NATIONAL
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- 7 new ASCs in the South in 1 month
- 6 Congressional moves could impact ASCs this year
- 5 recent moves from The Joint Commission
- 90% of healthcare organizations look to adopt digital health platforms
- A cyberattack has disrupted hospitals and health care in 5 states
- AHA: Site-Neutral Payment Policies Hurt Hospitals
- AHA Voices Concern Re: FY 2024 IPPS for Acute Care Hospitals Disproportionate Share Hospital Payments
- AHA urges HHS to finalize repayment remedy for 340B hospitals, not recoup funds as part of ‘budget neutrality adjustment’
- Alzheimer’s drug Leqembi could roll out to certain US health care systems in next few months
- Anatomy of a Smart Hospital: Innovations in Patient Care
- Attacks at US medical centers show why health care is one of the nation’s most violent fields
- Bright Health receives credit lifeline to keep afloat
- COVID-19 HIPAA transition period for telehealth expires
- Former CMS, BCBS exec steps up as CEO of OptumRx in UnitedHealth leadership shakeup
- HHS invests $100 million to bolster nursing workforce
- HHS loses another No Surprises Act lawsuit
- HHS sounds alarm on new ransomware group targeting healthcare
- Hospitals deal with ransomware fallout: 5 Prospect Medical updates
- Hospitals’ risk of data breach doubles just before, after a merger deal, research shows
- Hospitals Shutter Maternity Wards Amid Falling Birthrates
- Hospitals Still Struggling to Get Back Online 4 Days After Cyberattack on Prospect Medical Holdings
- How hospitals are using A.I. to fight doctor burnout
- Nearly all hospital pharmacists say drug shortages are negatively impacting care; a third say impacts are ‘critical’
- Physician-owned hospitals have worse readmission metrics: AHA
- Senators ask IRS to see if nonprofit hospitals are abusing tax-exempt status
- Stark law changes ramp up in 2023
- Which Drugs Are Driving Next Year’s 3.42% Increase in Hospital Pharmacy Spend?
ALABAMA
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- Alabama Regional Medical Services, Acclinate create new partnership
- American Family Care names successor to Bruce Irwin
- Local nonprofit gets $3M grant to train community health workers
- Midwives sue Alabama Department of Public Health for ‘de facto ban on birth centers’
- AL Supreme Court upholds record $10 million wrongful death award against Springhill Memorial Hospital
- USA Health opens new surgery center in Fairhope
- Pediatrician with rare credentials serves rural southwest Alabama
ALASKA
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- Anchorage assisted-living home operator charged in Medicaid fraud case
- Bartlett Regional Hospital Gets Green Light to Take Over Hospice Services, Executives Step Down
- Study: Different populations in Alaska have some of nation’s highest and lowest death rates by cause
- CDC reports bump in COVID-19 hospitalizations but Alaska sees case rates remain flat
- Juneau hospital’s CEO and CFO resign
- Alaska Regional’s push to build free-standing emergency department in South Anchorage draws pushback
- Small exodus of doctors leaves Central Kenai Peninsula with recruitment rush, strains on care
ARIZONA
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- Arizona health care company expands operations to Nevada
- Mixed message: Health insurer told PCH patients to line up a new doctor within days. But that wasn’t the whole story.
- Phoenix Children’s ends agreement with Aetna: Here’s what you should know
- Sinema & Northern Arizona Healthcare discuss hospital expansion, rural health
- Northern Arizona VA Health Care Receives 5 Stars CMS Quality Ratings
- Judge to rule on Northern Arizona Healthcare’s request to toss ballot proposition
ARKANSAS
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- AHCA Director Rachel Bunch on Attracting Employees Amidst Nursing Shortage
- Arkansas hospital expanding outpatient space with $25M donation
- Conway Regional Reaches New Deal With UnitedHealthcare
- Sanders Names Renee Mallory As Health Secretary
- UAMS lays off more than 50 workers due to inflation
- Walker Foundation Gives $25M to Arkansas Children’s for Northwest Arkansas
- Patient rooms at Arkansas hospital reach uncomfortable temperatures amid heat wave
- Physician at Arkansas hospital faces 31 patient lawsuits
- Hospitals Question UnitedHealthcare’s Rates
- Winthrop Rockefeller Early Childhood Center to Undergo $11M Renovation
CALIFORNIA
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- $30M mental health program shuts down in Los Angeles, $15M returned to state
- 98% of Nurses at Cedars Sinai Marina Del Rey Vote To Strike
- California ASC opens 3 months early, saves $3M
- California hospital fined after investigation into patient death
- COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations are low but steadily rising across San Diego County
- Cyberattack causes multiple hospitals to shut emergency rooms and divert ambulances
- Dignity Health Woodland Memorial Hospital recognized for safe opioid care
- Hazel Hawkins may enter into strategic partnership with rural healthcare company
- Inglewood hospital fined $75,000 for failures that led to maternal death
- Jury awards former UC San Diego doctor $39 million in whistleblower, retaliation suit
- Kaiser nurses raise concern over staffing as San Marcos hospital opens
- Kaiser Permanente continues financial turnaround with strong Q2
- Kaiser Permanente opens California hospital
- Kaiser Permanente taps chief compliance, privacy officer
