NATIONAL
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- 39 health systems declare racism a public health crisis, vow to fight it
- Analysis of FDA safety alerts spurs call for changes to medical device adverse event reporting
- Cyberattack hobbles major hospital chain’s US facilities, staff forced to use paper records
- Federal report offers crisis strategies for LTC providers
- ‘Free’ federal COVID-19 testing machines proving costly for nursing homes
- HHS doles out $2.5M to increase HIE public health emergency response
- HHS, FEMA Release New Framework for ‘Crisis Standards of Care’ in Nursing Homes Amid COVID
- Home healthcare outpaces skilled nursing in its post-COVID-19 rebound
- Hospitals Feel Squeeze as Coronavirus Spikes in Midwest
- House releases $2.2 trillion COVID-19 relief bill: 4 things to know
- How FTC’s New Merger Retrospective Program Will Impact Healthcare
- How Top Accountable Care Organizations Save Year After Year
- More than 5.5M health records breached in September
- New Casey, Wyden Report on Nursing Homes: 11 Nursing Home Residents Died Per Hour From COVID-19
- ONC awards $2.7M in new funding for interoperability innovation initiatives
- Pandemic brings new expectations for medical students’ behavior
- The future of patient engagement tech: Insights from 9 hospital innovation execs
- Trump signs executive orders on healthcare
- Why more alternative care sites are leveraging remote pharmacy services
- Why Hospitals Can’t Handle Covid Surges: They’re Flying Blind
- Controversy: Researchers claim hospitals face barriers to public health data reporting
- Hospital COVID-19 recovery stalled in August, Kaufman Hall says
- ‘It’s not a good week for healthcare’: Health system IT execs react to recent ransomware attacks
ALABAMA
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- Alabama Nursing Home Association announces plan for indoor visits
- Alabama prepares for possible COVID-19 vaccine
- Governor awards $35 million in CARES funds for Health Care and Emergency Response Providers Grant Program
- More than 3,400 nursing homes, including 9 in Alabama, fined more than $15 million amid pandemic
- UAB launches studies on COVID-19 awareness in minority populations
ALASKA
ARIZONA
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- Arizona adds 515 COVID-19 cases, 28 known deaths, as hospital numbers remain stable
- Arizona and Colorado HIEs to partner, form new regional exchange
- State prepares for when a COVID-19 vaccine is ready and available
- Arizona to get over two million rapid COVID-19 tests from federal government
- HonorHealth’s sixth hospital opens in North Phoenix
- Arizona school, hospital officials urge continued mask mandates
- Arizona reports 323 new COVID-19 cases, 18 deaths and relatively stable hospital numbers
- Pandemic Highlights Deep-Rooted Problems in Indian Health Service
- 3 Phoenix hospitals working to recover after cyber attack
ARKANSAS
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- Arkansas cases during the coronavirus pandemic top 80,000
- Arkansas physician pleads guilty to obstructing telemedicine investigation: 4 details
- White House COVID-19 report says Arkansas still in the red zone but seeing stability
- Parents of Louie Schneider, Arkansas boy with mysterious illness, accused of abuse
- Saline County couple’s bid to regain custody of boy denied
- Hospital system hit with cyberattack has locations in Arkansas
- More than half of residents test positive at Batesville nursing facility
- Hospital visitation restrictions cause frustration
- Coronavirus in Arkansas: Governor Hutchinson, state officials discuss White House report, cases in schools
CALIFORNIA
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- Alameda Health System workers set 5-day strike
- AMA applauds California’s groundbreaking mental health reform law
- Cyberattack Hits Universal Health Hospitals In Fremont, Sacramento, Across U.S.
