NATIONAL
- 9 numbers that illustrate Amazon’s expansion into healthcare
- 9 hospital construction projects worth $1B+
- A breakdown of 10 recent CMS actions
- A year fighting a global pandemic leaves US hospitals in shambles, new report finds
- Report linked HERE
- Amazon Care is a big deal – here’s why
- AstraZeneca says its vaccine was 79% effective against symptomatic COVID-19 in US trial
- AstraZeneca misrepresented COVID-19 vaccine data, oversight panel says
- As some states open Covid-19 vaccines to all, many others are still weeks away. Here’s a timeline.
- Biden extends ACA enrollment by 3 months
- Biden’s coronavirus relief bill: What physicians should know
- CISA, FBI warn of new TrickBot malware campaign: 10 tips to protect your hospital
- CMS cuts 4 telehealth services accidentally added to Medicare coverage list
- CMS payment models that are under review, delayed
- Deloitte: 6 predictions for hospitals, health systems and medical professionals
- Dr. Vivek Murthy becomes Surgeon General again
- Healthcare workforce is 3.5% smaller one year after its 2020 peak, analysis shows
- HHS delays effective date of controversial sunset rule to 2022 in response to lawsuit
- Hospital mergers can slow wage growth for nurses, others: study
- Hospitals seeking billions in remaining relief payouts
- House Hearing Scrutinizes ‘Horror’ of Private Equity Investment in Nursing Homes
- Hospitals urge Congress to pass legislation extending moratorium on Medicare sequester cuts
- How Children’s Hospitals Pivoted to Virtual Care in the Pandemic
- How hospitals hide pricing data from web search results: WSJ
- How to Put Some Science Behind the Art of Physician Referrals
- Meet new HHS secretary Xavier Becerra: 5 things to know
- Nearly half of health care workers remain unvaccinated, survey finds
- Senate confirms Dr. Rachel Levine as HHS assistant health secretary
- Senate narrowly confirms Becerra as HHS secretary
- States with the most ASC activity in Q1
- ‘We Are in the Turn’: As Nursing Home Occupancy Creeps Up, Signs Point to Bounce from 2020 Bottom
- Will telehealth withstand the hype? 2 CIOs weigh in
ALABAMA
- Health experts work to increase vaccine availability in North Alabama’s rural communities
- Alabama says nearly 1.5M COVID-19 vaccine doses administered
- Alabama health leaders question if the worst of the pandemic is over
- Alabama reviewing Medicaid expansion incentives
- Alabama sees a slight increase in COVID-19 hospitalizations on Tuesday
- CDC team in Alabama gathering info on how to improve vaccine confidence
- COVID-19 Numbers Declining Throughout Alabama
- Fewer than 200 new COVID-19 cases reported Monday in Alabama
- ADPH says two-thirds of Alabama adults eligible to be vaccinated, but demand exceeds supply
ALASKA
- Patients, hospitals want Dunleavy and lawmakers to work out differences on disaster declaration
- Tracking COVID-19 in Alaska: 210 new cases and no deaths reported Wednesday
- Rate of preterm birth in Alaska hits 20-year high
- Tribal health organizations are unsung heroes of Alaska’s COVID-19 response and vaccination
- Vaccine hesitancy among local health care workers mirrors national trends
- With the expiration of COVID-19 emergency declaration, legislative leaders diverge on strategy moving forward
ARIZONA
- Cigna to open health center in Arizona
- 1st US patient implanted with leadless pacemaker at HonorHealth
- How Arizona’s healthcare industry serves as key economic driver
- Arizona adds 735 new COVID-19 cases, 42 deaths as daily case counts, hospital metrics continue decline
- Banner Health Reduces IT Infrastructure Cost by 70% and Saves Over $4M With the Innovaccer Health Cloud
ARKANSAS
- Arkansas Gov: end of mask mandate at month’s end
- Medicaid bill moved to House; sponsors optimistic after committee vote backs measure
- New law to create panel on dementia | Hospitals join to solve drug dearth
- Federal changes to nursing home visitations causing confusion for Arkansas families
- 5 states with the highest medical malpractice payouts
CALIFORNIA
- California medical group to close, lay off 151
- Los Angeles hospital to close March 31, lay off 451
- Stern announces legislative package on nursing home reform
- Sutter hospital fined $155K over infection control violations after nurse’s death
- A nurse died of COVID-19. Now Sacramento-based Sutter Health faces major fine
- Hospitals In Much Of California Begin Reopening To Visitors
- California bill to extend suspension of Medi-Cal benefits for inmates passes Assembly Health Committee
- California’s vaccine eligibility lags behind other states. Will that change soon?
