAND
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- Anne Arundel Medical Center creates new “family coordinator” position during coronavirus visitor ban
- Ascension Saint Agnes in Baltimore names new president/CEO
- Coronavirus In Maryland: Hospitalizations Drop Below 400 As Total Cases Near 71K
- Governor Hogan Announces Additional Steps to Further Expand COVID-19 Testing for Marylanders
- Md. Hospital Chain Hit With Proposed ERISA Class Action
- Pikesville resident becomes first physician to be president of Mercy Health Services
- Six Nurses From Ascension Saint Agnes Hospital Headed To Texas To Help Amid COVID-19 Case Surge
- UMMS signs new deal with company under firm headed by former board member
MASSACHUSETTS
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- Steward to close Massachusetts hospital ER
- Massachusetts hospitals collectively saw more than $2 billion in losses as coronavirus spread, data shows
- State Report Sheds Light On Mass. Hospitals’ Troubled Finances
- State seeks more information from Falmouth Hospital about unit closures
- Massachusetts reduces $55M contact tracing collaboration amid complaints of dysfunction
MICHIGAN
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- 51,000 Michiganders have recovered from the coronavirus. Hospitals haven’t, yet.
- 38 emergency technicians among layoffs at Michigan Medicine
- Beaumont researchers develop COVID-19 test that yields results in 30-45 minutes
- Local leaders added to nursing home task force
- McLaren CEO: ‘Even during a pandemic, our commitment to excellence has endured’
- Michigan completes federally mandated survey, ensures state will receive all CARES Act funds for nursing homes
- Michigan hospital: Our coronavirus test gives results in minutes, not days
- Michigan hospitals expecting losses despite $850M in federal aid
- Michigan nursing home workers faced ‘heartbreaking’ reality as COVID-19 hit, inspection records reveal
- Michigan reports 62% increase in out-of-hospital deaths
- Michigan reports highest single-day COVID-19 count in seven weeks
- Michiganders avoided hospitals during COVID-19 surge and died, new data shows
- Munson Healthcare enters next phase in COVID-19 response
- Owosso hospital first in Michigan to offer new migraine treatment
- Some Michigan nursing homes to get extra staffing if coronavirus outbreak hits
- Spectrum Health names new northwest region leader
- Visitation slowly returns to Michigan nursing homes, but coronavirus testing still a challenge
MINNESOTA
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- Complaints of evictions in senior care homes up nearly 30% during pandemic
- Use of ICU hospital beds for COVID-19 jumps in Minnesota
- Moose Lake nurses allege Essentia will disregard contract in hospital takeover
- When considering different criteria, Minnesota’s top hospitals ranking looks a lot different
- The daily coronavirus update: 8 more deaths; MDH warns against ‘COVID Parties,’ which are not a real thing
- MDH reports 463 new COVID-19 cases, 8 additional deaths
- ‘We have not seen the worst of it,’ COVID-19 experts tell Minnesota lawmakers
- Rochester Becomes Latest City To Make Masks Mandatory
- July 5 update on COVID-19 in MN: Confirmed cases climb past 38K
MISSISSIPPI
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- Hospitalization rising for COVID-19 cases in Mississippi
- Mississippi delegation leads fight for rural health care relief
- Mississippi Pausing Reopening Process After COVID Surge
- Mississippi reports another large number of new COVID cases Saturday
- ‘Things are getting worse very quickly,’ Mississippi health officer says
MISSOURI
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- Missouri sets record for most COVID-19 cases reported in single day; 14 more deaths
- St. Louis hospitals receive nearly $2 million in federal funding to expand telehealth
- Saint Luke’s takes over hospital from HCA
- New hospital ranking weighs commitment to diversity, civic leadership as well as health outcomes
- St. Louis Pandemic Task Force says St. Louis region is no longer on the good curve for COVID-19
- As hospitalizations rise, Mercy urges SGF to ‘act quickly’ and require masks
- Inconsistencies in official Missouri COVID-19 numbers point to need for standard data reporting
- Kansas City hospital seeing younger coronavirus patients
- 7 workers, including 2 ER doctors, test positive for COVID-19 at Perry County hospital
- ‘This isn’t a blip’: Task force reports highest number of new COVID-19 patients since May 19
MONTANA
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- Hospitals prepped for surge but face challenges
- Kalispell Regional Medical Center sterilizes N95 face masks for reuse
- Kalispell Regional Healthcare to take over Toole County facilities
- Montana infections set record as outbreak hits nursing home
- Some western Montana counties still without coronavirus
- Third Billings nursing home reports COVID-19 case
NEBRASKA
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- Bryan Health Officials Say COVID-19 Test Results Delayed Because Of National Demand
- Nebraska Medicine to open adult psychiatric emergency center this fall
- Nebraska Guard transitions COVD-19 testing teams to civilian healthcare workers