- Sharp Healthcare names new chief experience officer
- The St. Helena hospital evacuated twice in five weeks due to California wildfires
- Wildfire forces California hospital to evacuate for 2nd time in a month
COLORADO
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- Arizona and Colorado HIEs to partner, form new regional exchange
- Boulder Valley health-care execs adjust to new normal amid pandemic
- Colorado shuts down Clear View Behavioral Health, will seek to revoke license permanently
- Colorado’s COVID-19 hospitalizations up more than 15% as cases rise for fourth week
- Coronavirus: Virtual hospital at home program used for low-acuity patients
- Denver Health joins 38 Health Systems in declaring that racism is a public health crisis
- Some Colorado Healthcare Employees Face Furloughs, Despite Frontline Role
- UCHealth COVID-19 hospitalizations remain steady as Colorado’s climb
CONNECTICUT
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- How Yale New Haven increased ICU capacity by 75% amid pandemic
- UConn asks for $104 million bailout; considering layoffs, hospital borrows $45 million to stay afloat
- Connecticut doctors are rapidly changing tactics in their battle against COVID-19. But are they saving more lives?
- Trinity Health Announces Plasma Clinical Trial Results
- VA Connecticut hiring practices under investigation
- COVID-19 outbreak reported at Colchester nursing home
- Connecticut Resumes Nursing Home Indoor Visitation With COVID-19 Precautions
- CEO: New Yale New Haven Hospital leader ‘has the perfect skills’
DC
DELAWARE
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- ChristianaCare to launch Delaware Medicaid Quality Partners ACO
- COVID hospitalizations rise in Delaware
- Delaware Integrates Prescription Monitoring Program Into Its Electronic Health Record System
- Delaware Reports COVID-19 Outbreak at Greenwood Long-term Care Facility
- New round of COVID-19 outbreaks appear at Delaware long-term care facilities
- Novartis pays nearly $94,500 to settle Medicaid drug kickback case
- Will Delaware’s certificate of need law fall in 2021?
FLORIDA
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- CHS divests Florida hospital, plans to sell 2 others in Tennessee
- Ex-cancer center president indicted in antitrust conspiracy
- Florida radiology practice to pay over $500,000 to settle False Claims Act allegations
- Hospital computer hack enters third day at Manatee Memorial and at Lakewood Ranch
- Lee Health freezing salaries following COVID-related financial losses
- Tampa General Hospital announces strategic partnership with Philips to innovate and improve patient experience
GEORGIA
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- 2 Georgia hospitals to close in October
- Atlanta health-care company announces $575 million acquisition
- Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta highlights milestone moments
- Construction on Northwest Georgia health center to begin soon, first of the kind in the U.S.
- Georgia hospital pulls physicians, funding from joint venture
- Georgia to remain under Public Health State of Emergency through Nov. 9
- Health experts concerned results from new COVID-19 test aren’t included in Georgia case tally
- How 5 health systems are tackling EHR snooping prevention
- Jackson Healthcare Named to 2020 List of Atlanta’s Healthiest Employers
- Piedmont hits $150 million fundraising goal for Marcus Tower
- Perry Hospital uses new, innovative way to perform knee surgery
- ‘Push comes to shove moment’ for rural hospitals in Georgia
- Regional Health Properties Names Ben Waites as Chief Financial Officer
- Rescue efforts fail for rural hospitals
- Some Georgia hospitals keep pandemic information to themselves
- State leaders recognize Macon’s Georgia Rural Health Innovation Center
- Study shows Georgia 2nd least vaccinated state in the U.S.
