NATIONAL
- 3 strategic tips for radiology practices to emerge stronger from the pandemic
- 12 interesting health IT, innovation partnerships in 2020
- Amazon launches primary care centers for employees
- CMS proposes dialysis payment rule
- CMS to Target Nursing Homes with Infection Control Problems in New COVID-19 Hotspots
- Coronavirus hospital data will now be sent to Trump administration instead of CDC
- COVID-19 causes unprecedented drop in physician demand
- COVID-19 is reducing physician compensation, job options
- Despite COVID-19, Digital Health Shatters Funding Records with $6.3 Billion in 1H 2020
- Doctors, nurses warn of another protective gear shortage as coronavirus surges
- Early Impact Of CMS Expansion Of Medicare Telehealth During COVID-19
- HHS alters COVID-19 reporting protocol for hospitals
- HHS Modifies Some Substance Use Disorder Privacy Provisions
- HHS to distribute $4B in COVID-19 aid — here’s how much hospitals in each state are getting
- Moderna vaccine spurs immune response, initial data shows
- NIH rolls out COVID-19 clinical trials network: 5 things to know
- ‘No one is taking access or data away from CDC’: CDC director, HHS CIO explain COVID-19 data transfer decision
- OIG audit finds hospital upcodes overbilled Medicare by $1B
- Pandemic spurs national union activity among hospital workers
- Prior Authorization Changes Driven by the COVID-19 Pandemic
- Reactions mixed to HHS’ new protocol for hospitals reporting COVID-19 data
- Some hospitals see rise in younger admissions for COVID-19, raising doctors’ concerns
- Trump administration orders hospitals to send coronavirus data to Washington, not the CDC
- Verma: CMS Wants to Partner with Nursing Homes, ‘Move Away’ from Focusing on Fines
- Which hospitals have suspended elective surgeries? A list, state by state
ALABAMA
- ADPH shares more COVID-19 hospitalization data
- Alabama breaks COVID-19 hospitalization record for sixth straight day
- Alabama hospital leader: short window to get COVID under control
- Alabama hospital ‘tops off’ $250M orthopedic & spine tower
- Alabama mayors, hospital officials call for statewide mask requirement
- Alabama virus deaths rise as hospital group sounds warning
- Available Alabama ICU beds at all-time low as COVID-19 hospitalizations spike
- COVID-19 exposure, illness, testing sidelines 200 Alabama hospital employees
- Huntsville hospital system works to regroup after nearly 200 employees quarantine
- National home health company launches in Birmingham
- Reid Jones named CEO of UAB Medicine
- UAB joins NIH consortium on genomics
- ‘We have two weeks’: Leader of Alabama’s Hospital Association stresses action
ALASKA
- Alaska Lawmakers Push for Telehealth Expansion in ‘Frontier’ States
- Alaska reports 49 new COVID-19 cases, changes in the number of hospital beds available for them
- Alaska reports the highest rate of tuberculosis infection in the nation, at a time when public health resources are limited
- Alaska’s confirmed coronavirus infections hit new daily high of 77 but hospitalization rate remains low
- Anchorage hospitals start to see uptick in emergency COVID-19 cases as positive tests soar
- Are we OK? A message from Alaska’s hospitals and nursing homes on COVID-19
- Bartlett hospital employee tests positive for COVID-19
- HHS to distribute $4B in COVID-19 aid — here’s how much hospitals in each state are getting
- Hospital adds new COVID-19 rooms
- Tackling Alaska’s high health care costs
ARIZONA
- Banner Health inks $200M deal to acquire Wyoming hospital
- More than 30 Arizona hospitals apply for staffing help as state passes 131,350 COVID-19 cases
- Southern Nevada hospitals report taking few to no COVID-19 patients from Arizona as cases increase in their facilities
- Tucson nursing home has state’s worst COVID-19 death toll
- UCHealth staff members travel to Ariz. to help out with surge in COVID cases
- Assisted living communities tapped for potential COVID-19 hospital transfers in Arizona
- Arizona reports more than 4,000 new confirmed virus cases
- State of Arizona hiring nearly 600 out-of-state nurses to assist with COVID-19 care
- ‘Testing is our only defense’: Nursing homes plead for faster COVID-19 test results
- Arizona health care company making house calls for those who want to avoid hospitals
- Hospitals are running out of staff, supplies, and beds for Covid-19 patients — and this time could be worse
- Arizona data shows ‘some encouraging signs’ that COVID-19 outbreak is moderating
- Physician Agrees To Pay $400,000 To Settle Allegations Of Making False Medicare Charges
ARKANSAS
- Arkansas reports 28,367 COVID-19 cases; 321 deaths
- Baptist Health testing potential COVID-19 vaccine
- Northwest Arkansas healthcare group seeks $6.5 million to enhance COVID-19 response
- Coronavirus today: Still no on a mask mandate
- Coronavirus in Arkansas: Governor, Secretary of Health give details on rise of cases over the weekend
- Little Rock nurse says it’s crucial young children also wear masks in public
- Arkansas virus cases climb 1,061 in day
CALIFORNIA
- 150-bed Virtual Hospital Expands Health System Capacity