- Loma Linda University Sells Medical Office to Welltower for $38M
- MemorialCare names CFO, COO duo for 2 hospitals
- Ongoing cyberattack on Prospect Medical Holdings forces facilities offline, disrupts services
- Ridgecrest Regional Hospital to reopen shuttered California ASC
- The 13 best hospitals in California for outpatient joint replacements
- New York and California lead states in cardiology hospitals
- As a Union Pushes to Cap Hospital CEO Pay, It’s Accused of Playing Politics
- Bright Health Gets Financing to Support California Medicare Plan Sale
- Former CEO of Whittier Clinic Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Medi-Cal Family Planning Program Through Multimillion-Dollar Scheme
- California needs thousands of nurses, but leaders can’t agree on how to fill jobs
- Sutter Health’s volume, revenue gains inch out higher expenses for a $29M operating income in Q2
COLORADO
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- Colorado bill eliminates physician supervision requirement for PAs
- Colorado cancer centers try to manage chemotherapy drug shortage
- Colorado hospitals try to put end to increasing attacks on staff
- Colorado medical boards consider draft rule on abortion reversal treatment
- Denver Health agrees to honor deductibles from Friday Health members
- Denver Health opens what may be nation first’s adolescent detox unit as teens are often left without treatment options
- Two new Colorado healthcare laws to go into effect Aug. 7
- Colorado health officials warn of possible COVID surge
- Northwest Colorado Health celebrates 15-year anniversary of Community Health Center
- Children’s Hospital Colorado expands genetic testing in hopes of detecting rare diseases sooner
- Patients and doctors worry “miracle” drug Trikafta may no longer be available in Colorado amid possible price-cap
CONNECTICUT
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- 2 CT hospital systems remain closed after cyberattack under investigation by FBI
- Amazon enters Connecticut health care marketplace using a subscription model
- Connecticut asks judge to close a Waterbury nursing home. It costs state $1 million a month to run.
- Cyberattack has halted many services at 2 CT hospital systems for days, officials say
- Cyberattack forces hospitals to divert ambulances in Connecticut and Pennsylvania
- Federally-Qualified Health Center Pays $470K to Settle False Claims and Improper Billing Allegations
- Hospitals deal with ransomware fallout: 5 Prospect Medical updates
- Meriden hospital announces $8.4 million expansion plan
- MidState Medical Center seeks permission for $8.4M expansion
- Nurse sues hospital after equipment explosion leads to injury
- Ongoing cyberattack on Prospect Medical Holdings forces facilities offline, disrupts services
- Receiver looks to close nursing home costing $1M a month, halving state’s vent facilities
- Rocky Hill fertility company names new CEO
- Some services at 2 CT hospital systems remain offline after ransomware attack
- State asks judge to close Waterbury Gardens nursing home
- Optimus Health Care pays $470K to settle false billing claim allegations
- Kids’ crisis centers are opening, but who’s going to pay for it?
DC
DELAWARE
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- Many of Delaware’s assisted living facilities have not been regularly inspected
- Westside Family Healthcare unveils new mobile health unit
- Meoli Family donates $50K to Nemours Children’s Health
- Bayhealth debuts mobile care unit at Delaware State Fair
- Delaware assisted living regulations haven’t been changed in decades. Is now the time?
FLORIDA
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- Baptist Health targeting 1st patients in September for new Florida campus
- BayCare reports further operating gain as net income reaches $531M
- Canadian health care app launches in US, starting with Florida
- Clinical trial company Charter Research plans Orlando office near downtown along with hiring spree
- Florida Medical Clinic joins Orlando Health
- Fla. VA hospital pharmacists vote ‘no confidence’ in leadership
- How Tampa General is getting the most out of at-home monitoring
- Moffitt’s McKinley Hospital opens with fanfare but exists to meet sobering demands
- Orlando Health Plans 300-Bed Hospital In Florida
- Tampa General Hospital faces suit over data breach
- The best hospitals in Florida for outpatient joint replacements
- Central Florida hospital launches apprenticeship program for nursing graduates
- COVID-19 cases are on the rise in Florida. Here’s what to know
- Lawsuits Mounting Against Florida Hospital in Wake of Breach
- Calls to 988 increase a year after mental health lifeline changes
- Transitional care unit at Jacksonville hospital closing as part of systemwide cuts
GEORGIA
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- Azalea Health taps first chief strategy officer
- Atlanta health care tech firm Rialtic raises $36.7M
- Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is transforming pediatric health care one fundraiser at a time
- Emory’s Winship Cancer Institute highlights new trends in cancer care
- Ga. hospital performs its first robotic knee replacement surgeries
- Ga. may alter health care laws: Certificates of need reviewed
- Kaiser Permanente Georgia president keeps focus on ‘true business objective’
- Georgia prepares to repeal or reform certificate of need laws for health care
- Macon hospitals want to stop paying property taxes. County board says no.