HAWAII
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- Hawaii Pacific Health to open new clinic in Kahala
- Hawaii state agency to take over Hilo nursing home where 26 residents with COVID-19 have died
- Hawaii to spend $14 million on COVID-19 healthcare staffing over next four months
- Here’s How Hawaii’s Health Department Is Trying To Reach People With COVID-19
- Survey finds Hawaiʻi telemedicine up, obstacles remain
IDAHO
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- Boise, Moscow areas experience another large increase in new COVID-19 cases
- Idaho has entered the third wave of coronavirus, experts say
- Idaho is entering 3rd coronavirus wave, health experts say
- Idaho Joins $39.5 Million Multi-State Settlement Over 2014 Anthem Data Breach
- Idaho’s COVID-19 case count soars again; how Boise State aims to control spread of virus
- Saltzer Health sold again, this time to major Utah health system
- St. Luke’s gets results from coronavirus clinical trial
ILLINOIS
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- Coronavirus-related deaths in nursing homes prompt lawsuits and questions about who’s responsible
- How 5 health systems are tackling EHR snooping prevention
- Illinois hospital seeks approval for $20M outpatient-focused addition to campus
- Illinois To Receive $8 Million For Distribution Of COVID-19 Vaccine
- Lurie Children’s appoints Dr. Sunjay Kaushal cardiovascular thoracic surgery chief
- OSF HealthCare agrees to pay $25M to settle ‘church plan’ suit
- Rush University Medical Center plans to add new critical illness, rehabilitation hospital on medical campus
- Union nurses say they have deal at U of Illinois Hospital
INDIANA
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- Appeals court reverses IU Health win in suit over near-fatal spine surgery
- Cameron Hospital appoints new CFO
- CEO: New Crown Point Hospital ‘A Big Step Up’
- Franciscan breaks ground on ‘landmark’ $200M Crown Point hospital
- Healthcare capacity in KY, IN stable, but could be impacted by case increases
- Holcomb executive order extends licenses for healthcare workers
- How 5 health systems are tackling EHR snooping prevention
- Indiana hospital employee fired after speaking to New York Times
- Indiana hospitals seek loan extension to overcome pandemic
- IU Health donates $103,000 to south-central Indiana organizations
- Operators of La Porte Hospital and Porter Regional Hospital in Valparaiso to reveal new names for health system and hospitals
- Parkview Details Leadership Moves
- Partners announce new 40-bed rehabilitation hospital
- Schneck Medical Center receives five-star ratings; CEO named district president
- Starke Hospital is now Northwest Health
IOWA
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- Iowa hospitals brace to treat COVID-19 patients ‘typically’ sent to Sioux Falls
- Mercy Iowa City to close inpatient mental health unit
- More than one quarter of Iowa nursing homes have battled coronavirus outbreaks
- Bill Keeping Government Open Gives Hospitals New COVID-19 Related Medicare Payback Rules, But No Loan Forgiveness
- Iowa hits new all-time high for COVID-19 outbreaks at long term care facilities
- Staff still needed for Test Iowa clinic
- White House task force still recommends statewide mask mandate for Iowa
- White House coronavirus experts warn Iowa is ‘in a vulnerable position’ as winter approaches
- More than 400 Iowans hospitalized with coronavirus
- Iowa approaching record number of COVID-19 related hospitalizations
KANSAS
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- Governor applauds new guidance on nursing home visits during COVID-19
- Kansas COVID-19 cases jump by 1,300-plus as rural counties see spikes
- Kansas health chief predicts bigger COVID-19 spikes to come
- New COO will be a familiar face at Wesley Healthcare
- Employers Compared Notes on Secret Prices at Kansas Hospitals to Boost Their Leverage on Costs
- Atchison Hospital announces new name to unify multiple locations
- ‘No Mercy’ Explores the Fallout After a Small Town Loses Its Hospital
- UnitedHealthcare teams with St. Luke to create new commercial narrow network plan
- 65 Kansas counties have so many new cases of COVID-19 that they are in the red zone
- Kansas governor backs new guidelines on nursing home visits
KENTUCKY
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- A look at hospital capacities across the Tri-State
- Clark Regional cath lab, expanded heart care opening this fall
- Healthcare capacity in KY, IN stable, but could be impacted by case increases
- Kentucky hospitals have financial concerns during COVID-19
- Kentucky to receive almost $2 million in multi-state settlement with Anthem, Inc. for data breach
- Kentucky reports second highest daily total of new COVID-19 cases at 1,018
- Kindred Health CEO staying focused on growth strategy
- Ky. lawmakers will hear from healthcare leaders about impact of COVID on hospitals