- California health system reports 4 employee emails hacked since April
- California Hospital Staff Struggle to Keep COVID-19 Patients Alive
- Hospitalization still on the rise in California because of pandemic
- Inside California hospital overwhelmed by Covid-19 cases
- LA nursing home accused of dumping patients amid virus
- Los Angeles nursing home accused of dumping patients amid virus
- Nursing Home Operator Will Settle Fraud Claims for $16.7M
- ‘We’re just overwhelmed’: The view from inside hospitals as coronavirus surge hits
COLORADO
- 7 Medical Professionals Tell Us What It’s Like On Colorado’s Coronavirus Front Lines
- Boulder Community Health partners with Optum, remaining independent
- Colorado hospital to switch to Epic EHR, displace up to 15 IT jobs
- Colorado’s hospitals see most COVID-19 patients in more than a month
- Colorado, like other states, trims health programs amid health crisis
- Colorado received more than 1,700 vials of experimental coronavirus treatment
- Colorado’s weekly COVID-19 count hits highest level since May as upward trend continues
- Jennifer Jones Paton: Colorado’s life sciences community is taking on COVID-19
- Pandemic accelerates Boulder-grown telemedicine companies
- Sierra Nevada Memorial Hospital bolsters supply chain
- UCHealth Greeley Hospital recaps a first pandemic-stricken year
- UCHealth staff members travel to Ariz. to help out with surge in COVID cases
CONNECTICUT
- Connecticut Hospital Layoffs A Consequence Of COVID-19’s Financial Hit
- The first confirmed COVID-19 death of a nursing home patient in Connecticut may hold clues as to how coronavirus tore through the state’s nursing homes
- Some CT hospitals stop collecting plasma to treat COVID-19
- CT hospitals follow Trump administration mandate to report COVID cases to HHS, not CDC
- Trinity Health to lay off non-clinical staff amid pandemic
DC
- D.C. health officials voice concern about virus metrics as region’s caseload creeps higher
- DC Mayor To Extend Coronavirus Public Health Emergency To October
- D.C. has tested 13,706 blood samples. Only 809 carried coronavirus antibodies.
- DC, Maryland, Virginia report another large jump in coronavirus cases
- Coronavirus updates: Virginia adopts new workplace rules, DC extends state of emergency
- ‘Don’t die of doubt’: DC health experts encourage visits to hospitals amid COVID fears
- Investigation Uncovers Missteps In Washington, D.C.’s Coronavirus Response
- D.C. slips in key coronavirus metric as region sees highest caseload in weeks
DELAWARE
- Beebe Healthcare opens new cancer center
- HIPAA breach impacts 350 Delaware Division of Developmental Disabilities clients
- Nanticoke Hospital to receive $1.6 million in federal aid
- Nemours CEO discusses COVID-19 challenges and opportunities
FLORIDA
- 37 employees of area long-term care facilities test positive for COVID-19
- AdventHealth CEO amid Florida COVID-19 surge: ‘I wouldn’t hesitate to go to Disney’
- Broward health officials address overcrowded hospitals as COVID-19 cases surge
- CHS’ sale of 480-bed Florida hospital moves forward
- Change Approved To Aid Florida Hospital Capacity
- Collier physicians petition for mandatory mask ordinance due to high community spread
- Coronavirus updates: Florida has 47 hospitals with no ICU beds
- COVID-19 hospitalizations in Florida: A county-by-county breakdown
- Doctor: Baptist Health not ‘overrun’ by coronavirus cases
- Encompass Health buys land for rehab hospital in Florida
- FEMA expected to dispatch 1,500 nurses to Florida as COVID-19 hospitalizations surge
- Florida Cancer Specialists Appoints New Chief Executive Officer
- Florida changes COVID reporting requirements, saying labs did not share negative results
- Florida coronavirus cases set new national daily record at 15,300; Volusia has 171 more
- Florida Department of Health says some labs have not reported negative COVID-19 results
- Florida, Georgia issue more remdesivir shipments to hospitals
- Florida HCA hospitals to pause elective surgeries again
- Here’s how Florida hospitals are reporting current COVID-19 hospitalizations
- Hospitalizations at Sarasota Memorial Hospital double in less than 10 days
- Jackson Health ‘on a disastrous course’ after missing out on COVID-19 relief aid, CEO says
- Lee Health activates COVID-19 surge plan
- Lee Health to add 100 hospital beds by end of July
- Local hospital restricts some inpatient surgeries, procedures as COVID cases climb
- Orlando Health plans new patient tower in Lake County
- South Florida researcher works to clear ICU beds with possible treatment for COVID-19
- Tampa Bay area hospitals able to send more COVID-19 patients home with wearable biotechnology
- Tampa’s Edgility works with Ohio hospital system to keep patients healthy at home
- Visitors banned from long-term care facilities for another 2 months
- West Florida Hospital postpones scheduling elective surgeries, Baptist limits visitors
GEORGIA
- Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta furloughs nearly 400 workers
- Coliseum Health announces new Chief Medical Officer
- Florida, Georgia issue more remdesivir shipments to hospitals
- Georgia expands hospital beds with virus cases at daily high