- Nyra Medical names new CEO as device enters clinical stage
- Southern Regional sues Cigna
- Georgia mother who alleges baby was decapitated during delivery files lawsuit
- Several Georgia hospitals ranked as best in America for 2023
- Non-profit helps address black maternal health crisis in Georgia
- New South Georgia medical school graduates first class
- Where you live matters for maternity care in Georgia
- Georgia is now the only state with work requirements in Medicaid
HAWAII
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- Oahu hospitals prepare for an influx of patients from Maui, HMSA responds to ‘critical needs’
- Ochsner’s digital medicine program expands
- Hawaii wildfires burn clinic and dialysis center
- Wildfire destroys much of Hawaii community; multiple burn patients reported at hospital
- Increase in Hawaii COVID cases points to late-summer wave
IDAHO
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- Logan Regional Hospital opens new Life Flight base for faster emergency response
- Oregon AG Rosenblum joins Washington in opposing Idaho abortion travel ban
- St Luke’s to open first McCall urgent care clinic this week
- Surgery Partners hospital revenue cycle disrupted by cyber incident
- Idaho Republicans Are Directly Asking Hospitals for Abortion Records
- Soleo Health Unveils Boise, Idaho, State-of-the-Art Pharmacy and Infusion Center
- Idaho health care providers wary of moving Medicaid to managed care model
- ‘No other place’ than Idaho: Rural medical program aims to boost physician ranks
ILLINOIS
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- Chicago hospital cited for patient death amid ED staff shortage
- CommonSpirit Health names chief people officer
- Illinois Hospital Gets Charitable-Use Tax Exemption Reinstated
- Illinois system lays off 20% of leadership
- Loretto Hospital workers’ strike nears 1-week mark
- Lurie Children’s Hospital patients targeted in nonprofit’s data breach
- OSF, Carle Health accused of noncompliance on price transparency laws
- Meet the leaders of the top 5 orthopedic hospitals in Illinois
- Illinois launches service to connect complex abortion cases with needed medical care
- Insulin price changes among new Illinois laws signed by Gov. Pritzker
- Illinois COVID-19 Hospitalizations Down, Bucking National Trend: CDC
- Illinois health advocates say changes to state’s program for immigrant adults and seniors will impact access to care
- Closing the loophole: New Illinois law restores parental rights to access children’s healthcare records
INDIANA
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- Creating ‘fixers’ for a new generation of nursing home leadership
- IU Health reports data breach involving vendor
- Parkview Hospital Renews 3,523 SF Office Lease in Warren, Indiana
- Riley Children’s Foundation lands $10M gift from Walther Cancer Foundation
- Indiana’s near-total abortion ban legal battle may last months, years
- Three regional hospitals get five-star CMS rating
- Hoosier hospitals recognized for heart disease care
- New Albany location part of AmeriPro Health acquisition
- CRH seeing its first COVID-19 hospitalizations in weeks in what is described as a ‘little spike’
- Elevance Health CFO to retire; successor announced
- Memorial Hospital expansion to support continued regional growth
- Examining a Health System’s Digital Path to ‘Stickiness’
- Good Samaritan partners with Ivy Tech Evansville, Terre Haute to expand enrollment, train more nurses
IOWA
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- Iowa Board of Regents vote this week on University of Iowa purchasing Mercy One Iowa City
- Iowa has a shortage of OB-GYN doctors. The new abortion ban could make that worse.