- Kindred Health CEO staying focused on growth strategy
- St. Elizabeth Healthcare opens state-of-the-art Cancer Center, changes future of cancer care
- St. Elizabeth opens new $100M Cancer Center
- Tri-County reports COVID-19 death, nursing home with active cases
- Northern Kentucky COVID-19 numbers stable as rest of state surges
- Kentucky receives $7 million behavioral health grant
LOUISIANA
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- Louisiana lawmakers discuss reining in governor’s emergency powers
- See inside Ochsner’s Gayle and Tom Benson Cancer Center expansion
- How LHC Group Became a ‘Custom Builder’ of In-Home Health Care Partnerships
- LDH data show presumed recoveries outpaced new cases for 9th consecutive week
- Hospitalizations increase in Louisiana
- Did masks help thwart post-Labor Day Louisiana coronavirus spike? Medical officials hopeful
- Ravaged South Cameron Memorial Hospital to open as ‘makeshift hospital’ for the foreseeable future
- New Orleans cancer center completes $56M expansion
- Misreported Deaths: Government count of nursing home COVID-19 cases still inaccurate despite criticism
- Louisiana coronavirus: 608 more cases, 8 more deaths reported Thursday; see latest data
MAINE
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- Madison nursing home’s corrective plan for coronavirus outbreak fails approval requirements, state says
- Prominent Maine doctor alleges discrimination in whistleblower lawsuit
- Maine Health Officials Worried About Recent Coronavirus Surge ‘Coalescing Into One Big Fire’
- York County hospitals prepared for potential influx of COVID-19 patients
- Maine finds new virus outbreaks at York County school, day care, nursing home
- Madison nursing home’s corrective plan for coronavirus outbreak fails approval requirements, state says
MARYLAND
MASSACHUSETTS
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- Boston hospital probes cluster of coronavirus cases
- Two Former Nursing Home Leaders Charged with Criminal Neglect in Wake of 76 COVID-19 Deaths
- Two nursing home administrators are charged with criminal neglect after more than 75 veterans died of COVID-19 when sick and healthy residents were housed together
- 2 former Massachusetts VA leaders criminally charged amid probe into COVID-19 outbreak
- Cape Cod Healthcare abandons plan for outpatient campus in Hyannis
- Boston Children’s Hospital CEO weighs in on leading amid the pandemic: 6 notes
- COVID Spiking Ahead of Flu Season in Mass.; 1,100 New Cases Over the Weekend
- Health system’s mask policy leads to significant drop in COVID-19 infections, study finds
- Boston ER Doc Warns of Second Coronavirus Surge, More Shutdowns
- How Massachusetts Spent $1.1 Billion On Its Coronavirus Response
- With The Coronavirus Creeping Back In Mass., Health Experts And Community Groups Call For Action
- Ex-care home bosses charged over dozens of Covid deaths in Massachusetts
- Dignity Alliance Massachusetts is working for widescale nursing home reform
- Coronavirus in Massachusetts: 9,242 deaths, 129,753 COVID-19 cases total
MICHIGAN
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- Beaumont Health receives $21.6M in federal disaster aid
- Beaumont starts building 4-story outpatient center
- Gov. Whitmer extends coronavirus state of emergency through Oct. 27
- Metro Health joins effort to combat pandemic-era increase in cyberattacks
- Michigan lawmakers urge Beaumont, Advocate Aurora not to merge
- MidMichigan Health CFO to retire, replacement named
- ProMedica Charles and Virginia Hickman Hospital opens for business
MINNESOTA
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- Minnesota, Montana and South Dakota report record rises in COVID cases
- 2 Arrested In Shooting Of Doctor Inside Edina Hospital Parking Ramp
- Mayo Clinic, IRS to face off again over $11.5 million school dispute
- Bright Health raises another $500M
- Minnesota stops COVID-19 survey after reports of harassment, racial slurs from residents
- Ultromics and Mayo Clinic partner up for AI diagnosis of heart failure
- Minnesota Department of Health criticized after changing COVID-19 hospitalization data
- The daily coronavirus update: Minnesota reports highest one-day death total in more than a month
- Minnesota health officials say state unaffected by ND hospital bed shortage
- Hospital COVID-19 admissions on the rise in Minnesota
- Security lapse exposes hundreds of addresses of Minnesotans infected with COVID-19
- Minnesota tops 100,000 COVID-19 cases as hospitalizations rise
- ‘It’s become a prevalent issue’: Mayo doc discusses the challenges of combating medical misinformation on social media
MISSISSIPPI
MISSOURI
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- Springfield hospitals nearing capacity due to COVID-19 surge
- St. Louis area reports uptick in COVID-19 hospital admissions
- St. Louis pandemic task force reports slight decrease in hospital admissions
- St. Luke’s Hospital names new CEO