- As LA County Heads Toward Orange Tier, Health Officials Warn of COVID Variants
- California state employee accused of breaching 2,000+ patient, employee health records
- California ranked above national average on overall health scores
- Bay Area counties reach vaccine distribution agreement with state after concerns over Blue Shield plan
COLORADO
- Cardiologist to pay $2M for allegations of unnecessary testing
- Children’s Hospital Colorado studying children who’ve lost sense of smell after COVID-19
- Colorado COVID hospitalizations stall as state prepares to loosen restrictions
- Colorado enters a new vaccine phase Friday; Here’s how providers will handle the new rush
- Colorado hospitals work to keep up with latest vaccine phase
- COVID-19 hospitalizations in Colorado up slightly, what’s causing the increase is unclear
- How many COVID vaccine doses in Colorado have gone to waste?
- UCHealth nurses say hospital still short-staffed; hospital says union trying to “expand their business”
- UCHealth reports record $1.1B in community benefits in 2020, including $329M in northern Colorado
- Ready Or Not, Colorado’s COVID-19 Dial 3.0 Is Here (And We Might Not Be Ready)
- Colorado loosens COVID restrictions across most of state in major — and likely final — revision of dial
- Colorado ranked above national average on overall health scores
- Bill to increase Colorado seniors’ health care access passes committee unanimously
- After a year of pandemic, Colorado hospitals are just now able to consider the long-term impacts
- Rural Colorado Hospital Vaccinating Out-of-Towners In Between Community Members
- Colorado’s new coronavirus vaccine phase, plenty of available shots draws people to rural Colorado
- Novartis to close Colorado facility, lay off 400
- Lawmakers set to hold initial discussions on Colorado’s new public option bill
CONNECTICUT
- Connecticut is providing high-risk people “accelerated access” to COVID-19 vaccinations on April 5. What that actually means is unclear.
- CT positivity rate above 4 percent as researchers track COVID variants
- 45 cases of NY COVID-19 variant identified in Connecticut
- Women in Business 2021: Lakisha Hyatt, Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
- COVID-19 deaths are dropping in Connecticut, but not as rapidly for younger residents
- Yale Study: Vaccine Effective In Connecticut Nursing Homes
- ‘The clouds are starting to open:’ Residents and staff remember hardship, contemplate future one year after COVID hit Connecticut’s nursing homes
DC
- Amazon to start in-person health care in D.C. market as it prepares to sell Amazon Care services
- No, D.C. Didn’t Reject A FEMA Offer For More Vaccine
- DC Attorney General sues health care agency for defrauding Medicaid
- Mayor Bowser and DC Health Announce New Partnership with CVS to Vaccinate Educators and School Staff, Child Care Workers, Health Care Workers, and Seniors
- 89 condos on a grand old hospital campus in D.C.
- DC to partner with CVS on vaccines for school staff, child and health care workers, seniors
- This D.C. medical marijuana startup saw business boom during Covid. Here’s what’s on tap for 2021.
- D.C.’s vaccine disparities are as big as ever. Here’s why poor Black areas are so far behind.
DELAWARE
- New site launches with focus on health care careers in Delaware
- Delaware health system appoints new cancer care leaders
- A closer look at who’s getting vaccinated in Delaware — and who’s not
- New Bayhealth Pediatrics Practice Now Open
- Delaware may see COVID restrictions eased this or next week
FLORIDA
- Florida nursing school loses accreditation; students lose credits, money
- Florida surpasses 2 million Covid cases
- Florida’s Nursing Home Visitation Order Rescinded
- State rescinds nursing home visitation orders
- Florida health equity bill passes through committee
- Over $360M coming to Florida Health Centers from American Rescue Plan
- Florida long-term care residents can enjoy family visits, complete with hugs
- Florida Senate considers slicing hospital funding
- Florida Vaccine Eligibility Drops To Age 40 On Monday, Then 18 A Week Later
- Orlando Sentinel sues Florida Department of Health to force release of COVID variant data
- Florida to receive largest vaccine supply yet as Pfizer, J&J production kicks up
- DeSantis rips idea of COVID-19 ‘passports’ in Florida
GEORGIA
- Georgia reports first case of coronavirus variant that was initially detected in Brazil, health officials say
- Georgia to open COVID-19 vaccines to anyone 16 and up starting Thursday
- Metro Atlanta healthcare executive Dr. Mary Chatman excels in leadership
- Piedmont Healthcare names new CFO
- Georgia Health Centers to receive over $143M in American Rescue Plan funding
- Union warns against HCA’s purchase of rural Georgia hospital
- Hall jury awards $3 million in medical malpractice verdict involving NGHS, surgeon
- What a Georgia ASC did when a hospital bought its most productive practice
- COVID-19 vaccine eligibility expands to all Georgians 16 and older today
- Cameras In Nursing Homes: Bill Advances After Close Vote
- Chattanooga Emergency Medicine to provide care at CHI Memorial Hospital Georgia
HAWAII
- Kona Community Hospital preregistering Phase 2 individuals for vaccine
- In HNN town hall, Hawaii’s mayors discuss COVID restrictions and what’s next