- Georgia governor reopens coronavirus field hospital at Atlanta convention center
- Georgia hospital CEOs to governor: Reopen field hospital so we can continue surgeries
- Georgia hospital cleared of wrongdoing after investigation into COVID-19 test results
- Georgia hospital ranked among nation’s best for addressing inequities
- Georgia hospital to build $7.7M radiation oncology center
- Georgia hospitals return millions in COVID-19 relief funding
- Georgia hospitals see increase in patients as COVID-19 numbers keep climbing
- Georgia inks deal with Piedmont to boost bed capacity
- Georgia lags on nursing home inspections during coronavirus crisis
- Georgia sees dramatic rise in COVID-19 patients in hospitals
- Latest coronavirus headlines, data for South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia
- Metro Atlanta hospital CEO says Ga.’s latest COVID-19 numbers are “frightening”
- Old Fight Flares as Work Begins on New Hospital in Georgia
- Patient data was potentially compromised after ransomware attack on St. Mary’s Health Care contractor
- Piedmont Healthcare partnership announced in preparation for COVID-19 surge in Georgia
- Three Georgia cities in top 25% of most stressed in U.S.
HAWAII
- Adventist Health Castle Ranked #1 Hawaii Hospital & 25th in Nation
- At least 2 medical facilities report new COVID-19 cases among their employees
- Four residents, two workers test positive for COVID-19 at Pearl City Nursing Home
- Health Department: Hawaii labs are able to meet current demand for COVID-19 testing
- New physician assistant program could boost Big Isle health care
IDAHO
- How St. Luke’s in Boise is gearing up for a surge of COVID-19 hospitalizations
- Idaho healthcare leaders plead for coronavirus mask mandate
- Idaho hospitals keep an eye on overcrowding
- Idaho’s Long-Term Care Centers See Uptick In Coronavirus Cases
- Idaho Struggles With Coronavirus Testing Capacity, Reserves Tests For The Sick
- Local hospital steps up its cleaning efforts on top of safety measures already in place
- Southwest District Health board member criticized for anti-mask social media posts
ILLINOIS
- 3 Hillsboro hospital employees positive for COVID-19
- Area long-term care facilities struggle with directive to do facility-wide COVID-19 testing
- Cairo’s only nursing home may close; company calls it a ‘very strong possibility’
- COVID cases reported at 4 new southwestern Illinois long-term care centers in past week
- Hospital admissions for COVID-19-like illness rose in La Salle County
- Illinois COVID-19 Update: Deaths in long-term care facilities fall by half
- Illinois gets $5.8M settlement in Medicaid fraud case
- Lurie Children’s Hospital Revamps Internship Program During Pandemic
- Striking Illinois nurses reject Amita Health contract offer
- Underfunded Chicago hospital leading the COVID-19 fight
INDIANA
- Aspire Names Director
- COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations, ICU admissions increase in Indiana
- COVID-19 Hospitalizations Jump More Than 43 Percent In A Week
- Hoosier Hospitals Have Lost Revenue Amid Pandemic, Especially Those That Are Small And Rural
- Indiana Announces 793 New COVID-19 Cases, 8 Additional Deaths
- Indiana hospitals needing a lifeline; financial fallout surfacing amid COVID surge
- IU Health Bedford Hospital Celebrates 50 Years Of Serving The Health Care Needs Of The Community
- IU Health Paoli to open primary care clinic
- Northern Indiana Doctors Partner To Clear $1.7 Million In Medical Debt In Eight Counties
- Ohio health system, Indiana hospital partner on cancer care
- Shortage of COVID-19 testing supplies and lagging results threaten nursing homes
IOWA
- Iowa offers free Narcan at pharmacies
- Nebraska, Iowa attorneys general announce lawsuits against stem cell therapy clinics
- UnityPoint Health Developing New SNF-at-Home Model, Seeking Home Care Partner
- Health expert gives warning about rising hospitalization numbers in Iowa
- Iowa Dumps Public Health Department Spokeswoman During Coronavirus Pandemic
- 18 deaths reported, another 701 positive COVID-19 cases in Iowa
- Iowa family concerned about language barriers at hospital amid coronavirus pandemic
- ‘That first wave never ended.’ Iowa’s coronavirus cases are almost back up to May peak
KANSAS
- KU Health System doctors express concern about jump in coronavirus hospitalizations
- University of Kansas Health System remains focused on ‘world class service’
- COVID-19 LIVE UPDATES: Kansas adds 875 new cases of coronavirus, Missouri reports 888
- Hospital operator NueHealth names a new president
- Younger population feels force of COVID-19 in Kansas, Missouri. Some end up in the ICU
- Wichita hospitals could hit capacity this month with COVID-19 patients, mayor says
- KU Health System sees boom in COVID-19 patients, offers saliva testing to students returning to campus
- Kansas’ largest city worries about running short of ICU beds
KENTUCKY
- 11 Ky. hospitals receive nearly $152M through CARES Act
- Gov. Beshear: Reviving Kentucky health insurance exchange to reap bigger savings
- Institute will help underserved areas gain access to medical care.