- UnitedHealthcare launches narrow network plan with Saint Luke’s, Children’s Mercy
- Missouri hospital CEO tests positive for COVID-19
- New law allows Missouri families to put cameras inside nursing homes
- Health officials ‘overwhelmed’ as Jefferson County sees rapid COVID-19 spread
- Hospital offers up to $20,000 bonus to job seekers looking for nursing position
- University of Missouri Health reports death of employee from COVID-19
- Missouri reports record number of COVID-19 hospitalizations
- Missouri unveils new COVID-19 data dashboard, total reported coronavirus cases decreases
- Hospitalizations in Missouri – outside of STL, KC areas – up 186% since June
- Ava, Mo. health care facility reports 54 cases of COVID-19; number of cases rises in Douglas County
MONTANA
NEBRASKA
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- Nebraska Medicine resumes elective surgery 10 days after computer outage
- Bryan Health breaks ground on new hospital in Merrick County
- ‘Things are getting worse’: Health officials warn pandemic could get much worse in NE
- Nebraska Medicine to resume appointments, procedures after battling cyberattack
- Hospitalizations in Nebraska peaking again as coronavirus outbreaks spread
- Nebraska officials defend $27M virus testing contract
- COVID-19 cases linked to Ashland nursing home
- How one Nebraska surgeon is fighting patient medical debt with volunteerism
NEVADA
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- Computers go offline at 6 Valley Health System hospitals
- Computers remain offline at 6 Valley Health System hospitals
- Las Vegas health system says IT issue forced 6 hospitals offline
- Nevada COVID-19 positivity rises after month-long decline
- Nevada nearing 80K COVID-19 cases with more than 450 reported in past 24 hours
- State approves $29M in coronavirus relief funds
- UMC in Las Vegas reports big drop in COVID-19 hospital admissions
NEW HAMPSHIRE
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- NH Nursing Homes to Gain COVID Testing Flexibility; Price at Issue
- Hospitals seek more aid, legislators ask for more data
- Concord Hospital adds to its roster of Laconia-based practices
- Nashua’s St. Joseph Hospital facing more than $16 million loss in revenue
- Reinfection rates considered when nursing home residents return from COVID-19 quarantine
- New Hampshire Coronavirus Update: 34 New Positive Test Results
- NH hospitals tell GOFERR they need a lot more help to weather Covid storm
- NH Hospital Losses ‘Staggering And Unsustainable,’ Legislative Advisory Panel Told
- New Hampshire nursing homes to take over staff testing
NEW JERSEY
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- Atlantic Health System Hospitals Honored for Commitment to Equality and Inclusivity in Health Care
- Bill to increase N.J. nursing home staffing passes after a 5-year battle. It’s now up to Murphy.
- Emergency room worker leaves void at hospital after Covid death
- Gov. Murphy Extends NJ’s Coronavirus Public Health Emergency
NEW MEXICO
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- New hospital opening with eye on lower costs
- New Mexico Delegation Applauds Contract Worth Up To $237 Million Awarded To UNM And Project ECHO To Train Nursing Homes On COVID-19 Infection Control
- Coronavirus increases urgency of flu prevention in Santa Fe
- New Mexico reports 2 new deaths, 178 additional COVID-19 cases
- New Mexico working to get ahead of a flu and COVID “twindemic”
- New building would provide UNM Colleges of Nursing and Population Health Space to expand enrollment
NEW YORK
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- Capital Region nursing homes fined $32K for COVID-19 violations
- East Aurora nursing home works to fix technology, communications ‘glitch’
- How 5 health systems are tackling EHR snooping prevention
- Inspections found nursing home lapses as COVID-19 raged
- Largest state fine for COVID-19 lapses goes to Buffalo nursing home
- New York scrambles to contain new clusters of COVID-19
- NYC Health + Hospitals to pay $1.25M to settle Medicare fraud allegations
- New York nursing home hit with largest COVID-19 fine to date
- Villages of Orleans faces $20,000 fine for COVID-19 response
- NYC Health + Hospitals launches telemedicine program for non-urgent services
- New York hospital plans $1B campus modernization
- NYC daily test positivity rate at highest point since June
- Molina’s $380M buy vastly boosts managed care footprint in New York
- Northwell develops COVID-19 predictive tool that spots outbreaks 2 weeks in advance
NORTH CAROLINA
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- Asheville nurses reflect on the largest labor victory at a Southern nonunion hospital since 1975
- Board vote set on Novant’s $5.3B North Carolina hospital deal
- How Mission Health Decides To Test Surgery Patients For COVID-19
- Mission Health: What has changed under HCA Healthcare and why?