- Mahaska Health receives state grant to promote rural health care
- Receiver sought for Iowa City hospital that’s alleged to be in a ‘financial freefall’
- Reynolds announces $2.2 million in grants to three Iowa hospitals promoting rural health care
- The many moving parts of Mercy Iowa City’s proposed acquisition
- UI requests $20 million acquisition of Mercy Iowa City
- University of Iowa eyes $20M acquisition of ‘substantially all’ Mercy Iowa City facilities
- University of Iowa to acquire Mercy Iowa City
- Iowa nurse drops Des Moines nursing home whistleblower suit
- 3 Iowa hospitals receive Centers of Excellence grant awards
- MercyOne North Iowa named one of America’s best at several medical procedures
- Care facility accused of neglect in Iowa woman’s death
KANSAS
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- More than 50% of rural hospitals at-risk of closing, Kansas governor says there’s simple solution
- KU Hospital using AI to help doctors with lengthy paperwork
- Hospitalizations in Kansas and nationwide signal ‘summer surge’ of COVID-19
- Contract negotiations stall for Salina Regional, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Kansas
- Grant Will Educate 3 Dozen Nurse Practitioners
KENTUCKY
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- $125,000 grant will improve labor, delivery at Women’s Hospital Saint Joseph East
- 10 of Kentucky’s 72 rural hospitals at risk of closing, advocacy group says
- Saint Joseph Hospital receives national recognition for cancer care
- UK HealthCare again top Kentucky hospital in U.S. News magazine ranking; St. Elizabeth ranks second
- UofL Health – Heart Hospital recognized by Becker’s Hospital Review
- Waystar buys fellow health tech firm HealthPay24
- West Louisville nonprofit calls on Rep. Morgan McGarvey to improve health care access
- COVID hospitalizations jump again: Where do West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky stand?
- Kentucky’s first heart transplant: In 1984, a Louisville hospital made medical history
- Taylor Regional looking to stabilize finances
- Kentucky sues major PBMs over rising insulin prices
LOUISIANA
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- Ochsner’s digital medicine program expands
- Ochsner resident arrested after video camera found in staff bathroom
- Pratt named to Louisiana Hospital Association Board of Trustees
- As many American cities get hotter, health systems face off against heatstroke
- Ambulance deserts exist in all but one of Louisiana’s 64 parishes
MAINE
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- Why going critical access was ‘not a hard decision’ for a Maine hospital
- MMC Receives 5 Star Rating from CMS
- U.S. News & World Report recognizes five Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center services as ‘high performing’
- Deer Isle nursing home offers naming opportunities to meet $1.5M reopening goal
MARYLAND
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- American Gene Therapies spinout Addimmune to go public through SPAC merger
- Baltimore pharmaceutical company raising $16M to combat autoimmune drug shortage
- Emergent BioSolutions to lay off 400 as its scales back its contract manufacturing business
- Maryland Doctor Convicted After Three-Week Trial for COVID-19 Healthcare Fraud Scheme
- Montgomery County schools, MedStar partner to enhance sports medicine programs
- Nurses at Ascension hospital move to unionize
- Charlie Health expands mental health services to Maryland
- Officials keeping an eye on uptick of COVID cases
- Maryland Health Care Commission discusses regulations to implement House Bill 812
MASSACHUSETTS
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- Anna Jaques Hospital promotes chief medical officer to president
- Baystate Health CEO Keroack to retire next year
- Boston-based Scripta teams up with Mark Cuban’s low-cost drug company
- Brigham and Women’s gets $7.5M from actress
- Mass General Brigham bets big on hospital-at-home
- Mass General Brigham to launch new center to improve patient flow, access
- Massachusetts hospital reopening after fire with new ASC
- Massachusetts Taps Health IT to Drive Behavioral Health Care Coordination
- Tufts Medicine, Sturdy Health form clinical affiliation to share patients, staff
- MIT, Dana Farber AI could solve cancers of unknown origin
- New method for monitoring circulatory shock may reduce deaths: Mass Gen Hospital, MIT
- UMass Memorial maternity ward closure complicated by state
- Nursing group taps Boston hospital’s chief nursing officer as president
- Community health survey aimed at addressing inequities in Massachusetts
- Former Nurse Pleads Guilty to Drug Diversion from Boston-Area Hospital
- UMass Memorial Medical Center makes top five in U.S. News ranking
- Reopening of Massachusetts hospital damaged by fire delayed until 2024
- Regeneron to buy Boston-based hearing loss biotech for $213M
- Beth Israel Lahey taps hospital president
MICHIGAN
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- 108 employees to be affected by Kelsey Hospital’s closure
- $86M pediatric center near Grand Rapids clears key regulatory hurdle
- Ascension St. Joseph Hospital in Tawas opens a new wound care facility
