NATIONAL
- 4 questions medical students are asking on the COVID-19 pandemic
- AHA Urges HHS to Clarify EMTALA, HIPAA Waivers
- AMA supports Telehealth Initiative to improve health care access
- Amid mounting shortage, 5 facts about the nation’s stockpile of emergency medical supplies
- CMS provides reporting exemptions for Medicare payment programs
- CMS relaxes hospital, nursing home inspections
- CMS to doctors: Focus on COVID-19 fight, not data reporting burden
- COVID-19 threatens to overwhelm hospitals. They’re weighing how best to ration care.
- FDA takes ‘aggressive’ measures to stimulate COVID-19 pharmaceutical solutions
- HHS may delay implementation of data-sharing rules due to COVID-19 outbreak
- Hospitals forfeit major revenue stream by delaying elective surgeries
- Hospitals get $100B in massive stimulus deal as facilities face COVID-19
- Hospitalization charges for COVID-19 patients could top $1.4 trillion
- How health systems are responding as COVID-19 squeezes the medical supply chain
- OCR Clarifies HIPAA Liability on Telehealth Use During COVID-19
- Senate passes $2 trillion COVID-19 relief plan: Here’s what’s in it for hospitals
- Trump administration approves 11 more state Medicaid waivers for COVID-19 response
- ‘We’re going to be coding dead people’: Hospitals consider do-not-resuscitate order for all COVID-19 patients
NORTHEAST
(Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont)
CONNECTICUT
- Medical and testing supplies grow short as COVID-19 cases jump by 42%
- Gov. Ned Lamont calls for more hospital capacity as coronavirus death toll reaches double digits and confirmed cases in Connecticut surpass 400
- UConn Health opens drive-thru testing
- More Testing, More Cases, More Deaths In Conn. From COVID-19
- Medical workers take drastic steps to protect their families from coronavirus as outbreak grows
- COVID-19 Forcing Connecticut Health Care Providers To Ration Protective Masks
- Connecticut National Guard Assisting Medical Community
- State braces for major surge in COVID-19 cases
- UConn’s Dr. Anthony Alessi Looks Out For Connecticut in “Healthy Rounds”
MAINE
- Behind the scenes as Maine Med prepared for a public health emergency
- Maine hospitals scramble for supplies, try to build capacity quickly
- MaineHealth asks state’s manufacturers to produce medical equipment, supplies
- NH, Maine medical professionals fear lack of vital supplies
- Central Maine health care providers urge isolation, distancing to halt coronavirus
- Sewing groups around Maine create face masks amid shortage
- Number of coronavirus cases in Maine now over 100
- Central Maine Healthcare CEO Jeff Brickman scores results at once-struggling system
- Cary Medical Center inspires newly passed rural hospital law
- Maine Health Dept. Closes Lewiston Office After Worker Contracts COVID-19
MASSACHUSETTS
- All Hands On Deck For Mass. Biotech Industry As Donated Supplies Roll In
- MetroWest, Milford hospitals gathering supplies, ready for more coronavirus patients
- To reduce the spread of the coronavirus, hospitals move to telemedicine
- Massachusetts COVID-19 Advisory Board created
- More than 100 employees at 3 Boston hospitals have tested positive for coronavirus
- 1,838 coronavirus cases in Massachusetts, 15 deaths
- Massachusetts has ‘millions’ of masks on order to fight coronavirus
- Paramedics will soon perform at-home coronavirus tests in Massachusetts
- All Partners HealthCare employees now required to wear masks while on duty
- Mask-making projects are popping all over as crafters mobilize against coronavirus
- Tent Medicine To Treat Those With The Coronavirus In Boston’s Homeless Community
NEW HAMPSHIRE
- 29 new COVID-19 cases reported; models show up to 50 percent NH infection rate
- NH, Maine medical professionals fear lack of vital supplies
- Businesses step up as hospitals plead for supplies
- New Hampshire-based hockey company Bauer joins coronavirus fight by producing face shields
- Volunteers make cloth masks for Dartmouth-Hitchcock
- Cases continue to mount in NH, Vermont
- Concord Hospital readies for potential influx of COVID-19 patients
NEW YORK
- 13 Deaths in a Day: An ‘Apocalyptic’ Coronavirus Surge at an N.Y.C. Hospital
- 40,000 Health Professionals Sign Up to Volunteer as Part of NY’s Surge Healthcare Force
- A New York hospital system is barring visitors, including partners, during childbirth due to coronavirus risk
- Gov. Andrew Cuomo Orders Hospitals to Increase Capacity by 50%
- Mayor says New York hospitals need equipment
- NY Cases Near 40k, 385 Dead; ‘Any Realistic Scenario’ Will Overwhelm Health System: Cuomo
- New York’s largest health network launches new ad amid coronavirus crisis. What’s the thinking?