- Nearly 1,400 Vaccines Lost After Fridge Door Left Unsealed
- Some Hawaii healthcare providers offering COVID-19 vaccines have a wait list to help prevent wasting doses
IDAHO
- Corner Office: Saint Alphonsus Health System CEO Odette Bolano on the importance of taking calculated risks
- Local Idaho Health District now Vaccinating Anyone 16 and Older
- Idaho begins to see small number of COVID-19 ‘vaccine breakthrough’ cases
- Idaho behind in testing for COVID-19 variants
- Eastern Idaho still a COVID-19 hot spot, but state’s daily average sees welcome drop
- Southcentral Idaho providers to help homebound residents get COVID-19 vaccine
- Eastern Idaho health district makes plea to residents due to ‘alarming’ hospitalizations
- Saint Alphonsus Health System suffers breach impacting more than 134K individuals
ILLINOIS
- Advocate Aurora posts $558M in earnings in 2020, down from $1.4B in 2019
- Bloomington nursing home sued over COVID death
- CEO of Chicago safety-net hospital pushed vaccines to his suburban church
- Chicago hospital executives punished after series of improper vaccine events
- Chicago hospital stripped of vaccines after immunizations at COO’s condo
- Chicago safety-net hospital linked to 3rd improper COVID-19 vaccination event
- Illinois approves sale that could save Chicago’s Mercy Hospital
- Mercy Hospital To Stay Open, Get New Name As $1 Purchase Approved
- No, COVID-19 vaccines aren’t going to waste in Chicago, says city’s top physician
- ‘We are in this for the long haul’: State agency approves sale of Mercy Hospital to non-profit
- Why we don’t know how many Chicago area medical workers haven’t been vaccinated, and why it matters
- Chicago hospital doctor resigns after improper vaccinations
- Illinois ranked above national average on overall health scores
- Illinois surpasses 5 million COVID shots
- Loretto Hospital executive resigns amid uproar over improper distribution of COVID-19 vaccinations
INDIANA
- After thawing too many doses, Baptist Health Floyd opens limited vaccination appointments to Hoosiers 30 and older
- Cardinal Health expanding Indy presence
- Indiana expands vaccine program to ages 40 and older
- Investigation launched after Indiana nurse unhooked oxygen from COVID-19 patient
- IU Health Bloomington Hospital partners with Cancer Support Community South Central Indiana
- IU Health processing thousands of COVID-19 tests daily for NCAA tournament
- Northwest Health-Porter honored for maternity care
- Norton Healthcare to acquire Indiana hospital
- What we know about Gov. Eric Holcomb’s COVID update on masks, Indiana vaccine eligibility
IOWA
- California-based health foundation donates $150,000 to Iowa nonprofits
- Iowa’s long-term care facilities see third day of no new COVID outbreaks
- Some residents at Iowa nursing home now testing positive for virus after vaccinations
- No COVID-19 outbreaks in Iowa nursing homes for first time in a year
- Iowa on target to open vaccines to all adults April 5, Gov. Kim Reynolds says
- Gov. Kim Reynolds addresses racial disparities in health care, announces targeted outreach group
- Health care workers, UIHC set out to improve relationship with conversations facilitated by the Board of Regents
- N’West Iowa hospitals reflect on COVID-19
- Financial Stress And Patient Pushback: Health Care Workers On A Year Of COVID
- University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics releases study on COVID-19 vaccine side effects
- Advocacy groups say homebound Iowans have been ‘forgotten’ by state vaccination system
- U of Iowa Health Care uses sonic pressure to bust up heart plaque
KANSAS
- Centennial Homestead sells to Belleville Healthcare Center
- ‘The virus is still out there’: Kansas doctors warn of COVID spread as mask orders end
- Kansas woman receives surprise bill from emergency room visit for COVID-19 testing
- Salina Health Education Foundation Gets $1.9 Million Grant
- Johnson County updates vaccination plan for next week as Kansas prepares to move to next phases
- Kansas State Board of Nursing moves KWU to full approval
- What to know about Topeka Colmery-O’Neil VA Medical Center’s potential switch to urgent care
- Kansas health department investigating woman’s death after COVID-19 vaccination
KENTUCKY
- Appriss Health to acquire PatientPing
- Appriss Health snags care coordination software company PatientPing for reported $500M
- Beshear Signs Bill to Cap Out-Of-Pocket Insulin Costs
- CMS approves contactless tracking in Kentucky nursing homes
- Hosparus Health appoints talent firm to lead nationwide CEO search
- Humana CFO Brian Kane to step down; interim leader named
- Judge issues ruling in Louisville VA hospital lawsuit
- Kentucky hospitals seeing decreasing number of COVID-19 patients
- Kentucky’s COVID-19 positivity rate remains below 3% for third day in a row
- Ky. breaks another vaccine record with nearly 200,000 in week
- Louisville health care executive pleads guilty to embezzlement
- New Kentucky law protects hospital workers, patients from hazardous surgical smoke
- Norton Healthcare to acquire Indiana hospital
- UofL Health to open West End facility
- WellCare has new CEO in Kentucky
LOUISIANA
- The city’s strategy for vaccinating New Orleans’ most vulnerable? Knocking on their doors.