- Corewell Health to shutter Michigan’s 60-year-old Kelsey Hospital
- Founders of new autism treatment center already eye expansion
- Hyundai donates $250K to University of Michigan Mott Children’s Hospital
- Michigan’s declining health threatens economic competitiveness, report warns
- MSU Health to consolidate East Lansing operations following $48M property purchase
- Online petition pushes for ‘another hospital’ in Muskegon
- Union workers stage one-day strike at Trinity Health Grand Haven
- COVID cases jump in one week in Michigan. Experts downplay mini surge
- Michigan ranked 39th in the country for health
- MDHHS awards $14 million to EMS grant recipients
- University of Michigan Hospital once again named best in state, among top in US
- Governor Signs New Budget Including Investments in Hospitals
- Michigan hospital becomes state’s 1st with rural emergency designation
MINNESOTA
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- $300M for nursing homes won’t address long-term workforce problems
- Elucent Medical expands to 27k sq. ft. facility in Eden Prairie
- How Intermountain, Geisinger and M Health Fairview Are Integrating Behavioral Health into Primary Care
- Marshfield Clinic extends debt service waivers ahead of Essentia deal
- Minnesota considers new way to ease overcrowded hospitals: for-profit rehab beds
- Minnesota hospital to close long-term care facility after 60 years
- Minnesota nursing homes get more cash from state
- Sanford’s breakup leaves Fairview in troubled waters
- Minnesota tracking TB outbreak
- Minnesota system downgraded amid low days cash on hand
- Gov. Walz creating task force on future of health system at University of Minnesota
- Optum reshuffles leadership, names president
- Minnesota health system to switch to Epic
MISSISSIPPI
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- Joint venture cardiovascular ASC opens in Mississippi
- New Health Department program puts nurses in the homes of high-risk moms, babies in Mississippi
- Memorial Hospital Gulfport receives national recognition for high-quality stroke care
- Mississippi State Department of Health Partners with Count the Kicks to Address Stillbirth Crisis
MISSOURI
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- Big St. Louis health care system fills C-suite post
- City agency to host job fair for employees impacted by south St. Louis hospital’s closure
- Historic South City Hospital closes abruptly, leaving St. Louis community in shock
- KU hospital using AI technology to help doctors with lengthy paperwork
- Nurses at Ascension hospital in Baltimore file to create 500-member union
- St. Louis has highest Alzheimer’s rate in Missouri, with more than 1 in 10 adults over 65 affected
- 2 board resignations, budget prompt Missouri hospital meeting
- Missouri officials warn of possible measles exposure at Barnes Jewish Hospital
- Missouri Medicaid members impacted by MOVEit breach
- Report: One-third of Missouri’s rural hospitals at risk of closure
- Clinical Counseling Associates opens new location in Kansas City’s Northland
- Mercy taps chief people officer
- Missouri hospital implementing AI stroke care with $47K grant
- Missouri hospital hires CEO
- A quarter of Missouri nursing homes haven’t had health inspection in years
- Shuttered Missouri hospital to reopen, add ASC
MONTANA
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- Billings Clinic obtains Level 1 trauma designation
- Logan Health and Billings Clinic to Officially Merge in September
- Union ratifies new contract with Logan Health
- Montana clinic files for bankruptcy following $6 million judgment over false asbestos claims
- Montana State Hospital tallies high rates of falls, chemical restraints and staff vacancies
- Montana State nursing college receives $2.6 million to combat lack of health care providers in rural communities
- ‘Conscience’ bills let medical providers opt out of providing a wide range of care
- St. Vincent Healthcare celebrates 125 years, carries on Sisters’ legacy
NEBRASKA
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- Children’s Hospital and Medical Center breaks ground on mental health facility
- Lexington Regional Health CEO will remain in position for next six months
- Nebraska hospital weighs CEO termination, settles for mediation
- Omaha civic leaders, Children’s break ground on $110 million children’s behavioral health facility
- Mental health facility on Children’s Hospital campus breaks ground; next challenge is staffing
- USDA Rural Development awards funds to rural Nebraska hospitals
NEVADA
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- Arizona health care company expands operations to Nevada
- Nevada COVID-19 hospitalizations rising, CDC says
- Prescription shortage is worst they’ve seen, Nevada pharmacists say
- Southwest Medical Adds New Health Care Provider
- CDC: 40% increase in Nevada COVID-19 hospitalizations
- Nevada among worst states to have a baby, report says
NEW HAMPSHIRE
NEW JERSEY
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- Over 1,700 Nurses on strike at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in New Jersey, Here’s why
- COVID cases, hospitalizations are rising in NJ, but will new variant cause a surge?
