NATIONAL
- 10 states with the largest decreases to travel nurse pay
- After court ruling for AHA in 340B case, HHS says it will start adjusting payment rates for certain 340B hospitals within approximately two weeks
- Congress continues funding for federal programs through Dec. 16
- Congress gives rural hospitals a reprieve, for now
- Hospital leaders meet at White House to talk ‘twindemic’ strategies
- Hospitals likely to end 2022 in the red despite August boost, report says
- How tight nursing home capacity is bottlenecking hospital operations
- Is the doctor’s office heading for extinction?
- Judge orders Anthem to face lawsuit over alleged Medicare overpayments
- Judge rules that HHS must immediately halt unlawful reimbursement cuts to certain 340B hospitals for rest of 2022
- Medical groups want lawmakers to bolster safety for health care workforce
- Medtech companies shift strategy as more orthopedic procedures move to ambulatory surgical centers
- Over 50% of Text in EHR Notes is Duplicate Clinical Documentation
- Private equity drove 70% of physician medical group deals last year
- Supreme Court will not hear challenge to healthcare worker vaccine mandate
- Healthcare organizations to AG: Investigate threats over children’s transgender care
- Hospital Margins Remained Negative in August Despite Revenue Increases
ALABAMA
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- Crisis centers and clinics: new mental health care models attempt to fill gaps in Alabama system
- UAB announces new Alabama maternal health task force to tackle mortality, doulas, telehealth
- Encompass Health and Piedmont announce plans to build a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Athens, Georgia
- New DCH CEO Making Good On Promise Of Leadership Culture Shift
- Monkeypox cases on the downturn in Alabama, health officials encourage vaccines
- New Cooper Green Hospital in Birmingham Gains Approval to Begin Construction
- Medical office building sells to global banking group for $2.75M
ALASKA
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- Providence pressured patients to pay, even when eligible for free care, according to New York Times
- Mat-Su Health Foundation receives largest one-time gift ever from MacKenzie Scott
- State health department ends COVID data summaries, will track COVID and flu side by side
- Investigators found high rates of bed sores and extended isolation among Providence nursing home patients, leading to $310K fine
- In COVID years, new patterns emerged in Alaska hospitals and emergency rooms, report says
ARIZONA
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- NexCore Group completes 45K-square-foot Arizona medical office building with GI, orthopedics
- New 45,000 SF Medical Office Building Takes Shape at Mercy Medical Commons in Gilbert, Arizona
- Banner Health names Dr. Michael Kupferman senior vice president
- The Ensign Group Acquires Skilled Nursing Facility in Arizona
- Report: Arizona hospitals experiencing more financial challenges
- Here’s how Arizona hospitals are facing significant financial challenges
- Post Dobbs fallout tracker—Arizona’s conflicting abortion laws
- Could virtual nursing help combat the shortage of nurses?