- Ochsner acquiring Louisiana Women’s Healthcare based at Woman’s Hospital
- LHC pledges $20 million to UL in “historic and transformational” partnership
- LHC Group donates $20 million to UL College of Nursing; largest gift in school history
- Local pharmacy reacts to low vaccination rates in Southwest Louisiana
- Louisiana COVID numbers: 393 more confirmed cases, 6 deaths reported Tuesday
- ‘It’s like six Katrinas:’ More than 10,000 suspected of dying from COVID in Louisiana
- Transcript: Coronavirus: Leadership During Crisis with Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards (D)
- Say “Ah!” LSU is expanding oral health care to rural Louisiana
- COVID’s misery, once centered in New Orleans, has quietly shifted to north Louisiana
- Edwards: No reason for fourth surge in Louisiana if people get shots, wear masks
MAINE
- Maine has seen just 1 new nursing home virus outbreak since early February
- Maine Medical Center nurses holding unionization vote
- Two rural Northern Light hospitals selected for modernization project
- New hospital building coming to Blue Hill
- Sale of bankrupt Maine hospital cleared
- Maine launches COVID-19 vaccine pre-registration website, but not all sites will use it
- Specialists from Barbara Bush Children’s Hospital to begin seeing patients in new PBMC Health Center
- Maine CDC reports 199 new COVID-19 cases, no new deaths
- ‘This time he was stuck in the ER for nearly a month’: One family’s story of struggling to get mental health services for their child during COVID
- Northern Light Home Care and Hospice nurses speak out for a fair contract
- Maine Medical Center nurses divided on union as vote looms
MARYLAND
- Anne Arundel County Officials Report Increase In COVID Case Rate
- Anne Arundel Medical Center launches open heart surgery program with new surgeon
- Anne Arundel to get 4,000 additional COVID vaccines over the next month, with more on the way
- Maryland Department of Health sets goal of 100,000 shots per day as more COVID vaccine is due
- UM Baltimore Washington Medical Center taps new CEO
- University of Maryland Baltimore Washington Medical Center names new CEO
- Vaccine eligibility expands in Maryland as state hopes for increase in doses
- Maryland again tops 1,000 new coronavirus cases as hospitalizations continue to rise
- Maryland program will lean on hospitals to get COVID vaccines to vulnerable populations
- Maryland to double mass COVID vaccination sites as Hogan, health officials warn of threat of virus variants
- Local Health Departments See 54% Increase In Vaccine Supplies
MASSACHUSETTS
- Beth Israel Lahey’s physician-poaching is hindering Massachusetts hospital’s reopening, its president says
- Massachusetts hospital settles HIPAA violation for $65K
- Boston Scientific to pay $188.6M to settle surgical mesh lawsuits
- Tenet Massachusetts hospital, ancillary staff reach labor deal; nurses’ strike enters 3rd week
- Reports of Poor Care by St. Vincent Hospital Replacement Nurses Pile Up as MNA Nurses Enter Third Week of Strike for Safer Patient Care
- Mass General Brigham shakes up leadership: 14 changes to know
- Massachusetts finds source of 1990s childhood cancer cluster
- More visitors now allowed in Massachusetts nursing homes
MICHIGAN
- Beaumont hospital reinstates visitor restrictions, signaling growing concern about 3rd surge
- Cardiologist to pay $2M for allegations of unnecessary testing
- Mich. cardiologist pays $2 million to settle case alleging unnecessary testing
- Michigan may be nation’s next COVID-19 hotspot
- Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital receives ‘Top 100’ recognition
- Health care reforms could cut Michigan costs for insulin, cancer treatment
- COVID-19 hospitalizations in Michigan surge 800% in March among people 40-49 years old
- Michigan House approves wide-ranging health care reforms aimed at lowering costs
- Michigan Senate’s final shot to block health director comes Tuesday
- Michigan’s COVID-19 case rate is 2nd worst in US, schools go virtual, hospitals fill up
- Physician sentenced to jail for placing explosives at Michigan hospital
- After more than 50 years, a mid-Michigan hospital ends home-delivered meals
- Michigan hospital to convert on-site day care into outpatient surgery center
- COVID-19 variant reported amid rising cases in northern Michigan
- Michigan health system plans to build $61.5M cancer center
- Pharmacies help ramp up coronavirus vaccines in Michigan
- Whitmer vetoes bill to end virus rules without lawmakers’ OK