- Kentucky Fairgrounds COVID Field Hospital ‘Mothballed’
- Kentucky reports 477 new COVID-19 cases, 10 additional virus-related deaths
- Kentucky Reports Second-Highest Number of COVID-19 Cases
- Some Kentucky nursing homes can resume in-person visits Wednesday
- Visiting at Kentucky nursing homes begins with COVID-19 safety precautions
LOUISIANA
- Ochsner LSU Shreveport partners with Oceans Healthcare to open behavioral health facility
- Doctors of rural Louisiana hospital question CEO’s use of federal coronavirus funding
- In Louisiana, soaring demand for coronavirus testing has outstripped supply: ‘We’re back in March’
- Louisiana’s COVID-19 Surge Is Among The Worst In The U.S. And Some Leaders Are Still Fighting Masks
- As coronavirus deaths surged in Louisiana, more people died of other things, too, studies say
- As COVID-19 cases spike, Louisiana hospitals worry about remdesivir supply
- New Orleans doctors say hospital capacity nowhere near where it was in the Spring
- Locals react to Kaiser Foundation study on teachers and the risk of serious COVID-19 illness
- Louisiana surpasses one million COVID-19 tests statewide
MAINE
- Number of COVID-19 patients in Maine hospitals hits lowest level since March
- Belfast Public Health Nursing receives $15,000 grant from Stephen, Tabitha King Foundation
- Maine Hospitals Worry About Trump Administration’s New Coronavirus Data Collection Policy
- 18 ‘swab and send’ COVID test sites launch, backed by Maine health care businesses
- Maine is doing many things right to control the spread of coronavirus
- Maine health providers worry about second virus wave as protective equipment runs low
- Maine’s mask mandate doesn’t go far enough, health professionals say
- All residents and staff at Continuing Care facility in Mars Hill being tested for COVID 19 after staff member tests positive
MARYLAND
- Anne Arundel police crisis team named ‘International Crisis Intervention Team of the Year’
- Ed Lovern named CEO of Ascension Saint Agnes
- Four Maryland nursing homes fined for violating coronavirus testing requirements
- How a Maryland nursing home stayed coronavirus-free
- Rockville nursing home fined by Department of Health
- UPMC Western Maryland commits $61 million in community assistance
MASSACHUSETTS
- Brigham & Women’s gets $25M donation
- Harvard, Oxford deploy AI screening tool for rapid COVID-19 diagnosis
- Brandeis University launches COVID-19-specific opioid resource center
- BCBS of Massachusetts launches global payment model for primary care clinics
- Long lines, delayed results, and lacking access: Here’s the latest on coronavirus testing in Mass.
- New Mass General Brigham study finds masks can help stop coronavirus in its tracks
MICHIGAN
- American health policy expert talks Michigan nursing homes, elder care
- Are metro Detroit hospitals prepared for the next COVID-19 wave?
- Bronson Healthcare opens seven new primary care practices in West Michigan
- Major Michigan hospitals support mandated implicit bias training
- McLaren’s acquisition of Ohio hospital OK’d by state
- McLaren-Central Michigan CEO resigns; retired ex-president returns
- Michigan nursing home workers at six sites plan July 20 walkout
- OSF HealthCare St. Francis Hospital & Medical Group implements visitor restrictions again
- Whitmer mandates training for Michigan health care workers to reduce bias
MINNESOTA
- Minnesota COVID restrictions eased on long-term care settings
- UnitedHealth doubles profit in Q2 as MLR plummets to 70.2% amid pandemic
- Is Minnesota Experiencing Long Wait Times For COVID-19 Results?