ARKANSAS
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- Arkansas health official: Falling covid numbers show that state is ‘headed in the right direction’
- SCOTUS Balks At Hearing Nursing Home Arbitration Rule Case
- Broadband, public health are two big recipients in Arkansas American Rescue Plan funds
- ‘Educate more nurses:’ UAPB plans to add more resources after $1.1 million gift
CALIFORNIA
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- 7-hospital system files for bankruptcy
- California law holds physicians accountable for COVID misinformation
- CHOMP unveils newly-renovated Outpatient Surgery Center in Monterey
- GI Partners Announces the Acquisition of Premier Life Sciences Properties in San Diego, CA
- New hospital ER almost finished
- Sonoma Valley Hospital CEO works to make a difference in local health care
- Did California Just Ban Medical Misinformation? What We Know
- California monkeypox cases trend downward but there are ‘substantial health disparities,’ officials say
- Health care workers union is using ballot measures to remedy low wages amid a workforce shortage
- Governor signs CMA-sponsored bill giving physicians time to interpret test results for patients
- COVID in California: Four out of five adults with long COVID struggle with daily tasks
- Virta Health, tech company working on type 2 diabetes, to leave California for Colorado
- Kaiser Permanente’s chief digital officer leaves for role at Target
COLORADO
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- Bay Area health tech unicorn to relocate HQ to Denver
- Colorado COVID hospitalizations rise slightly, but experts aren’t worried yet
- Colorado Springs decision to lease hospital system to UCHealth ‘a smashing success’
- Denver Health requests $5 million budget increase, records $61 million income loss
- Englewood Medical Office Property Refinanced for $45.2M
- Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland plans new tower, $280M expansion
- Tenet, UnitedHealth, DaVita lose bid to end antitrust case
- UCHealth to expand Medical Center of the Rockies with new tower
- Colorado’s COVID hospitalizations rise slightly for a second week, but other measures are stable
- Hospitals make tough choices amid tight budgets
- Virta Health, tech company working on type 2 diabetes, to leave California for Colorado
- New cancer center opening in Pueblo will offer advanced treatments to southern Colorado
- Colorado Gives Teeth to Federal Transparency Enforcement Efforts
- Concerns about kids’ safety at Grand Junction psych hospital prompt state actions
- UCHealth marks 10 years as lessee of Memorial Hospital system
- Metro Moves: New CEO named for Colorado Medical Society
CONNECTICUT
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- Yale New Haven Health selects new CFO
- Unions call for state intervention over post-strike patient care concerns at Connecticut hospital
- Health care unions call on Connecticut Department of Health to investigate Windham Hospital
- Yale New Haven agrees to acquire 2 Connecticut health systems
- Yale New Haven Health acquires Waterbury, Manchester, Rockville hospitals in agreement
- Spire Orthopedic Partners hires CFO
DC
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- Plans Announced to Expand Washington DC Medical Center
- DC Health, Children’s National open 5 new clinics for DC students to get required vaccines
- D.C. sees significant decline in monkeypox cases
- COVID cases are low in D.C. schools, but data reporting has changed
- Maryland’s monkeypox response fell short compared to Washington D.C. but state officials optimistic
DELAWARE
FLORIDA
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- Baptist Health South Florida taps Bo Boulenger as CEO
- Bayfront Health takes in ICU patients evacuated from Lee Memorial, recovering from Hurricane Ian
- Florida hospitals are struggling to provide care to patients after Hurricane Ian
- Florida Hospital Association sells downtown Orlando properties
- Florida hospital without running water faces a sanitation crisis in the wake of Hurricane Ian
- Lee Health aims to stop patient evacuations; state has sent 50 nurses to help NCH
- Florida hospitals report evacuations, lockdowns and water outages
- HCA Florida Englewood Hospital now open after Hurricane Ian
- HCA Florida Twin Cities Hospital’s emergency room expansion brakes ground in Niceville
- University of Florida, Jupiter Medical Center to build hospital
- 4 Florida health systems offering free, reduced telehealth for Hurricane Ian victims
- Local Jax health care provider settles fraud allegations by paying $700,000
GEORGIA
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- Atlanta City Councilman pitches use of hospital site as an equity center
- Atlanta Medical Center ER will close in 2 weeks, Wellstar announces
- Encompass Health and Piedmont announce plans to build a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation hospital in Athens, Georgia
- Georgia Health-Care Company Breach Impacts 54K Inmates
- Health officials seeing Georgia drug overdose increase