- AtlantiCare earns highest CMS rating in South Jersey
- Two Atlantic Health System Hospitals Ranked in Top Four In New Jersey by U.S. News & World Report
- Emergency department expansion underway at Morristown Medical Center
- Children’s Specialized Hospital Launches Innovative New Program to Address the National Shortage of Developmental-Behavioral Pediatricians
- RWJBarnabas Health Medical Director of Cardiac Services, Dr. Gary Rogal, Honored as 2023 NJBIZ ICON
- Judge limits scope of CarePoint Health ambulance service lawsuit
- Cooper University Health Care to enhance care for patients with intellectual and developmental disabilities
- Several RWJBarnabas Health Facilities Nationally Recognized for Commitment to Providing High-Quality Stroke Care
NEW MEXICO
NEW YORK
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- COVID cases up 55% in New York, doctors warn of new variants
- Kaleida, Catholic Health report mid-year improvements
- Long Island hospitals score top rankings
- Maven Clinic, Amazon partner to offer women’s healthcare to Amazon employees
- New York and California lead states in cardiology hospitals
- Northwell files motion to dismiss NYU Langone’s advertising suit
- Rome hospital to receive $4M in COVID payments
- The New York State Department of Labor Announces $113,000 Wage Recovery for Home Health Care Employees
- The 9 best hospitals in New York City for cardiac care
- NewYork-Presbyterian sells lab assets for $275M
- Northwell reimbursed $109M for COVID-19 expenses
- NYC Health + Hospitals promotes exec to VP, chief DEI officer
- As CDO exec numbers decline, NYC system names new chief diversity officer
- New York gastroenterologist charged with 50 more counts for assaulting patients
- How VillageMD’s new $8.9B healthcare company keeps expanding
- How Mount Sinai uses AI to predict death risk
- Catholic Health opens New York ASC
- Report highlights maternal health care disparities in New York
- Local hospitals to see massive Medicare payment increase. Change in calculations will bring $10 million more in payments to NFMMC and Mount St. Mary’s.
- New York’s mandatory nurse overtime law amendments take effect
NORTH CAROLINA
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- A hospital in a rural North Carolina county with a declining population has closed its doors
- After tornado, Pfizer puts Rocky Mount meds on emergency ordering list to thwart hospital shortages
- ASC president to resign after two turbulent years marked by city arts funding fight
- Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist gets conditional approval from state for $246 million, 36-bed Greensboro hospital
- Atrium Wake Forest Baptist names new system president
- Cone Health to appeal Atrium’s north Greensboro hospital
- Dr. David Zaas to succeed Dr. Kevin High as president of Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist
- Duke Health partners with Microsoft to expand use of AI in health care, study responsible use
- Hospital in rural North Carolina area, with a declining population shuts down in Martin County
- Martin General Hospital employees and others protest its sudden closure
- Raleigh physicians group closes urgent care sites, prepares for new building
- Regulators cite AdventHealth for inadequate patient complaint response process
- Tenet Healthcare names new market CEO for Piedmont Medical Center in York County
- Urgent care company with ties to Blue Cross NC selling off clinics
- WalletHub ranks NC 42nd on healthcare
- Lack of healthcare options in Eastern North Carolina
- Is North Carolina having a surge in COVID-19 cases? Everything you need to know.
- The biggest health care data breaches you should know about in NC
- Rural hospitals: When survival strategies run dry, ‘no alternative but to close’
- Federal rural broadband dollars could boost health
- Appalachian Regional Healthcare Changes To UNC Health Appalachian
- With increasing limits on abortion access, NC nurses step into reproductive rights advocacy
- Federal agency again rates Novant NHRMC two out of five stars
- Novant NHRMC expands clinical trials
NORTH DAKOTA
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- Sanford expands remote patient monitoring
- Best, worst states for RN turnover in nursing homes
- Altru Health cuts nursing contract labor costs by more than half
- Cando administrator elected to North Dakota Hospital Association board of directors
- Cando medical center receives $1 million USDA Rural Development grant for building project
- Sen. Cramer: HHS Awards $1.2 Million to Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program
OHIO
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- Cincinnati Children’s Hospital to acquire Pediatric Associates of Cincinnati to expand primary care reach
- Cincinnati Children’s, CTI pull plug on Current Biologics project as need wanes, ‘required investment’ soars
- Cleveland Clinic appoints Albert Marinez as its first chief analytics officer
- How Children’s research work is fueling a growing industry in Columbus
- Ohio appeals court sides with spine surgeon, reclaims damages award from patient
- Ohio health system’s marketing strategy? Fight back
- UC Health shakes up leadership at West Chester Hospital, brings back Jennifer Jackson as chief nursing officer
- Ohio ballot election sets the stage for a major abortion fight in November
- The biggest health care data breaches you should know about in Ohio
- Ohio, nation see COVID hospitalizations jump again
- ProMedica Toledo Hospital ranked No. 1 in the area by U.S. News & World Report fourth year in a row
- Ohio Rural Health Association holds annual conference to discuss healthcare in low populated areas
- Mercy College of Ohio expands nurse clinical training
- Ohio suspends license of physician who said COVID-19 shot magnetizes recipients
- Drugs by drone: OhioHealth to deliver prescriptions to patients’ homes via drones
- Mercy Health earns environmental excellence awards