- Mission Hospital RNs have voted to unionize. What happens now?
- New NC COVID-19 cases are down a bit, but percent positive cases up slightly
- NC COVID-19 update: State health department now reporting totals in 2 new ways
- North Carolina joins major national healthcare lawsuit settlements
- Nursing home visitation restrictions in North Carolina relaxed, but with exceptions
- State judge allows Novant’s $5.3 billion deal for Wilmington hospital to proceed
- UNC Hospitals’ “Magnet” Status Renewed for Third Time
- Wake Forest Baptist Health is first hospital in US to enroll patients in new COVID-19 trial
- WakeMed embraces robotic surgery, artificial intelligence in latest high-tech additions
NORTH DAKOTA
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- Local hospitals nearing capacity due to pandemic
- North Dakota COVID-19 hospitalizations remain high, 5 additional deaths reported
- North Dakota hospitals nearing capacity
- Sanford has highest patient count since pandemic began
- Sanford Health in Bismarck adding hospital beds, hiring new graduates for possible future need
- Sanford Health opens new unit at Bismarck hospital
- State, hospital leaders committed to ensuring adequate bed capacity for COVID-19 patients
- North Dakota’s spike in COVID-19 deaths continues as active cases hit record high again
- Sanford Health on hospital capacity, morale, and field hospitals
- North Dakota COVID-19 vaccination committee meets publicly for first time
- North Dakota has just 22 intensive care beds available as hospital admissions surge
- North Dakota reports 9 COVID-19 deaths as scramble for hospital beds intensifies
- Sanford Health Bismarck adds 14-bed unit amid pandemic-related capacity concerns
- TrainND offering a fast track program for CNAs
OHIO
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- $10M in Loans Approved for East Ohio Regional Hospital
- ‘Change is necessary now’: UC Health lays off 100
- Cincinnati Children’s research helps pave way for newly approved use of drug
- Cleveland-area hospital goes offline after apparent cyberattack
- Clinton Memorial Hospital debuts $1.8M renovation of cardiac catheterization lab
- Health care workers may be contracting COVID-19 at lower rates than most Ohioans, new report finds
- Hospital obtains $10M in loans
- Mapping Ohio’s 151,802 coronavirus cases, plus trends including a new increase in hospital patients
- Ohio hospital cancels procedures due to computer system disruption
- Ohio hospital postpones more surgeries due to weeklong computer system outage
- Ohio orthopedic, sports medicine practice expanding
- Ohio system expects to spend millions on new orthopedic center
- Pandemic delays building of Cleveland Clinic hospital in Mentor
- Queen City Hospice continues Ohio expansion, eyes further moves
- Queen City Hospice Expands to Cleveland
- State approves $10 million in funding for East Ohio Regional Hospital
- UH designs Ohio’s first mobile, self-contained COVID-19 testing center
- University Hospitals launches new price-estimator tool for services and procedures
OKLAHOMA
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- The Frontier: State cites 45 long-term care facilities for violations during pandemic
- Oklahoma coronavirus death toll rises by 13; health officials report 980 new positive cases
- Hospital capacity involves more than beds as COVID causes staffing crunch
- By some measures, September is Oklahoma’s worst month for COVID-19. Local expert isn’t sure a peak is in sight.