- Large Georgia hospital system announces dropping of mask requirement for those who are vaccinated
- Atlanta Medical Center’s ER on total diversion as hospital prepares to close
- Safety net hospitals in Georgia are at risk. Atlanta Medical Center is just the latest example
- Children’s Healthcare experiences overcrowding, gives tips amid strain
- Georgia county CEO unveils $20M hospital aid plan as Atlanta facility shutters
- Atlanta hospital swamped after nearby medical center begins ED diversions
- Emory To Expand Midtown Hospital Amid ‘Public Health Crisis’ Caused By AMC’s Closure
- Wellstar says jobs offered to Atlanta Medical Center employees at other locations
- Georgia physician, pharmacist plead guilty to pill mill operation
- Emory Healthcare’s CIO on why the health system switched from Oracle Cerner to Epic
HAWAII
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- Kaiser Mental Health Workers Not Backing Down From Demands For Better Patient Care
- Hawaii health officials report 1,273 new COVID-19 infections, 8 deaths
- Hawaii reports 2 new monkeypox cases as tally grows to 39
- Pharmacy Students in Hawaii Hope to Use Culturally Competent Care in Their Future Careers
IDAHO
ILLINOIS
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- Chicago nurses set to strike
- Deaconess set to purchase four hospitals in southern Illinois
- Geisinger, Rush, Oracle Cerner and more partner to share social determinants of health data in EHRs
- Lurie plans $56 million Schaumburg outpost
- Nursing home plans to open skilled memory care unit
- SCA Health, USPI antitrust suit moving forward, judge rules
- Tenet, UnitedHealth, DaVita lose bid to end antitrust case
- Weekly COVID Cases in Illinois Reach Level Not Seen in Months
- More than $31 million for health care research in Illinois
- Illinois COVID-19 case rate hits lowest point since spring
- Home Health Care Company Owners Sentenced for $6.7 Million Health Care Fraud
- Health Care Service Corporation Finalizes Acquisition of Trustmark Health Benefits
- Rural health education center in Illinois gets $6.5M
- Details emerge on CommonSpirit’s ‘IT security incident’ as more regions report disruptions
INDIANA
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- Ascension St. Vincent closing hospital, 9 other locations in Lawrence County
- Lutheran Health set to open new facility in northwest Allen County
- New Lutheran Health Network medical office to open in Huntertown
- Noblesville lands another medical business for its Innovation Mile, mayor announces
- Indiana commission calls for increased mental health funding
- Why are Indiana’s health care costs so high?
- Doctors, health officials discuss maternal mortality with Indiana lawmakers
- Indiana hospital names VP of patient care services
- Report: Indiana’s mental healthcare system ‘underfunded’ and ‘systemic reform’ recommended
- Reid Health planning new Connersville campus
- IU Health Ball Memorial Physicians Create New Integrated Team to Provide Vascular Services
IOWA
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- Iowa hospital closes, lays off 151 workers
- MercyOne shuts down e-health records after ‘IT security incident’ affects online systems
- ‘You are out!’ Nursing home knowingly locked man outside overnight
- University of Iowa nurses protest increased patient load
- Details emerge on CommonSpirit’s ‘IT security incident’ as more regions report disruptions
- Iowa ASC expanding, relocating
- Fairview workers reach tentative deal as Allina Health workers continue strike
- Iowa health system outsourcing medical coding
KANSAS
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- Allen County Regional installs Epic EHR system
- Johnson County delays decision on $29M nursing home plan
- 2 hospitals to join U of Kansas Health System
- Olathe Health to become part of University of Kansas Health System, hospital officials announce
- Kansas inmates wait months for treatment due to shortage of mental health hospital beds
- Missouri and Kansas advocates want more hospitals to offer human donor milk to newborns
- Without consent: Pelvic exams under anesthesia still happen without patient knowledge
- More than 600 nurses at one of the largest hospitals in Kansas could unionize
KENTUCKY
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- Norton Healthcare receives largest single gift in history, launches diabetes institute
- Workforce shortage detailed in new Kentucky Hospital Association report
- Medicare cuts concern Kentucky home health leaders
- Ky. health care industry facing ‘unsustainable level of staffing shortages’
- Studies rank KY low for child well-being. Here’s what an expert says could be improved
- 5 sent to hospital after truck hits ambulance transporting a patient, Kentucky cops say
- How a $15M gift to Norton may very well transform diabetes care in Kentucky
- Advisory Committee Reports: Kentuckians want medical cannabis legalized
- $1.1 million grant to support healthy aging programming across Kentucky
- Nurses in demand as Kentucky hospitals continue to face shortages
- Weekly COVID report shows numbers across Kentucky continue to trend in positive direction