- Nebraska Medical Center performs 400th heart transplant
- As coronavirus surges elsewhere, Nebraska labs report supply shortages, long wait times
NEVADA
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW JERSEY
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- CarePoint Health announces Moulick as hospital system CEO
- How New Jersey hospitals are revamping supply chains for 2nd coronavirus wave
- Murphy Extends Public Health Emergency Another 30 Days
- New Chief Development Officer Named by No. 1 Hospital in New Jersey
- New Jersey hospital says employee was fired after attending BLM counter-protest
- N.J. hospitals near contract agreements with nurses union despite tension over pandemic safety
NEW MEXICO
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- Database shows New Mexico health care facilities receiving COVID-19 relief funds
- The Disproportionate Impact of Covid-19 on Communities of Color
- Updated New Mexico COVID-19 cases: Now at 14,017
- Test for virus in New Mexico is free, but hurdles remain
- New Mexico health officials report 53 new COVID-19 cases in Doña Ana County on Wednesday
NEW YORK
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- New York hospitals released 6,300 virus patients to nursing homes
- New York nurses union files unfair labor charges, seeks data on coronavirus-infected healthcare workers
- Nurse sues Ellis Hospital, alleges underpayment of wages
- New York hospital refiles for bankruptcy
- Mount Sinai, Emergent BioSolutions to test COVID-19 blood plasma as preventive treatment
- Grave Shortages of Protective Gear Flare Again as Covid Cases Surge
- Does Cuomo Share Blame for 6,200 Virus Deaths in N.Y. Nursing Homes?
- 68% Have Antibodies in This Clinic. Can Neighborhood Beat a Next Wave?
NORTH CAROLINA
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- Drive for union at North Carolina hospital could inspire others
- Mission hits new high in coronavirus hospitalizations
- N.C. nursing homes still lack critical PPE
- New COVID-19 outbreak at Burlington nursing home
- North Carolina on the brink of transforming Medicaid for 2 million people
- North Carolina’s coronavirus surge, explained in three charts
- Novant closer to $4.5B deal to buy North Carolina hospital
- Wilmington hospital advisory group recommends Novant as next operator
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO
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- Cleveland Clinic Florida’s CEO resigns for value-based care gig. Here’s what he’ll be doing
- Convention Center field hospital remains ready if needed
- Dayton Children’s confirms layoffs
- Kettering Health Network named one of the nation’s 15 Top Health Systems
- Long-term care deaths account for 80% of county COVID toll
- Mapping Ohio’s 57,956 coronavirus cases; latest trends include a record high for rolling average of new cases
- Nationwide Children’s fires nurse for using racial slur
- Reopening Ohio: State unveils new alert system for COVID-19 cases
- The Bellevue Hospital’s president and CEO to retire Aug. 31
- UH Parma Medical Center opens to visitors, requires masks and screening
OKLAHOMA
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- Integris reopens Oklahoma hospital for COVID-19 patients
- Legal wrangling surrounds four rural Oklahoma hospitals
- OKC hospital, management company and physician group to pay $72.3 million settlement over alleged kickback scheme
- Oklahoma hospital, physician group will pay $72M to settle false claims case
- OSDH data shows some Oklahoma hospital’s ICUs are at maximum capacity but at least one hospital disputes the numbers
- Integris seeks additional bed capacity as Oklahoma shatters record for COVID cases
- OU Medicine’s chief of infectious diseases addresses health concerns, solutions amid Oklahoma’s rising COVID-19 cases
OREGON
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- Oregon records second day of 300-plus coronavirus cases
- Oregon thought it had controlled COVID-19, then came surge
- Oregon sees record-breaking 389 new cases of coronavirus, six new deaths
- COVID-19 survival rate improves significantly at local hospitals
- Tactics: ‘Many Rural Hospitals Will Be Forced to Consolidate’
- Pandemic will force rural hospitals to consolidate, Oregon hospital CEO predicts
PENNSYLVANIA
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- After lengthy search, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children gets a new CEO
- Dauphin County nursing home fires employee seen in video throwing drink on resident
- Easton Hospital employees hold vigil for lost jobs as facility changes hands
- Family of nursing home worker who died of COVID sues
- Federal Lawsuit Alleges UPMC Falsely Billed For Medical Procedures, Failed To Properly Obtain Patient Consent
- Geisinger plans to open first 65 Forward Health Center in Central Pennsylvania
- Hospital beds available, even as state and region add COVID-19 cases, Windber CEO says
- Local hospitals working to maintain PPE amid COVID-19, impending flu season
- PA Health Sec Levine Addresses COVID Impact on Nursing Homes
- Pennsylvania GI surgery center struggles to secure PPE
- Pennsylvania hospital commended for spine surgery
- Pennsylvania hospital workers aim to stop 250 job cuts