- Yes, hospitalizations are rising again, but this time might be different
- MidMichigan Health to bring together oncological care offerings at new Comprehensive Cancer Center
MINNESOTA
- Minneapolis health system eliminates race-based kidney health determinant
- Children’s Minnesota names new CNO
- AHA urges strict antitrust review of UnitedHealth’s $13B Change buy
- U.K. COVID-19 variant widespread in Minnesota
- ‘It was nuts. It was exhilarating’: How a punishing year transformed Mayo Clinic
- Children’s Minnesota announces Caroline Njau as Chief Nursing Officer
- Minnesota’s COVID-19 update for Thursday, March 25
- Minnesota reports 89 COVID-19 cases in vaccinated individuals
- First Of Its Kind Mental Health Facility Opens At M Health Southdale Next Week
- Minnesota’s front-line workers wait their turn for COVID vaccine
- Minnesota reports sixth young COVID-19 death
MISSISSIPPI
- Mississippi rewrites ‘confusing’ COVID-19 scheduling script
- Mississippi Health Centers receive more than $70M in American Rescue Plan funding
- One million doses in, challenges ahead for COVID-19 vaccinations in Mississippi
- Mississippi health leaders plan to do more COVID-19 variant surveillance
- Mississippi Medicaid officials investigate Centene’s pharmacy payments
- Mississippi investigating its largest Medicaid provider over pharmacy benefits
- Medical marijuana still faces hurdles in Mississippi
MISSOURI
- Missouri hospital 1st in state to install 7D surgical spine system
- Noble Health acquires SSM hospital in Missouri
- U of Missouri Health Care starts building $242M pavilion
- 100,000 COVID vaccines administered at SSM Health Medical Group across the Region
- Most vaccinators don’t use Missouri registration system launched months into rollout
- St. Louis man wants Missouri to pay his travel expenses after driving 282 miles for vaccine shot
- SLU Hospital moves onto next phase of COVID vaccination program
- SSM Health St. Joseph – Lake St. Louis has first day with zero COVID patients
MONTANA
- New Missoula Co. COVID-19 guidelines for long-term care facilities
- SCL Health buys Montana orthopedic group
- Montana nursing home supervisors eager to resume inspections
- More COVID-19 Variant Cases Detected In Montana
- SCL Health acquires Montana Orthopedics in Butte
- Billings Clinic ends talks with proposed medical school citing derogatory comments and previous commitments
- Covid-inspired Montana health insurance proposal wouldn’t begin for 2 years
NEBRASKA
- Nebraska hospitals create EHR-based ‘scoring system’ to identify high-risk patients for COVID-19 vaccine
- ‘This is so long overdue’: North Omaha church turns into temporary vaccine clinic site
- Lincoln nursing homes take a deep breath after long year of social distancing and fear
- Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff visits Blair hospital, vaccination site
- Metro hospitals will not share patient information in ‘scoring system’ for COVID-19 vaccines
- Methodist Fremont Health earns designation from Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska
- Wednesday March 24 COVID-19 update: Douglas County to open vaccine to 55+; mass clinic set
NEVADA
- Nevada’s test positivity meets WHO goal, now under 5%
- Nevada could reach herd immunity in matter of months, expert says
- County matches Nevada’s 4.6% test positivity rate; 13% fully vaccinated
- Nevada COVID-19 cases, deaths up for day, but still trending lower
- Nevada’s COVID-19 test positivity, cases, hospitalizations continue to drop
- Nevada health dept. urges reporting of unlicensed facilities after increase in complaints
- McKinsey to pay Nevada $45M for role in opioid epidemic
NEW HAMPSHIRE
- Hassan pushes for answers on COVID-related deaths in long-term care facilities
- Mental health case to go before NH Supreme Court
- One year after first New Hampshire COVID-19 death, vaccines have made difference
- As demand for childhood mental health services grows, advocates warn against cutting funds
- Head of North Country hospital consortium warns of second health crisis after COVID-19
- Active COVID-19 cases decrease, hospitalizations rise on Sunday
NEW JERSEY
- Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey names director of neuro-oncology
- New Jersey Revises Longterm Care Visitation Guidance
- JFK University Medical Center First Hospital in New Jersey to Utilize New Portable MRI
- 9 workers died, thousand infected by COVID at N.J. hospital system that was denied $2.5B insurance payout, lawsuit claims
- Millions have gotten the COVID vaccine in N.J. So why are cases continuing to rise?