- Spero Health Picks Up 4 New Outpatient Clinics in First Acquisition
LOUISIANA
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- Children’s Hospital New Orleans to Build ‘Walker’s Imaginarium’
- Ochsner physicians share insights to optimize safety, quality metrics
- New Orleans health systems, colleges tackle nursing shortage
- Ochsner to build neuroscience center, including early-onset dementia clinic
- Louisiana hospital to spend $41K to upgrade its Oracle Cerner EHR
- Two New Orleans health care startups bought by Michigan-based HMA
- Hundreds of Atlantic and Gulf Coast hospitals at risk of hurricane flooding, study reveals
- Ochsner Health Quality & Safety Experts Offer Playbook for Managing Widely Reported Hospital Metrics
MAINE
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- Maine children’s hospital declines to explain gender transition services
- MaineHealth hospital names VP of human resources
- Maine orthopedic clinic hires 5th female surgeon
- Anthem MaineHealth Suffers Third-Party Data Breach, 13K Impacted
- St. Joseph’s Hospital in Bangor buries a time capsule
- Key Maine palliative care groups to co-host statewide conference in Belfast
MARYLAND
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- LifeBridge Health data breach $9.5M class action settlement
- Maryland’s monkeypox response fell short compared to Washington D.C. but state officials optimistic
- New medical school proposed at Morgan State, first one at HBCU school in 45 years
- Sinai Hospital breaks ground on project to double emergency department size
- As Baltimore-area schools walk back restrictions, COVID-19 response becomes part of familiar health messages
- New Brightview Senior Living CEO Doug Dollenberg plans expansion in Baltimore region
- Maryland life sciences firm Emmes continues buying spree — and it’s not done
MASSACHUSETTS
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- Garland is asked to probe threats to children’s hospitals
- Geisinger, Rush, Oracle Cerner and more partner to share social determinants of health data in EHRs
- CDC taps Mass. DPH to establish regional center to better prevent infectious disease outbreaks
- Boston U School of Medicine to be renamed after $100M gift
- Centene’s string of settlements: $14M deal reached in Massachusetts
- Rebranding efforts at a Massachusetts hospital slow as costs rise
- Mass General Brigham joins $26M funding round for virtual pediatric mental health platform
- As Labor Crisis Complicates Care Transitions, Hospitals Work to Alleviate SNF Referral Backlog
MICHIGAN
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- Beaumont Health Expands Use of Robotic Surgery by 50%
- How a former Walgreens exec is tackling health equity at Michigan’s largest health system
- New bill targets high-cost travel nurse contracts in Michigan
- Sparrow Health System laying off hundreds of employees
- Spectrum Health offering more primary care options to reduce patient costs
- Trinity Health posts $1.4 billion net loss in 2022 as contract labor costs hit ‘unprecedented highs’
- U of Michigan to invest $273M in nursing compensation
- Woodside Health sells 23,328-square-foot medical office building in Novi
- Michigan health system to make ‘several hundred’ job cuts
- Michigan hospital nurses vote to unionize
- U-M nurses approve new contract with raises, bonus
- $3M in grants to support mental health services in underserved Michigan areas
- New program to train health care workers in the U.P.
- University of Michigan’s Mott named first ChildKind certified hospital in state
- Michigan psychiatric centers cut number of beds despite having more money
- Michigan adds monkeypox cases in 4 counties as spread eases
- Michigan health providers work to reverse falling childhood vaccination rates in pandemic’s wake
- Blue Cross must face antitrust lawsuit from Michigan anesthesiologists, judge rules
- Michigan-based hospital system lays off ‘hundreds’ as losses mount
MINNESOTA
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- Fairview mental health worker strike called off; Allina walkout still planned
- Kraus-Anderson completes $16.5 million renovation and addition at Madison Healthcare
- M Health Fairview reaches tentative agreement with mental health workers as Allina strike continues
- Mayo Clinic to increase some wages by 6%
- UnitedHealth closes roughly $8B deal for Change Healthcare
- Charity care lacking at Mayo Clinic, other top hospitals, advocates say
- One strike planned, another averted in Minnesota
- Allina Health workers begin 3-day strike
- Optum and Change Healthcare complete merger
- Mayo Clinic 1st in North America to install superfast PET/CT scanner
- Mayo Clinic taps Natalie Caine as Rochester chief administrative officer
- Minnesota hospital that disclosed PHI to own foundation wins appeal
MISSISSIPPI
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- Southern Bone & Joint building facility in Laurel
- Mississippi remains deadliest state for babies, CDC data shows
- Singing River hospital is not on the brink of financial collapse. So why is it seeking a buyer?