- Some nursing homes in state reducing COVID-19 deaths because of new state definition
- St. Luke’s acquires 12th Pennsylvania hospital
- Tower Health, Drexel University name new CEO for Philadelphia hospital
- Tower Health to open three new urgent care locations
- Troubled nursing home sued over housekeeper’s COVID-19 death
- Tyrone Regional appoints Anna as new CEO
- Union Calls on Mount Nittany Health to Halt Layoff Plans
- Lawsuit claims UPMC doctors did not get informed patient consent
RHODE ISLAND
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- Rhode Island Nursing Home Group Defends Coronavirus Response
- Rhode Island nursing homes defend care, taking visitors again next week
- R.I. nursing homes defend coronavirus care after Raimondo challenge
- RI Nursing Home Visitations Set To Resume Wednesday
- Rhode Island allows hospital visits to resume
- Rhode Island reports 122 new COVID-19 cases, 9 more deaths since Friday
- R.I. to crack down on businesses flouting coronavirus rules
SOUTH CAROLINA
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- As COVID-19 Numbers Rise In SC, Hospitals Eye Bed Space
- ‘A category 6 hurricane of illness’: Doctors explain virus impact on Charleston hospitals
- Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center providing 5,000 masks to city of Hartsville
- Current COVID-19 inpatients at MUSC Health-Charleston reach triple digits
- Hospital occupancy surging due to increased COVID-19 cases in SC
- Mandatory mask petition started by South Carolina health care worker
- South Carolina currently using 75 percent of its hospital beds as COVID-19 cases increase
- South Carolina emerging as coronavirus hot spot, as hospitalizations rise and virus spreads
SOUTH DAKOTA
TENNESSEE
TEXAS
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- COVID-19: Gov. Abbott sends 628 healthcare professionals to the Valley
- Houston mayor warns hospital system close to “overwhelmed” amid COVID spike
- More North Texas Nursing Home Residents Evacuated After COVID-19 Cases Surge
- Texas Hospital CEO: People Need To Change Their Behaviors ‘Dramatically’
- Texas won’t specify where hospital beds are available as coronavirus cases hit record highs
- These are the two new COVID-19 treatment trials happening in Houston
- University Health System to begin $170M Epic EHR implementation
- Inside a Texas hospital overwhelmed by virus cases: “It seems like it’s going to be getting a lot worse”
- Tenet’s Conifer names new executive leaders
- Texas hospitals abound in Lown top hospitals index
- As Coronavirus Slams Houston Hospitals, It’s Like New York ‘All Over Again’
- Memorial Hermann, Harris Health among top Houston hospitals in new rankings
- ‘No Good Options’: As COVID-19 Surges in the South and Sun Belt, Testing for Nursing Homes Lags Behind
- Austin, Texas, COVID-19 dashboard doesn’t report all COVID-19 positive tests as cases spike
- Hospitals working to save bed space and keep workforce healthy
- Texas and Arizona ER doctors say they are losing hope as hospitals reach capacity
- Texas COVID-19 data may be skewed by untested at-home deaths
- Gov. Abbott expands suspension of elective surgeries in more Texas counties
UTAH
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- Utah’s coronavirus surge continues with a record-tying 676 new cases, but no new deaths reported
- Utah hospitals warn COVID-19 surge may overwhelm hospital staff, resources
- Utah Hospital Association asks Governor for statewide mandatory mask order
- Utah sets one-day record for new COVID-19 cases and passes 200 in its death toll
- Despite surge in new COVID-19 cases, Utah’s hospitalization and death rates have fallen
VERMONT
VIRGINIA
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- 215 more COVID-19 patients discharged from Virginia hospitals
- 30 more COVID-19 patients discharged from Virginia hospitals
- Bon Secours looking to add beds to new hospital
- Virginia falls between its neighbors in COVID-19 surges
- Virginia still allows hospitals to move some patients to nursing homes without COVID-19 testing, despite pleas from providers
WASHINGTON
WEST VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN
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- Ascension Wisconsin Spirit Medical Transports to discontinue some services
- Advocate Aurora sells two hospitals for $190 million
- As doctor shortage looms, Wisconsin program encourages doctors to work in rural areas
- DHS: record 738 new cases; percent positive jumps to 10.8%
- SSM Health Dean Medical Group resumes services at five clinics
- SSM Health first to use ESO Health Data Exchange
- SSM Health implements data exchange technology with EMS
- SSM Health links EHR with local EMS systems for real-time data exchange
- St. Elizabeth Nursing Home cited after state COVID-19 investigation
WYOMING
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- Daily Wyoming coronavirus update: 34 new confirmed cases, 10 new confirmed recoveries
- Jackson Hole Hospital Raises Prices For Inpatient And Outpatient Services by 8%
- Nine Wyoming hospitals penalized by feds
- Wyoming Nurses Devote Long Hours To COVID-19 Contact Tracing
- Wyoming ranks 16th for overall child well-being on national survey