- The public health costs of returning to campus
- Minnesota Senator Asks Health Officials To ‘Disobey’ Trump Orders To Bypass CDC On COVID-19 Numbers
- Latest on COVID-19 in MN: New cases up as deaths, hospitalizations flatten
- Hospitalizations, deaths more prevalent among minorities as Minnesota adds 611 COVID-19 cases, 8 deaths
- Minnesota health officials say increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations is ‘likely’
- An invisible hand: Patients aren’t being told about the AI systems advising their care
MISSISSIPPI
- Governor: Mississippi seeing its ‘worst’ spread of COVID-19
- Local hospital system absorbs pandemic patient surge
- Local hospitals are concerned not just about capacity but also staffing
- Mississippi community health centers and organizations to receive PPE
- Mississippi delays elective medical procedures
- Mississippi limits elective surgeries amid COVID-19 surge
- Mississippi nurse sentenced in health care fraud scheme
- Mississippi’s 5 biggest hospitals at ICU capacity
MISSOURI
- BJC HealthCare shakes up leadership
- BJC leadership changes include new president for Barnes-Jewish Hospital
- Hospitalizations and new cases of coronavirus continue worrisome trend in Missouri
- Missouri sees third-highest increase in COVID-19 cases in single day
- SSM Health DePaul Hospital has discharged 300 COVID-19 patients
- SSM Health signs letter of intent to sell St. Mary’s Hospital
- SSM Health to sell Missouri hospital
- St. Louis-area hospitals see slight drop in COVID-19 patients
- CDC case study in Missouri touts benefits of universal mask use
- St. Louis hospital secures $18.5M bid
- Missouri U researchers using pencils to draw biomedical monitoring devices on patients’ skin
- SSM Health signs letter of intent to sell St. Mary’s Hospital
- Younger population feels force of COVID-19 in Kansas, Missouri. Some end up in the ICU
- COVID-19 LIVE UPDATES: Kansas adds 875 new cases of coronavirus, Missouri reports 888
MONTANA
- 85 new cases of COVID-19 in Montana
- After Montana care home refused free COVID-19 tests, nearly everyone has coronavirus
- Billings hospital begins offering asymptomatic COVID-19 testing to employees
- COVID-19 on the rise in Northwest Montana
- Missoula biotech company Inimmune closes $22M in first round of funding
- Montana hospitals, Dept. of Commerce team up for masks
- Montana nursing home that rejected free testing reports 23% of state’s deaths
- Nearly $14M in coronavirus relief sent for seven rural Montana health providers
- Some Montana COVID-19 test results delayed
NEBRASKA
- Nebraska, Iowa attorneys general announce lawsuits against stem cell therapy clinics
- 4 Ways Healthcare Organizations Can Establish Partnerships to Drive Innovation
- Gov. Ricketts COVID-19 update: Testing to transition from pop-up sites to hospitals, pharmacies
- Regional West among sites to expand COVID-19 testing in Panhandle
- Children’s Hospital in Omaha announces new president & CEO
NEVADA
- HCA suspends some surgeries at Las Vegas hospital
- Hospital chain UHS planning 40-acre west Henderson campus
- ICU levels high, but not at full capacity in Las Vegas Valley hospitals
- Las Vegas hospital postpones elective surgeries amid COVID-19 surge
- Nevada faces $233M in healthcare budget cuts amid pandemic
- Nevada Hospital Association changing how it reports COVID-19 patients
- Nevada hospitals changing COVID-19 reporting at request of U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
- Nevada reports third largest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases, 13 new deaths
- Southern Hills Hospital in Las Vegas restricting visitor access due to surge of COVID-19 cases
- Southern Nevada hospitals report taking few to no COVID-19 patients from Arizona as cases increase in their facilities
NEW HAMPSHIRE
- Concord Hospital psychiatric floor reopens
- Fewer COVID patients, but financial recovery far off for Manchester, Nashua hospitals
- MIS-C not seen as significant threat in N.H. for young students
- Legislature finishes historic session, sends omnibus bills to governor’s desk
- New Hampshire hospital development with ASC on track
NEW JERSEY
- Hackensack Meridian Mountainside Medical Appoints Interim CEO
- Hackensack University Medical Center Becomes First in New Jersey to Perform Revolutionary Minimally Invasive Robotic Lung Biopsy Procedure
- Holy Name Medical Center, hospital at epicenter of NJ’s pandemic, has no COVID-19 patients
- New Jersey Hospital at Center of State’s Virus Response Brings Patient Count to Zero
- NJ hospitals struggle to obtain COVID tests and PPE
- Ocean View Nursing and Rehabilitation Center has 25 coronavirus-positive residents
- RWJBarnabas gets $2M grant to launch SDOH screenings for patients
- Surprise proposal for New Jersey doctor on frontlines of pandemic
NEW MEXICO
- Updated New Mexico COVID-19 cases: Now at 15,514
- These doctors and nurses volunteered to battle Covid-19 in the Navajo Nation, and came back with a warning
- Millions of dollars, questionable PPE, and a forgery: Did New Mexico get duped?