- Oklahoma Health Department paying public relations firm $15K a month
- White House Report: Oklahoma among 5 worst for cases, test positivity
- OK healthcare workers will be the first to receive COVID-19 vaccine
- Oklahoma Nursing Homes Eligible For COVID Training, Funding
- OU COVID-19 expert says some Oklahoma hospitals seeing ICU capacity challenges
OREGON
PENNSYLVANIA
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- 5 Of 6 Key Coronavirus Metrics Down Across PA, New Data Shows
- A Ransomware Attack Has Struck a Major US Hospital Chain
- Advocates call for end to surprise medical bills in Pennsylvania
- Allegheny Health Network unveils neighborhood hospital
- CEO: Running Temple Health ‘most challenging task I’ve ever had’
- Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Joins 38 U.S. Health Systems to Declare: It is Undeniable, Racism is a Public Health Crisis
- Cyberattack Hobbles Operations Of King Of Prussia-Based Hospital Chain
- Hospital network should have disclosed purchase agreement to union- 3rd Circuit
- Independence Health Group releases 2019 financial results, reports 17% revenue growth
- Major hospital system struggling to recover computer network operations after cyberattack
- Mon Valley Hospital medical staff elects new officers
- Penn Med, PHMC lead coalition to save Mercy Philadelphia Hospital
- Penn Medicine doc says 1 in 10 COVID-19 patients 60 or older return to hospital within a week
- Penn Medicine helps lead coalition of non-profits to save Mercy Philadelphia Hospital
- Pennsylvania health system should have turned over parts of sale agreement to union, court rules
- Pennsylvania hospital performs its 1st spine case with updated navigation system
- Philadelphia safety-net hospital gets lifeline from 4-organization partnership
- St. Luke’s named Dr. Christopher Plymire medical director of the pediatric intensive care at its Bethlehem Campus
- ‘It’s all improv’: UHS offline after IT security issue
RHODE ISLAND
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- RI to shut down two of its three COVID-19 field hospitals
- Rhode Island launches flu vaccination campaign during critical moment
- Stubborn virus up again in R.I. nursing homes
- Workers at Providence nursing home to strike on Friday
- Last residents moved out of Norwich nursing home after coronavirus outbreak kills three, sickens dozens
- RI reports 170 new COVID-19 cases, 3 additional deaths as hospitalizations fall
SOUTH CAROLINA
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- Georgia, South Carolina spike back over 1,000 new COVID-19 cases
- Palmetto Care Connections announces new board members
- Plagued by some of Charleston’s worst flooding, hospitals in medical district plan to stay
- Health care company with 11 SC sites says security incident has knocked its computers offline
SOUTH DAKOTA
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- Avera and Sanford Respond to Capacity Concerns
- Minnesota, Montana and South Dakota report record rises in COVID cases
- Sioux Falls hospitals ‘hold their own’ with COVID-19 patients, prep for vaccine
- South Dakota hospitals dispute claims they’re full, but transparency remains an issue
- South Dakota seeing surge in COVID-19 transmission as cases rise in Midwest
- Secretary of Health: South Dakota hospitals can handle more virus cases
- KELOLAND man with COVID-19 claims Sioux Falls hospital ran out of bed space, hospital responds
- Finalists named for Sanford Health’s $1 million Lorraine Cross Award
- Platte leader takes fight for nursing home causes to the White House
- Sanford Health honored with award from United States Department of Defense
TENNESSEE
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- Cedar Partners With West Tennessee Healthcare to Modernize the Patient Financial Experience
- CHS divests Florida hospital, plans to sell 2 others in Tennessee
- Community Health Systems associate reaches $2.3M HIPAA settlement
- Erlanger names new COO
- Erlanger, CHI Memorial hospitals identified as employee COVID-19 clusters
- Former Nashville-based healthcare president sentenced to Federal Prison
- HIPAA business associate pays $2.3M to settle breach affecting more than 6M
- Metro Nashville issues new Public Health Emergency Order, mask mandate continues
- Nashville woman learned about Covid outbreak at her mom’s nursing home on TV
- Number of COVID-positive patients in area ICUs falls below 60
- Saint Thomas, Results partner on rehab
- State of Emergency remains in place as Gov. Lee ends some coronavirus restrictions; local health departments left in charge
- West Tennessee Healthcare Announces Organizational Changes
TEXAS
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- Abbott’s loosened restrictions on nursing home visitors in effect. Here is what you need to know.