- Federal judges appear ready to end court oversight of Mississippi mental health services
- ‘A Screeching Halt’: Judges’ Question In Mental Health Lawsuit Has Implications Beyond Mississippi
- Greenwood Leflore Hospital announces closure of labor and delivery unit
- UMMC to fill void as Merit Health set to close Mississippi’s only burn center
MISSOURI
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- Ascension to close Indiana hospital, lay off 133 workers
- Health system Ascension to close hospital, 9 medical practices in Indiana
- Missouri and Kansas advocates want more hospitals to offer human donor milk to newborns
- Without consent: Pelvic exams under anesthesia still happen without patient knowledge
- Ascension nurses in Kansas could unionize
- Boone Health acquires former Noble Health primary care in Mexico
- Paramedics without the ambulance: Missouri tries to reach patients at home, avoid hospital visits
MONTANA
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- Telehealth and RPM on the Montana frontier
- Montana calls for oversight of nonprofit hospitals charity gifts
- What’s it worth: Lawmakers question tax breaks and benefits from Montana’s nonprofit hospitals
- Montana VA employees surveyed on work conditions
- MSU Nursing Faculty to Collaborate on Rural Cancer Care Project
- Fort Belknap Indian Community gets $10M for wellness center
- Billings Clinic Broadwater in Townsend unveils $6M expansion
NEBRASKA
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- Nebraska Hospital Association, UNMC announce data collaboration
- Methodist Health System extends contract with Oracle Cerner for 10 years
- Details emerge on CommonSpirit’s ‘IT security incident’ as more regions report disruptions
- Data sharing between Nebraska hospitals, UNMC expected to spur new research
- CommonSpirit Health reported an IT security incident affecting facilities in multiple regions
- UNMC Public Health practices radiation testing in case of ‘dirty bomb’ attack
NEVADA
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- COVID-19 hospitalizations rise in Clark County as case average increases
- DOJ finds Nevada unnecessarily segregates children with behavioral health issues
- 135-acre Helios medical campus breaks ground in North Las Vegas
- Nevada Medical Clinic to become part of Nevada Regional Medical Center
- Nevada to create cross-sector task force to address surge in drug overdoses
NEW HAMPSHIRE
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- New Hampshire considers pay raises for mental health workers
- Number of patients testing positive, receiving treatment for COVID-19 slightly rises in New Hampshire
- New Hampshire COVID-19 mobile vaccination clinics, home visits resume
- Students graduate from fast-tracked health care worker program in New Hampshire
NEW JERSEY
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- Clifton medical office building fetches $16M
- Cushman & Wakefield arranges $16M sale of medical office building in Clifton
- Philadelphia-based dermatology center adds South Jersey office
- About 5% of N.J. residents have updated COVID boosters
- Summit Health eager to continue aggressive growth
- Hackensack Meridian Health to Leverage Google’s New Medical Imaging Tool
- NJ hospital patient satisfaction scores boosted through courtesy
- Summit Health opens urology office in Princeton
- This New Jersey hospital improved HCAHPS scores with no new tech or renovations
- Mental Health Association in New Jersey’s CEO Working to Improve Access, Reduce Wait Times
- AtlantiCare completes acquisition of South Jersey recovery center
NEW MEXICO
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- New Mexico medical center unveils state-of-the-art equipment
- The holy grail for medical records
- New Mexico Nursing Schools Receive a Welcome $30M Boost
- NMDOH outlines latest COVID case data as updated vaccines roll out
- Eye on New Mexico: Progress on UNM Hospital tower
- BCBS New Mexico names vice president
- New Mexico seeking payer contracts for 1M Medicaid recipients
NEW YORK
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- Brooklyn Hospital Center completes $33M emergency department renovation
- Kaleida puts cost of strike as high as $142 million per month
- NewYork-Presbyterian taps Cleveland Clinic’s Dr. Brian Donley as COO
- Northwell Health taps Sandra Lindsay as vice president of public health advocacy
- Northwell Holdings invests $3M in AI tech company
- Oishei Children’s Hospital receives approval for new high risk maternity unit