- COVID Catch-22: They got a big ER bill because hospitals couldn’t test for virus
NEW YORK
- Bassett Healthcare Network gets new president and CEO
- Cuomo says his nursing home report ‘has the facts.’ Others worry it has a ‘preconceived conclusion’
- Nurses Association joins growing calls for independent nursing home investigation
- Michael Dowling: COVID-19 put my system through hell and back
- New York hospital closes ICU, lays off nurses
- Northwell plans $460M expansion of Southside Hospital
- Nursing home visits will soon resume throughout the state
- NY allows nursing home visitors to return
- Orleans Community Health CFO/CEO stepping down
- Sullivan County hearing on sale of nursing home extended
- ‘We are begging for more assistance’: New York health system CEO seeks funding to avoid layoffs
- Mount Sinai rolls out remote monitoring system for hypertension patients: 5 notes
- NYU hospital fires employee over racist behavior
- How NYC Health + Hospitals Protected Its Workforce In The Face Of Shortage
- Using Interfacility Transfers To ‘Level-Load’ Demand From Surging COVID-19 Patients: Lessons From NYC Health + Hospitals
- Governor Cuomo Announces New York State Establishes Two Church Testing Sites in Houston COVID-19 Hotspots
NORTH CAROLINA
- 3 long-term care facilities in Raleigh have COVID-19 outbreaks, officials say
- ‘Concerning:’ North Carolina reports highest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases, 6th straight day of record high hospitalizations
- COVID-19 cases climb at Hendersonville nursing home; Majority linked to staff
- COVID-19 outbreak reported at 3 Wake County long-term care facilities
- HCA Mission Hospital nurses seek more staffing amid COVID-19 surge
- Hospital bed availability falls under 25% in both North and South Carolina
- Latest coronavirus headlines, data for South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia
- Mission Health COVID-19 cases continue to grow, with three days of record highs this week
- Mission Hospital nurses call for staffing increase as COVID-19 numbers rise
- North Carolina reports second highest single-day increase in COVID-19 cases
- N.C. coronavirus hospitalizations continue downward trend as over 1.8K daily cases reported in 24 hours
- North Carolina has ‘uncontrolled spread’ of COVID-19, data show. How bad is it?
- Novant Health wins bid for New Hanover Regional Medical Center
- There’s some good news buried in North Carolina’s rising COVID-19 hospitalization numbers
- Triangle hospitals feeling overwhelmed as COVID-19 cases climb
- Triangle hospitals say they are prepared for rise in coronavirus cases
NORTH DAKOTA
- New facility offers Sanford Health faster and better sterilization process
- Despite low population, positive COVID-19 cases increase in Walsh County
- Lawsuit claims Essentia harmed almost 50K patients with improperly stored vaccines, drugs
- North Dakota coronavirus news, July 12: GNDC to hold virtual policy summit
- COVID surge continues as North Dakota hits another record high for active cases
OHIO
- Coronavirus: Dayton region hospitals seeing busiest rush of patients yet
- Coronavirus: Ohio spike not yet seen at hospitals
- Hospitals Operating Normally as COVID-19 Surges in Southwest Ohio
- Mary Rutan Hospital expands orthopedic, surgical services
- McLaren’s acquisition of Ohio hospital OK’d by state
- Ohio AG sues Express Scripts, alleges millions in overcharges
- Ohio health system, Indiana hospital partner on cancer care
- Ohio’s Daily COVID-19 Patient Count In Hospitals Hits 1K
- Ohio’s largest orthopedic practice saved jobs using federal, state programs during shutdown
- OSU Wexner Medical Center balances normal with new service styles and options
- Tampa’s Edgility works with Ohio hospital system to keep patients healthy at home
- Tougher audit needed to understand UTMC finances, Ohio lawmakers say
- University Hospitals seeing increase in Emergency Room cases for COVID-19 symptoms
- Westwood nursing home makes COVID-positive employees continue to work, one claims
OKLAHOMA
- Oklahoma hospital, physician group will pay $72M to settle false claims case