- Baylor St. Luke’s regains Medicare funding for heart transplants
- Former Lakeway hospital to pay over $16 million to settle false claims allegations
- HCA’s Medical City Healthcare names new hospital chief nursing officer
- How 5 health systems are tackling EHR snooping prevention
- Lakeway Regional Medical Center to pay more than $14.6M in settlements for two separate civil cases
- Tenet Board Maintains Victory Over Kickback Scheme Suit
- Texas hospital, managers pay $16M to settle 2 false claims suits
- Hospital asks Texas Supreme Court to speed up review of baby on life support
- University Health System scoops up land on Loop 1604 for future hospital
- St. Joseph hospital sues Harris County Sheriff’s Office over cost of inmate care
- Cyberattack Hobbles Hospital Chains In Texas, Other Major U.S. Health Facilities
- Harvard, Brigham leader tapped for new roles in Houston
- Texas Children’s Hospital changing COVID-19 visitor policy after Lumberton father pleads to see ill daughter
- Baptist Hospitals CEO to retire
- Dallas VA expands outpatient clinical space
- Houston Methodist inks digital transformation partnership with One Medical: 4 details
- Heartache amid outbreak for families of Texas nursing home residents
- North Texas Nursing Home Faces Challenges After Visitors Allowed Inside
- COVID-19 updates: 285 new cases reported in Dallas County
UTAH
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- Governor extends telehealth executive order
- Healthcare execs discuss working during a pandemic
- Intermountain Healthcare recognized for efforts to ensure equitable care, safe environment, for LGBTQ+ community
- Intermountain Healthcare to Offer New, Less-Intrusive COVID-19 Test
- Record-high 1,411 new COVID-19 cases in Utah
- Saltzer Health sold again, this time to major Utah health system
VERMONT
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- Vermont to receive $600K for surgical mesh company’s violation of Consumer Protection Act
- Northern Counties Health Care and Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital announce new partnership: Northern Express Care
- Care Board amends hospital budgets after UVM Medical Center appeal
- VDH COVID-19 Update: Asymptomatic cases younger and more common with more testing
- As Vermont expands testing, outbreaks in Quebec and Maine worry officials
- 2 employees of Rutland nursing home test positive
- Outbreak: Governor Urges Vermonters Not to Become Complacent
VIRGINIA
WASHINGTON
WEST VIRGINIA
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- CAMC nurses protest COVID-19 work conditions, CEO’s comments
- Raleigh General Hospital operating efficiently amid COVID
- Some think West Virginia’s COVID transparency not enough
- Southern West Virginia nurse shares stories working the front line of the pandemic
- Thomas Health emerges from Chapter 11 bankruptcy
WISCONSIN
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- A Look At Wisconsin’s Record COVID-19 Hospitalizations
- Advocate Aurora Health declares racism a public health crisis
- Ascension St. Joseph hospital opens separate emergency department for pregnant women
- Ascension Wisconsin now participating in Aspirus Health Plan
- Evers, Wisconsin health officials say state in ‘crisis’
- Proposed $25M hospital to bring 125 medical jobs to Wausau
- See which Wisconsin hospitals charge more — or less — than others for health care
- Some hospitals forced to wait-list or transfer patients as Wisconsin’s coronavirus surge continues
- The Latest: Virus patients filling hospitals in Wisconsin
- ThedaCare Medical Center-Waupaca earns national recognition
- WHCA/WiCAL Names Rick Abrams President & CEO
- Wisconsin hospitals wait-list patients, cancel surgeries as COVID-19 cases surge
- Wisconsin nursing homes report 271 COVID-19 deaths
- Wisconsin sets COVID-19 deaths record as hospitals fill up
WYOMING