- Riverhead medical office property sells for $3.17M
- URMC CEO to retire in 2023
- Kaleida Health reaches agreement covering 6,300 workers
- New York hospital virtual ‘symptom checker’ aims to reduce patient wait times
- A look at New York’s battle against 3 disease outbreaks
- New York orthopedic group adds 3 physicians
- New York surgeon pleads guilty to predatory $31M back surgery scheme
- ‘4-alarm blaze’: New York’s public health crises converge
- Gastroenterologist suing Mount Sinai for allegedly refusing to leave building he plans to convert to ASC
- Contract campaign launched for 9,000 New York nurses
- $3.17M paid for New York medical office building
- New York children’s hospital reopens after rebrand, expansion
- New York orthopedic group adds 3 physicians
NORTH CAROLINA
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- Business Court: HCA Healthcare antitrust lawsuit can proceed
- Charlotte’s Flagship Healthcare Properties adds to growing Triangle portfolio with Cary purchase
- Column: CEO of Mission Hospital McDowell says she is happy to be here
- COVID-19 in NC: New cases down 30%, big drop in hospital admissions
- Duke LifePoint hospital under CMS review for alleged EMTALA violations
- Executive Voice: He’s leading pack in Triangle life sciences development
- Sale of Cary property adds to Charlotte REIT’s growing Triangle portfolio
- Tryon Medical drops insurance plan, panicking patients
- UNC, Wilson hospitals fix issues that risked Medicare funding; complaints pending at Wilson
- WakeMed plans new psychiatric hospital in Knightdale
- Wilmington Health Appoints Chief Development Officer
- EMS departments across North Carolina are understaffed and over burdened
- Despite progress, health care challenges remain in rural North Carolina
- Medicaid expansion in sight for North Carolina
- ECU Health nurses recognized among Great 100 Nurses of North Carolina
- Area Physician Network Agrees To Pay More Than $100K To Resolve Complaint
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO
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- CareTrust REIT Completes Sale of Ohio Skilled Nursing Facilities
- Marcus & Millichap Negotiates $15.9M Sale of Medical Office Building in Strongsville, Ohio
- Mercy Health’s Kings Mills Hospital Tops Out
- MetroHealth to open new behavioral health facility in Cleveland Heights
- Mount Carmel Health System names Andy Priday CFO
- Gastro Health secures 4th Ohio practice
- Ohio reports third U.S. death of person with monkeypox who had underlying health conditions
- MetroHealth pushes back opening of new Glick hospital to Nov. 5
- Summa Health to move labor and delivery from Barberton to Akron campus
- Quest agrees to buy Ohio-based health system’s lab-testing business
- TriHealth details next phase of $240M renovation at Good Samaritan Hospital
- UH leader tells Ravenna mayor: Hospital is here to stay despite end of birthing services
- Premier Health taps new leader for Middletown hospital
- Mount Carmel still facing 10 Husel-related cases after paying out $21M in settlements
- Increasing Wellness Engagement and Saving Billions in Healthcare Costs: A Cleveland Clinic Case Study
OKLAHOMA
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- Oklahoma Children’s Hospital limits services after state ties relief funds to gender-affirming care ban
- ‘Oklahoma is way behind’ in nurse shortage, with nursing home execs ‘deeply concerned’
- Oklahoma legislature approves funding for two behavioral health hospitals
- No funds for Oklahoma Children’s if gender-affirming care continues, governor decides
- Oklahoma governor signs bill withholding hospital funding over trans youth care
- Oklahoma kids’ hospital curbs gender care to keep relief funding
OREGON
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- Oregon hospitals financial losses hit historic low
- Providence, Legacy, PeaceHealth sue Oregon over mental health care treatment
- Masks still required in Oregon health care facilities this winter, despite recent CDC rules
- Oregon hospitals, swamped with patients they can’t discharge, warn of looming ‘breaking point’
- Three major Oregon hospital systems sue OHA over alleged shortcomings in mental health support
- St. Charles Bend home health, hospice nurses file to join union
- Oregon to cover health-related climate expenses
- For Oregon doctors, climate change’s health impact is self-evident
- What Makes Oregon’s Highest-Rated Cardiac Program Tick?