- Atlantic Health System Medical Centers Named Top Hospitals in New Jersey
- COVID-19 is again rising fast in North Jersey, the Shore, and the Poconos
- Four Atlantic Health System Hospitals Nationally Recognized for High Quality and Cost-Efficient Maternity Care
- Summit Medical Group, CityMD rebrand as Summit Health
- New Director of Neuro-Oncology Named to New Jersey’s Only NCI-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center
- Jersey City to provide ‘health buses’ for people who are homeless to shower, do laundry
NEW MEXICO
- New Mexico hospitals detail different COVID-19 vaccination efforts
- As hospitalizations decline, NM doctors looking into ‘long-haul COVID’ treatments
- New Mexico relaxing rules on nursing home visits in pandemic
- New Mexico reports 6 new deaths, 218 additional COVID-19 cases
- Got your card? New Mexico’s COVID-19 vaccinations outpacing new infections 72:1, health official says
NEW YORK
- Buffalo nursing home hit with second-highest federal fine in N.Y. for Covid-19 violations
- Catholic Health credits Epic system for smooth vaccine rollout
- Health-care workers picket outside of The Grand nursing home as part of statewide push for reform
- Kaleida Health recruits top exec from Virginia to manage technology
- Nursing Home Employees Rally for More Staff and Better Equipment
- Report: S.I. nursing home executive feared March 25 Cuomo order
- Some NY nursing homes proved helpless in face of virus surge
- New York assisted living home collapses after large fire; 1 dead
- Deadly Fire Engulfs Assisted Living Home: ‘It’s One of Your Worst Nightmares’
- New York pharmacy owner pleads guilty in opioid scheme
- Man dies after jumping from Long Island hospital window, police say
- NY nursing home whistleblower gets visit from health inspector
- Harlem Hospital and vaccine hesitancy in Black communities: 6 takeaways for hospital leaders
- Governor Cuomo Announces More Than 8 Million Total COVID Vaccine Doses Administered Across New York State
- Summit Medical Group, CityMD rebrand as Summit Health
- Dr. José Baselga, cancer research pioneer and former Memorial Sloan Kettering CMO, dies at 61
- Pandemic hasn’t stopped nonprofit New York hospitals from suing patients over unpaid bills
- Northwell Health names HR chief, executive VP of enterprise management
NORTH CAROLINA
- Atrium Health given 1 month to restore data sharing with local EMS
- County commissioners set deadline for Atrium Health to resolve data sharing issue
- Duke Raleigh Hospital cancer ward closed to visitors after COVID-19 outbreak
- The COVID-19 Outbreak At Raleigh Hospital Is A Reminder That Illness Is Still A Risk, The Doctor Says
- Viewpoint: Physician exodus from North Carolina system is a win for patients
- All adults in NC will be eligible to get COVID vaccine starting April 7
- To vaccinate thousands, NC turns to volunteers
- North Carolina health system plans new ASC
- ‘Why do I put my life on the line?’ Pandemic trauma haunts health workers
- North Carolina’s rural counties are hit disproportionately by COVID-19. Here’s why.
- COVID-19 in NC: Hospital numbers dip to lowest point in more than 5 months
- Viewpoint: Physician exodus from North Carolina system is a win for patients
- State moves forward with west Raleigh site for new DHHS headquarters
- Wake Forest School of Medicine to build 2nd campus
NORTH DAKOTA
- Sanford Health has new VP of Nursing
- North Dakota Indian Affairs official to resign for Sanford job
- All North Dakota adults will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccine starting March 29
- Vaccine distribution in North Dakota continues moving forward
- North Dakota has 142 new COVID-19 cases and another death
- Fargo removes mask mandate as COVID-19 cases fall, vaccinations increase
OHIO
- Ohio treatment facilities and corporate parent agree to pay $10.25M to resolve allegations of kickbacks to patients, unnecessary admissions
- Promedica, MetroHealth partner on innovative senior care facility
- US Department of Labor recovers $327K in back wages for 223 employees of Ohio-based health care services provider
- Ohio lawmakers override DeWine’s veto of health order bill, meaning health orders could be rescinded
- Ohio COVID-19 maps: Statewide case rate is 146.9 per 100K, up from last week
- Ohio’s local health departments celebrate a million vaccinated
- Oregon, Ohio monitoring 48 people for potential Ebola exposure
- Ohio nursing home coronavirus cases decline again; state now reporting 7,055 deaths
- Kettering Health Network, Ohio hospital to open heart clinic
- Ohio nears 1 million coronavirus cases
- Nursing home association gave $135,000 to dark money group indicted in Ohio bribery case
- COVID-19 impacting Ohio’s hospitals one year into pandemic
- Kettering Medical Center detects Legionella in water supply
- Ohio health centers will get more than $160 million for coronavirus vaccinations and vulnerable group services
- Cleveland Clinic among Ohio hospitals to back governor’s veto of bill limiting authority on health orders
- Mercy Health names new COO
- Cincinnati’s UC Health advances $251M Clifton campus modernization project
- UC Health reveals renderings for $251M, record-setting project
- Christ Hospital partners to launch heart failure clinic north of Cincinnati
OKLAHOMA
- Oklahoma getting ‘a significant amount’ more in Medicaid money from federal relief bills
- ‘COVID is still here:’ Officials watch Oklahoma’s cases for signs of spring break bump
- Ascension Bartlesville Named One of Top 100 Rural & Community Hospitals
- Students in Eastern’s nursing program assist with local vaccination efforts
- City of Tulsa will revisit changes to COVID-19 restrictions after seeing effects of Spring Break
OREGON
- Bend hospital worker strike ends
- Oregon Senate votes to make health care a right
- Oregon could have prevented some coronavirus deaths in senior care, auditors say
- Oregon health officials monitoring 4 people for Ebola
- Oregon mistakenly invites 11,000 people to schedule COVID vaccine appointments
PENNSYLVANIA
- 2 Philadelphia Hospitals Among Nation’s Best in 2021
- Haven Behavioral Hospital provides Notice of Data Incident
- Highmark net income hits $1B in 2020
- Levine pressed for answers on Pa.’s missing nursing home data as confirmation advances
- New Jersey’s vaccine rollout is mostly working. In Pennsylvania, it’s more complicated.