- Okla. Reimbursement Law Steps On Medicare D, Court Says
- Oklahoma renegotiates hospital surge contracts
- Tenet-affiliated surgical hospital agrees to $72.3M settlement with DOJ over kickback suit
- Surge in coronavirus hospitalizations raises concerns among health officials
- Oklahoma’s governor says he has tested positive for COVID-19
- Oklahoma City council will meet Friday afternoon to vote on a mask ordinance
- Gov. Stitt says COVID-19 situation is manageable in Oklahoma; top metro doctor worried ICUs are filling up
- OU Med doctor advocates for masks, criticizing reporting and analysis of virus
- New coronavirus surge plan doubles number of hospital beds reserved
OREGON
- Pandemic will force rural hospitals to consolidate, Oregon hospital CEO predicts
- Oregon Health Authority reports 437 new COVID-19 cases, highest daily count since pandemic began
- Covid cases, hospitalizations appear to have plateaued in Oregon, authorities say
- Oregon coronavirus: Maps, graphs and data
- Oregon Health Authority Predicts “Exponential” Growth in COVID-19 Cases
- Oregon health system to launch Cerner EHR with in-person support next week
- Report outlines ‘low-value care’ in Oregon’s health system
- Oregon to receive $16.1M in grants to help small, rural hospitals
- New report evaluates low value care in Oregon’s health system
- Oregon Has 600 Health Workers Ready To Track COVID-19. Many Of Them Have Other Jobs.
PENNSYLVANIA
- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Recognized as a Leader in “Best Places to Work for Disability Inclusion”
- Geisinger’s digital strategy to combat COVID-19 and accelerate enterprise transformation
- Jefferson Health CEO co-authors book calling for a healthcare revolution
- Pa. issues alert to health care providers as COVID-19 cases reach younger patients
- Penn Med sells Ellwood hospital mortgage
- Pennsylvania hospital settles suit over infection that killed premature infants
- Philadelphia generic drugmaker slashes workforce by 8.5% after competitor emerges
- Sibi Health launches in Philadelphia, bringing convenience and transparency to healthcare payment
- Universal Health Services agrees to $117M settlement over false claim allegations
- UPMC backs 2 broadband expansion bills in Pennsylvania
- UPMC doctors say latest coronavirus cases less severe in Western Pa.
- UPMC CEO Jeffrey Romoff’s salary rises to $8.96 million
- UPMC releases 2019 Community Benefits Report
- UPMC Western Maryland committed $61 million in community benefits in 2019
- UPMC’s claim of ‘less severe’ coronavirus strain in Pa. is not supported by science
RHODE ISLAND
- Not covering telemedicine is ‘simply wrong’: Rhode Island providers push for coverage expansions
- Rhode Island to launch expanded serology testing effort
- Rhode Island launches 2nd antibody testing program
- Help coming for Rhode Islanders struggling with behavioral health challenges of pandemic
- 165 new COVID-19 cases in RI since Friday; hospitalizations tick up
SOUTH CAROLINA
- ER doctor on Hilton Head has contracted COVID-19, complaint alleges
- Former Aiken Regional COO is new COO at hospital in Las Vegas
- Hospital again calls off elective surgeries amid SC outbreak
- Hospital bed availability falls under 25% in both North and South Carolina
- Hospitals begin suspension of elective surgeries due to COVID-19 in South Carolina
- Latest coronavirus headlines, data for South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia
- MUSC debuts new COVID-19 alert system for Charleston area; Lowcountry under Code Orange
- MUSC preps for shortage of front line workers due to virus
- Near record 2,205 SC virus cases, total cases pass 60,000
- Number of S.C. COVID-19 patients on ventilators up 35 percent since last week
- SC Hospital Association fears health care worker shortage
- S.C. hospitals struggle with staffing as COVID-19 cases rise
- Sen. Kimpson, health experts say Charleston top 5 fastest COVID growth in world
- South Carolina eclipses over 2,000 new COVID-19 cases in a single day for the first time
- South Carolina has ‘uncontrolled spread’ of COVID-19, data show. How bad is it?