- Oregon hospitals sue Oregon Health Authority over M&A law they argue is unconstitutional, burdensome
PENNSYLVANIA
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- Geisinger, Rush, Oracle Cerner and more partner to share social determinants of health data in EHRs
- Lancaster’s newest hospital touts amenities for patient peace of mind; opens Oct. 3
- Nemours opening 3 new suburban Philadelphia children’s health centers
- Penn State Health opens new $375M hospital in Lancaster County
- Philadelphia-based dermatology center adds South Jersey office
- Philadelphia health care workers say they experience violence and assaults ‘constantly’ while on the job
- Prime Healthcare buys back Roxborough Memorial Hospital as part of $360M real estate deal
- UPMC pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions by 50%
- Vendor notifies Geisinger patients of data breach
- Pennsylvania hospital enters bankruptcy
RHODE ISLAND
SOUTH CAROLINA
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- MUSC confirms death of employee in Charleston facility
- MUSC receives grant to expand telehealth services in rural communities
- Ambulatory Surgery Centers on the Rise in South Carolina
- A look at Prisma Health’s $5M plan with Clemson, USC, other SC colleges to fight nursing shortage
- SCHA and Antum Risk Partner to Address Workplace Violence
SOUTH DAKOTA
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- AI study finds 50% of patient notes duplicated
- Construction delays move opening of HSA’s appropriate regional facility to December
- Sanford celebrates grand opening of new Bemidji Crisis Center
- Sanford Virtual Care Center reveals new images, plans for innovation center
- Sanford USD Medical Center, clinics earn nursing practice’s highest honor
- T. Denny Sanford falls out of Forbes 400 in latest wealth rankings
- Travel nursing creates opportunities for workers, drain on health systems
- The future of nursing homes in South Dakota
- Executives navigate digital-driven industry changes
TENNESSEE
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- Tennessee hospital chiefs huddle to address hiring crisis
- VUMC receives $8M to build biosafety research facility
- Tennessee hospital names Charlie Boyd COO
- Tennessee officials seek to expand care for children’s mental health needs
- HCA Healthcare Strengthens Partnership with Tennessee State University
- CEO of Tennessee Orthopaedic Clinics discusses ‘paradigm shift’ in health delivery systems
- Audit of Tennessee Department of Health finds issues in monitoring of state, federal grants
- Tennessee Republican lawmakers to Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Halt gender-affirming surgeries
- Check out Ascension Saint Thomas Midtown’s new $90 million tower
- Change Healthcare closes $13 billion deal with Optum, delists stock from Nasdaq
TEXAS
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- Dallas Surgery Center Reopens After Doctor’s Arrest in Tainted IV Bag Case
- In the Wake of COVID Seton Nurses Unionize
- Memorial Hermann switching from Oracle Cerner to Epic for EHR
- Round Rock behavioral health unit gets $1M in federal funds
- SCA Health, USPI antitrust suit moving forward, judge rules
- Tenet executive chair resigns
- Tenet, UnitedHealth, DaVita lose bid to end antitrust case
- ‘Texas is a state where it is dangerous to be old,’ expert says in wake of Texas City home abuse
- UTMB starts national search for president
- UT Southwestern adds minimally invasive spine procedure
- Houston Methodist to use VR for medical training
- Police: Man strangled infants, assaulted staff at Texas hospital
- Texas physician prescribing drugs in another state ordered to stop
- Elderly man allegedly abused by Texas City nursing home employees
- Texas Health, UT Southwestern agree on new contract with Blue Cross
- CHI Health Systems ‘IT security incident’: Houston’s St. Luke’s impacted by nationwide outage