- Pa. Department of Health Secretary reaffirms plan before May 1 opening to all
- Over $150 million in American Rescue Plan funding going to PA health centers, HHS says
- PA Refuses To Release Details Of Wasted COVID-19 Vaccine Doses
- Penn Medicine and PHMC take over at Mercy Hospital in West Philly
- Allegheny County, Pennsylvania see covid hospitalizations go up again
- Pa. senior vaccinations taking longer than most states due to high 65+ population
- 25 Pa. counties have substantial spread of COVID-19; positive test rate rises for first time in 3 months
- Chester County Hospital Named Among Newsweek’s Best
- UPMC first in Central Pa. to use innovative robotic technology to detect lung cancer earlier
- Philadelphia will not adopt Pennsylvania’s relaxed COVID-19 restrictions on April 4, health commissioner says
RHODE ISLAND
- Visitation A Must At RI Nursing Homes, Health Officials Say
- Public health officials remind Rhode Island nursing homes to allow visitors
- Shots at Rhode Island nursing homes come to a halt
- No laws broken when hospitals offered COVID vaccine to board members before they were eligible, attorney general says
- Rhode Island’s first emergency unit dedicated to substance use, mental health issues opens
- Rhode Island Hospital leads cutting edge research into memory disorders
- Rhode Island Foundation grants $550K in pandemic relief
SOUTH CAROLINA
- Some South Carolina patients skipping second COVID vaccine dose
- Extra efforts focused on closing vaccination gap in rural South Carolina communities
- MUSC nears 150,000th COVID-19 vaccine dose distribution
- South Carolina not yet expanding vaccine eligibility to all
- With MUSC trial underway, fourth COVID-19 vaccine waits for approval
- South Carolina health officials release latest COVID-19 update
- Relief bill includes $95M for South Carolina health centers
- Encompass Health to build hospital in South Carolina
- SC passes 8,000 virus deaths
- Prisma Health allowing more patients to have visitors & care partners as COVID-19 cases decline
- Major SC hospital system expanding patient visitation in some locations
- Health experts warn COVID-19 variants could lead to surge in cases
- Where do Georgia, South Carolina stand on COVID vaccination goals?
SOUTH DAKOTA
- Denny Sanford gifts $300 million to Sanford Health
- Groundbreaking on Sanford clinic in Harrisburg
- Sanford Health gets $300M gift
- Sanford Health begins $300 million initiative to improve rural healthcare access
- Active South Dakota COVID-19 cases reach highest number in 6 weeks
- Long-term care workers still show reluctance to get COVID vaccine, report says
- South Dakota COVID-19 hospitalizations up amid 128 new infections
- Sanford residency doctors wind up in front line of COVID-19
- More than half of new COVID-19 cases in South Dakota reported in Minnehaha, Lincoln counties
TENNESSEE
- Former hospital administrator gets 12 years in prison for $40M kickback scheme
- HCA shareholder wants stronger link between quality metrics, exec pay
- Hospitals ask feds to investigate UnitedHealth’s $13B acquisition of Change Healthcare
- Middle Tennessee Investors To Pay $200,000 To Settle False Claims Act Allegations Regarding HUD Program
- Saint Thomas opens hospital in MetroCenter
- Steve Rector named CEO of Enexor Health Systems
- Tennessee authorizes counties to move through COVID vaccination phases ‘as supply allows’
- Tennessee hospital 6 weeks behind on paychecks, employees say
- All Tennessee Adults Eligible for COVID-19 Vaccination by April 5
- Health Commissioner warns of incoming outbreaks
- Many Alabamians flocking to Tennessee for COVID-19 vaccines
- Report: majority of rural hospitals in Tennessee at risk of shutting down
- Medical marijuana bill fails in Tennessee Senate
- Tennessee Health Commissioner cites old data as state vaccine rollout lags
TEXAS
- Executives, physicians at Texas hospital sentenced in $200M scheme
- Four more doctors get prison time as Forest Park sentencing continues
- HCA CEO made $30.4M in 2nd year at helm
- Houston Physician pays nearly half million dollars to resolve home health care fraud allegations
- Physician pays nearly half million dollars to resolve home health care fraud allegations
- Report: Female doctors in Dallas, Austin make far less than their male counterparts
- Texas Doctor Accused of False Claims Act Violations
- Texas Doctor Clay Cockerell And His Clinic Accused Of Racking Up $4.2 Million In Fake Claims
- Tenet Massachusetts hospital, ancillary staff reach labor deal; nurses’ strike enters 3rd week
- Former Texas Medical Center CEO dies
- Hedge fund unloads $133M of Tenet shares
- Executives, physicians at Texas hospital sentenced in $200M scheme
- Former hospital administrator gets 12 years in prison for $40M kickback scheme