OKLAHOMA
OREGON
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- Bomb threat shuts down OHSU clinic after anti-trans information posted online
- CEO of CareOregon on maximizing state health care spending
- Portland-area medical clinic expands in Northeast and Clackmas County
- Providence St. Vincent doctors in Portland vote to form a union
- OHSU bomb threat is just the latest incident for workers in an increasingly violent profession
- Oregon AG Rosenblum joins Washington in opposing Idaho abortion travel ban
- Oregon health tech firm sued in federal court over data breach
- Oregon COVID hospitalizations drop
- Oregon Health Authority puts $1.5 million grant on hold
- Data breach exposes information on 1.7M Oregon Health Plan members
- Portland woman barred from receiving hospital care for criticizing transgender flag
- Kotek taps Portland-area leader for behavioral health role
- Oregon health insurers propose hefty rate hikes for small business customers
PENNSYLVANIA
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- ‘An exciting time.’ State College’s new hospital, medical office on track for 2024 opening
- Army veteran opening occupational health and urgent care center in Willow Grove
- County approves hospital’s borrowing plan
- Crozer Health parent company Prospect Medical hit by ransomware attack
- Cyberattack forces hospitals to divert ambulances in Connecticut and Pennsylvania
- Cyberattack disrupted hospitals, health care in Pennsylvania, 4 other states
- Highmark continues to build its Philadelphia-area network with the addition of Jefferson Health
- Hospital seeks approval to borrow $6M toward $12M in capital projects, upgrades
- Hospitals deal with ransomware fallout: 5 Prospect Medical updates
- How CHS, Tenet, HCA and UHS fared in Q2
- How Intermountain, Geisinger and M Health Fairview Are Integrating Behavioral Health into Primary Care
- Jefferson rebrands Health Partners Plans now that it is the sole owner
- Meet the leaders of the 4 top orthopedic hospitals in Pennsylvania
- New owners plan new life for closed Tyler Memorial Hospital
- Ongoing cyberattack on Prospect Medical Holdings forces facilities offline, disrupts services
- PA Rural Hospitals Feel Staffing Pinch
- Penn Medicine, CHOP researchers land $26M NIH grant to advance experimental gene editing treatments
- Philly’s Next Life Sciences Boom Set For 2025 As Leasing Slows To A Trickle
- Rothman interim CEO Ed Tufaro says he is focused on stabilization, but won’t rule out future expansion
- St. Luke’s Ranked Most Socially Responsible in Pennsylvania
- Tabula Rasa agrees to be acquired in $570M all-cash deal, less than a year after pushing out its founder
- Temple spending $8M to expand Jeanes ER as visits rise following closure of Elkins Park emergency department
- UPMC Children’s Hospital Foundation announces board leadership transition
- CHOP receives $1M for food pharmacy
RHODE ISLAND
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- 30K-square-foot Rhode Island medical office building sold
- Ongoing cyberattack on Prospect Medical Holdings forces facilities offline, disrupts services
- Tufts Medicine, Sturdy Health form clinical affiliation to share patients, staff
- Lifespan Health-leased outpatient facility changes ownership
- Cyberattack disrupts hospitals across several states
- Boston, New York real estate firms purchase Lincoln medical facility
SOUTH CAROLINA
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- COVID-19 cases increasing in South Carolina following new variant
- Here’s how exterior renovations will ‘add life’ to downtown Prisma Health corporate office
- Multiple people taken to emergency room after coolant leak at Prisma Health Richland Hospital
- MUSC Health Collaborates with Andor Health to Power Decentralized Care Delivery
- MUSC taps ChatGPT-powered telehealth partner
- Lexington Medical recognized as the ‘Best Hospital’ in Columbia
SOUTH DAKOTA
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- Brookings Health System parting ways with Medicare Advantage networks
- Sanford rehired former CFO ahead of merger cancellation
- Sanford’s breakup leaves Fairview in troubled waters
- Why a South Dakota health system is dropping Medicare Advantage
- Sanford’s Bill Gassen elected to AHA Board of Trustees
- Avera Health appoints interim CEO, and more
TENNESSEE
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- Healthcare Realty Trust: Q2 Earnings Snapshot
- How CHS, Tenet, HCA and UHS fared in Q2
- Nashville General Hospital board defers action on half-million-dollar marketing and PR contracts
- Oracle execs lauded Nashville at a private event. Attendees took notice.
- Surgery Partners adds 3rd strategic health system partner
- Troubled Tennessee hospital on ‘cusp of financial disaster’
- Baptist Hospital employees caught stealing surgical supplies worth $178K, police say
- University of Tennessee Medical Center’s new leader talks about transforming health
- Emergency rooms becoming the ‘dumping ground’ for mentally ill who often wait days for help
- U of Tennessee Medical Center names chief academic, dean of graduate school
- HCA continues Virginia expansion with new construction and services
TEXAS
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- $42 million behavioral health center to get underway in McKinney
- After securing debt, fresh backing, Carrollton company looks to grow
- After layoffs, Molecular Templates overhauls C-suite
- Challenged but growing: Assessing the health of San Antonio’s hospitals as Medicaid losses hit
- HHS loses another No Surprises Act lawsuit
- How CHS, Tenet, HCA and UHS fared in Q2
- How USPI is carrying Tenet’s growth
- Meet Baylor Scott & White Health’s VP of Strategic Portfolio Management
- Memorial Hermann Cypress Hospital opens new 40-bed unit
- Methodist Healthcare owner and VelocityTX to launch new alliance
- Tenet acquired Baylor’s 5% stake in USPI for $406M 1 year ago — what’s happened since?