- North Texas health care leaders share how pending federal policy changes will impact Medicaid services
UTAH
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- Utah doctors use new AI technology to fight cancer
- The Mental Health Crisis in Utah
- Intermountain Starts Drone-Drops Of Meds To Patients In Utah
- Delta hospital gets high tech assist from AI during colonoscopies
- 2022 Healthcare Heroes
- Utah COVID-19 case rates drop to lowest levels since April; state counts 10 new deaths
- Utah company offers same-day MRI scans and it’s cheaper than you think
VERMONT
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- Hospital leaders make and donate health and hygiene kits for refugees
- VDH: COVID cases fall, but hospitalizations up, no deaths
- Vermont launches awareness project amid record-high suicide rates
- Major hospitals keeping mask mandates despite new CDC guidance
- VDH: COVID cases fall, but hospitalizations up, no deaths
VIRGINIA
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- Digital hub eyed for new Sentara hospital campus
- Inova Health System just bought more land, currently developed as apartments, near its Fairfax hospital
- New $224 million CHKD facility will provide inpatient mental health care for children
- O’Donnell & Naccarato Celebrates Grand Opening of Children’s Hospital of The King’s Daughters in Norfolk, Virginia
- Virginia physician to pay $50K for violating the Controlled Substances Act
- Virginia health officials hope Monkeypox messaging will decrease STI rates
- As maternal mortality rates rise in Virginia, health officials launch interviews into deaths
- New York Times reporting raises questions about a Richmond hospital owned by Bon Secours
- Children’s Hospital Of The King’s Daughters Poised To Open Mental Health Pavilion In Virginia
- Warner and Kaine secure millions to help train healthcare workers in Richmond, Henrico
WASHINGTON
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- Burien doctor caught performing unauthorized plastic surgeries, loses license
- PeaceHealth workers plan to picket, demand more change
- Providence plans to reimburse Medicaid recipients who were mistakenly charged for care
- Providence responds to New York Times billing practice report
- Seattle Children’s notifies 6,750 patients of third-party data breach
- Senator has questions for Providence CEO on billing practices
- Virginia Mason Franciscan Health parent company responding to ‘IT security incident’
- ‘Incredibly concerning’: Washington hospitals report $1.75 billion loss in first half of 2022
- What the medical field is watching as the state of emergency ends in Washington
- Labor, supply, energy costs up at Washington hospitals, including PeaceHealth
- Washington Hospitals Still Face Record Financial Losses; More Service Cuts Expected
- St. Michael patients, providers face delays after hospital system’s electronic outage
- WA hospitals face “unstable financial situation”
WEST VIRGINIA
WISCONSIN
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- Wisconsin hospital exec joins Good Samaritan as new chief nursing officer
- Wisconsin DHS further expands monkeypox vaccine eligibility
- Epic makes ‘significant donation’ to UW Health for nurse pipeline
- Froedtert closes downtown Kenosha’s only ER
- Froedtert & MCW planning new clinic on Milwaukee’s near south side
- Wisconsin nurses are not as diverse as their patients. A new Carroll University program aims to train more Hispanic nurses
- Union and UW Health trade legal arguments on nurses’ union rights
- UW Health implements plans to boost nurse workforce amid nurse shortage
- Wisconsin’s new COVID-19 testing strategy emphasizes rapid results
- New partnership allocates grants to maternal and infant healthcare
- Maryland life sciences firm buys Milwaukee’s Clinical Edge
- Froedtert South nears completion of $103M in projects at Pleasant Prairie
WYOMING