- 5 states with the highest medical malpractice payouts
- Texas Heart Institute names CEO
- Former healthcare CEO pleads guilty to role in $60M fraudulent billing scheme
- Lawsuit alleges Texas dermatologist, clinic racked up $4.2M in false claims
- Vaccinated Texas nursing home residents can now hug their families and receive more visitors after a year of isolation
- Texas lawmakers try to retroactively shield health care providers from COVID-19 lawsuits
- COVID-19 vaccinations for all adults in Texas starting March 29, state officials say
UTAH
- Amazon donates $25,000 to Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital
- Intermountain’s annual net income tops $1B
- Utah biotech firm BioFire earns first full FDA COVID-19 test approval
- Utah health, human services agencies to merge next year
- Utah’s Departments of Health, Human Services to combine by summer 2022
- Steward to build Utah hospital
- Utah health, human services agencies to merge next year
- Utah governor signs bill lifting statewide mask mandate on April 10
- 2 Utah hospital systems will keep mask requirements after statewide mandate lifts
- Every Utahn 16 and older now eligible for a COVID-19 vaccine, but doses are limited
- The number of fully vaccinated Utahns now exceeds 450,000
- New law gives hope to cancer patients hoping to have a family
VERMONT
- FEMA Awards Nearly $4 Million to Vermont for COVID-19 Response
- Hospital leaders accuse Vermont regulatory board of overreach
- Boston Scientific to pay Vermont $1.1 million for unfairly marketing surgical mesh to women
- Vermont gears up — and staffs up — for next stages of vaccinations
- Vermont Senate Passes $100 Million in COVID Recovery Funds
- Proposed $100 million relief bill goes to Vermont House this week
- Central Vermont Medical Center hires new Woodridge administrator
VIRGINIA
- Citing Covid frustrations, Northern Virginia counties look to create their own health departments
- Virginia tries to move ahead of national ‘reform agenda’ for nursing homes
- Central Virginia Health District enters Phase 1c of vaccinations
- Virginia hospital launches heart failure clinic to curb readmissions
- COVID positive rate remains at 5.6% for third day in VA
- COVID-19 deaths dropping in Virginia
- Virginia health system sues insurer after $150M in COVID-19 losses
WASHINGTON
- Pandemic forces Washington nursing home to close, leaving 54 residents in limbo
- Providence virtually monitors thousands of COVID-19 patients. Here are 3 lessons learned on scaling up the tech
- Seattle health-tech startup DexCare raises $20M, spins out of Providence’s Digital Innovation Group
- Washington health system blames Cerner for bankruptcy
- As ‘vaccine chasers’ seek leftover COVID-19 shots, Washington health officials urge patience
- Seattle Children’s mental health unit filled past capacity amid pandemic
WEST VIRGINIA
- Bill to close Hopemont Hospital may be discussed as early as Monday
- WVU Medicine in strong position after pandemic, plans to move forward on strategic goals
- Overdose deaths soar in West Virginia amid pandemic
- Dangerous Inspections: West Virginia Hospital Accused of Undermining Safety
- What the world can learn from West Virginia’s successful vaccine roll-out
- Mylissa Smith Law: Bill to allow visitations in health care facilities
- WV sees spike in active COVID-19 cases
WISCONSIN
- Advocate Aurora posts $558M in earnings in 2020, down from $1.4B in 2019
- Damond Boatwright announced as new CEO and president of Hospital Sisters Health System
- SSM Health leader in Wisconsin leaving for job in Illinois
- Wisconsin hospitals report 2% increase in available hospital beds, 14 new virus-related deaths reported
- COVID-19 cases, deaths rise across Wisconsin
- COVID-19 cases in Wisconsin nursing homes drop 47% after vaccinations
- UnityPoint Wisconsin hospital reaches labor deal with nurses, averts strike
- Wisconsin lawmakers approve blocking vaccine mandates, more control over federal COVID-19 funds
- UnityPoint-Meriter nurses approve contract averting COVID-19 pandemic strike
- Health systems, ADRC address rising number of severe fall injuries in older adults
- Leadership change at SSM Health of Wisconsin
- Hospital staff feel relief as Dane County sees record low COVID-19 hospitalizations
- ‘An increase is likely’: Milwaukee health officials brace for a possible rise in COVID-19 cases
- Two weeks after being ousted, Milwaukee Health Department leader wants answers
WYOMING
- Medicaid expansion bill gains approval in Wyoming House
- Proposal to expand Medicaid in Wyoming passes House for first time
- Hospital Faced Pandemic Challenge With Skill, Empathy & Compassion
- Medicaid expansion advances in Wyoming but time running out