- MUSC suspends Charleston-area COVID-19 alert system to possibly start statewide version
SOUTH DAKOTA
- Two more die of the coronavirus in South Dakota, cases increase by 80
- Important COVID-19 research happening in South Dakota
- Avera joins health care groups to promote face masks
- COVID-19 in South Dakota: 80 new positive cases; Death toll now at 111; Active cases at 878
TENNESSEE
- 86% of ICU beds are taken in Shelby County
- Coronavirus: Almost 90% of local ICU beds in use
- East Tennessee Children’s Hospital has tested 2,000 kids for COVID-19
- East Tennessee frontline healthcare workers talk COVID-19 changes on the job, on patients, on themselves
- Envision Healthcare names new CFO, general counsel
- Fewer than 10% of ICU beds in East Tennessee available as Covid-19 hospitalizations continue to rise
- Hospitals adding beds, staffing up
- How West Tennessee Healthcare is using telehealth technology during COVID-19
- Memphis-area hospitals act on facility surge plans as hospitalizations increase
- Metro Health Board plans to restart sharing COVID-19 patient information with police
- Nashville currently not meeting hospital capacity goals for ICU, floor beds
- Tennessee hospital weighs closing surgery center to free beds for COVID-19 patients
TEXAS
- Another nursing home in San Antonio sees a coronavirus outbreak
- Clinical research trials to test COVID-19 vaccines being conducted in Austin
- Medical City Healthcare suspends elective surgeries at most hospitals
- Nursing home administrator speaks out about deceased resident
- Texas COVID-19 hospitalizations slightly down for first time in 2 weeks; more military aid on the way
- Texas hits new record for virus deaths as hospitals scramble
- Texas Nurses Worry About Quality Of Care As COVID-19 Spreads
- “All the hospitals are full”: In Houston, overwhelmed ICUs leave COVID-19 patients waiting in ERs
- Texas health system closes emergency center, will transfer staff as COVID-19 cases surge
- Texas hospital calls for retired nurses, respiratory therapists
- Hospitals Consider Surge Capacity As COVID-19 Cases Increase
- Texas hospitals are running out of drugs, beds, ventilators and even staff
- Coronavirus is rapidly spreading in Texas nursing homes, state figures show
- Healthcare worker concerned over ‘work until you are symptomatic’ policy at North Texas hospital
- Army medical staff arrive to relieve UMMC doctors, nurses
- How Robots Are Revolutionizing Nursing
UTAH
- ‘Headed for disaster’: Utah hospitals already face near-capacity ICUs amid record COVID-19 cases and no mask mandate
- Utah hospital chief warns of ‘unsustainable’ rise in new coronavirus cases
- Utah hospitals call for statewide mask mandate as beds fill
- Utah hospitals plan ahead to accommodate COVID-19 surge
- Utah Hospitals Warn COVID-19 Surge May Overwhelm Hospital Staff, Resources
- Utah nursing home patient dies waiting for drive-thru coronavirus test: report
- Utah’s expensive coronavirus app won’t track people’s movements anymore, its key feature
VERMONT
- Update on Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Vermont
- Kids rarely transmit COVID-19, say UVM docs in top journal
- Southwestern Vermont Health Care Launches Virtual Urgent Care
- UVMHN Porter Medical Center announces new welcoming policy
VIRGINIA
- 80 more COVID-19 patients discharged from Virginia hospitals
- Hospitals admit more, and younger, COVID-19 patients in Southwest Virginia
- Hospitalizations, new cases of COVID-19 trending up in Virginia 10 days into Phase Three
- Lynchburg hospital sees surge of COVID-19 patients
- Norfolk, Newport News psychiatric hospitals’ parent company paying $117M to settle allegations of false billing
- Swedish Healthcare Developer Expands Virginia Hospital
- Virginia Community Healthcare Association CEO stepping down
- Virginia Hospitals Rank High Nationally (They Are Not the Ones You Would Assume!)
- Virginia’s reported COVID-19 cases surpass 70,000
WASHINGTON
- $300M children’s hospital coming to Tacoma
- CHI Franciscan And Virginia Mason Sign Memorandum Of Understanding To Explore Combining And Forming New Integrated Health System
- COVID-19 outbreak in Brewster nursing home
- Seattle Children’s hacking attempts doubled in March, targeting info of newborns and children who die at hospitals
- Seattle Children’s Hospital plans to close its daycare center, highlighting a growing problem for health care workers
WEST VIRGINIA
- Following Manchin urging, HHS distributes increased funding for West Virginia hospitals
- Top WV health officials sound the alarm on COVID-19 spread
WISCONSIN
- Ascension Wisconsin to discontinue Spirit 2 service at Howard Young Medical Center; makes other changes
- Ascension Wisconsin’s former radiology services provider suing the health system
- Central Wisconsin nursing homes make long-term COVID-19 testing plans
- Eric Conley assumes role as president of Froedtert Hospital
- Froedtert Hospital promotes 2 executives, hires COO
- Milwaukee Has Worst COVID-19 Outbreak In State, Gap Widening
- SSM Health links EHR with local EMS systems for real-time data exchange
- Wisconsin breaks record for new COVID-19 cases for third straight day
- Wisconsin hits record high in virus cases as spike continues
- Wisconsin total coronavirus numbers still rising
WYOMING