- Texas is an ASC hotspot: 3 moves to know
- Texas Children’s hospital selects chief medical officer
- Texas Children’s Hospital kicks off $245M expansion of women’s health services
- Texas Children’s Pavilion for Women Announces Opening of New Medical Tower
- The 3 best hospitals in Texas for outpatient joint replacements
- Waco-area health entities get $8M state boost for crisis diversion expansion
- Texas cancer center snags $25M donation from Fox family
- Wheel brings on CFO from Everly Health
- 10 key USPI updates in 2023 so far
- Texas judge rules in favor of doctors in latest suit over surprise billing process
- CMS Says These 12 North Texas Hospitals Are Top Notch
- Tenet Healthcare taps CEO as chair of board of directors
- ‘Nontraditional’ approach needed to beef up nursing pipelines, Memorial Hermann leader says
UTAH
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- How Intermountain, Geisinger and M Health Fairview Are Integrating Behavioral Health into Primary Care
- Intermountain Health and NewWest Community Capital partner to improve the health of Utah communities
- Utah Gov. Spence Cox to join Biden promoting veterans health care
- Three Intermountain Health hospitals ranked among best cancer hospitals for 2023
VERMONT
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- Hospital budgets sent to Green Mountain Care Board
- Rutland Medical Center sued for malpractice
- Vermont health regulators weigh double-digit premium hikes
- Vt. hospitals urge regulators to sign off on budget requests
- Vt. attorney general investigating Brattleboro Retreat for health care fraud
- UVM Health Network hospitals recognized by U.S. News & World Report
VIRGINIA
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- HCA continues Virginia expansion with new construction and services
- Messy Bon Secours-Anthem dispute threatens to disrupt care for thousands of Virginians on Medicare
- COVID rates are slightly up in Virginia
- The biggest health care data breaches you should know about in Virginia
- Mechanicsville health care giant takes hit as PPA equipment needs drop
- Chesapeake Regional, Cigna reach deal in rate reimbursement fight
- VCU Health partners with Navy to improve trauma care
WASHINGTON
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- 988 Suicide Crisis Lifeline celebrates one-year anniversary
- 10th death confirmed in Virginia Mason’s bacterial outbreak
- MultiCare buys land for future development
- MultiCare launches new virtual nursing program to address healthcare worker shortage
- Olympic Medical Center emergency department is nearing full staffing levels
- Oregon AG Rosenblum joins Washington in opposing Idaho abortion travel ban
- WA agency acquires shuttered behavioral health hospital in Tukwila
- 3 WA doctors, Idaho pathologist accused of improper COVID treatments. Patients died
WEST VIRGINIA
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- ‘Hospital within a hospital’ set to open in CAMC Memorial
- Mayo Clinic Care Network adds Memorial Health System
- West Virginia system eyes end to ‘human error’ with new pharmacy tool
- Thomas Hospital announces plans to open inpatient pediatric unit
- WVU Medicine no longer requires COVID-19 vaccine to work at hospitals
- WVU Medicine Wheeling Hospital to launch children’s outpatient center for improved pediatric care access
- COVID hospitalizations jump again: Where do West Virginia, Ohio and Kentucky stand?
WISCONSIN
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- CFO resignation at Bellin Gundersen won’t disrupt newly combined system
- Froedtert & MCW need one more approval for $70M Sheboygan project
- Froedtert agrees to $2M settlement in patient data case, denies wrongdoing
- Marshfield Clinic extends debt service waivers ahead of Essentia deal
- UW Health University Hospital and SSM Health St. Mary’s rank in Top 5 in U.S. News rankings
- Covid cases in Wisconsin on the rise as we approach fall
- UW-Green Bay, DHS aim to certify 10K new workers to provide home health care in Wisconsin
- The biggest health care data breaches you should know about in Wisconsin
- Aspirus Wausau Hospital Begins ED Expansion In Wisconsin
- Children’s Hospital plans to build $6M clinic in Milwaukee
- Aspirus Rhinelander Hospital launches care, treatment program for victims of sexual assault
WYOMING
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- Colorado Man Sues Cheyenne Hospital, Says ER Turned Him Away For Not Wearing Mask
- St. John’s Health gathers public input on future direction
- How Wyoming hopes to help seniors before entering nursing homes
- Wyoming hospital delays Epic install amid RCM change
- Gov. Gordon shares suicide call statistics after one year of 988 lifeline