- NYC Cancels Coronavirus Testing By Appointment, Urges Providers Not To Test Patients Unless Hospitalization Is Required
- NY Airports, Hospitals Feel Pressure as Virus Alarms Grow
- New York may establish temporary hospitals for virus cases
- New York nurse is disciplined by hospital after MSNBC interview where she reported a shortage of medical protective gear
- ‘We’re in Disaster Mode’: Courage Inside a Brooklyn Hospital Confronting Coronavirus
- ‘Tipping point’ at New York area hospitals as virus cases mount
RHODE ISLAND
- Rhode Island to get $1.25 billion from virus stimulus plan
- Chaos, inconsistency mark launch of drive-thru virus testing
- Rhode Island hospital employees test positive for COVID-19
- Medical workers in RI concerned about their safety
- RI has 132 cases of COVID-19; stores must limit crowds of customers
- Rhode Island officials tell stores to limit shoppers and implement other restrictions
- More virus cases are reported in RI, but governor says no statewide lockdown is planned
VERMONT
- Cases continue to mount in NH, Vermont
- Is Vermont ready? Hospitals scramble to prepare for COVID-19
- Vermont National Guard prepares medical sites for potential surge of COVID-19 cases
- Hospital officials eye Northern Vermont University for potential surge of coronavirus cases
- Vermont Seeing ‘Exponential Growth’ of Coronavirus
MID-ATLANTIC / EAST
(Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia)
DELAWARE
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- Drive-thru testing finds more COVID-19 cases in Del.
- ChristianaCare, Nanticoke and Bayhealth implement strict visitation policy due to coronavirus outbreak
- ChristianaCare now requiring facemarks for all visitors
- Public Health Announces Changes to In-Person Services During COVID-19
- State, hospitals, National Guard preparing for a surge of COVID-19 patients in Delaware
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
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- D.C.-area hospitals add more beds, and real estate, ahead of COVID-19 surge
- Washington-area hospitals work to expand testing, free up beds as covid-19 cases climb
- Washington D.C. Resident Who Works at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital Tests Positive for COVID-19
- A medical supply shortage could happen. Here’s what ‘conservation mode’ looks like at the region’s hospitals.
MARYLAND
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- All University of Maryland Medical System hospitals cutting off visitation Friday due to coronavirus concerns
- Anchor Health Properties acquires Maryland medical office building with ASC
- How Maryland hospitals are dashing to meet the call for 6,000 ‘new’ beds for coronavirus surge
- Johns Hopkins rolls out Covid-19 monitoring tool for healthcare workers
- LifeBridge Health to add 500 beds to prepare for coronavirus surge
- Maryland National Guard helps get medical supplies to hospitals, local health departments
- Peninsula Regional Medical Center begins work on portable hospital outside ER
- These 17 Maryland biotech companies are collaborating in the fight against COVID-19
- Washington D.C. Resident Who Works at MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital Tests Positive for COVID-19
- With lack of testing, Maryland company launches COVID-19 symptom-tracking app
NEW JERSEY
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- CEO of New Jersey hospital at coronavirus epicenter tests positive for virus
- Coronavirus Update: New Jersey Hospital Puts Out Plea For Medical Supplies — And Crocs
- COVID-19 Patients Strain New Jersey Hospital
- ‘He was a good guy’: New Jersey nursing home administrator succumbs to COVID-19
- How you can help N.J. hospitals as shortages of critical supplies looms in coronavirus fight
- N.J. hospital down to 4-day supply of masks for coronavirus, out of gowns. Here’s how you can help.
- N.J. looking ‘critically’ at post-acute facilities where coronavirus is spreading
- New Jersey seeks to reopen Inspira’s Woodbury hospital to increase COVID-19 bed capacity
PENNSYLVANIA
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- City officials slam Hahnemann owner over ‘difficult’ negotiations to reopen hospital for coronavirus patients
- Coronavirus in Pa.: Hospitals planning for surge during supply shortage with grit and hope
- Coronavirus Latest: Health Care Workers In Philadelphia Area Report Severe Supply Shortages Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
- Doctors at Pittsburgh medical center clash with hospital administrators over coronavirus policy
- HHS awards nearly $3 million to Pennsylvania health centers
- Hospital beds in Pa. are ‘beginning to fill up’ as virus spreads
- PA hospitals ask state for emergency fund
- Penn Highlands Healthcare to absorb Pennsylvania hospital
- Penn Medicine Lancaster General Health tops list of county’s largest employers
- Penn Medicine Rushing to Open Part of New Hospital to Deal With COVID-19 Patients
- Pennsylvania hospital needs $40M or it will close April 1
- Pennsylvania suspends some nurse licensing requirements to aid coronavirus response
- Pennsylvania tells hospitals to implement COVID-19 emergency plans today
- Pitt, UPMC further coordinate potential COVID-19 clinical trials, research
- ‘The calm before the storm’: Emergency departments brace for patient surge
- ‘This is not a drill’: Pennsylvania hospitals tell government leaders they need more support
VIRGINIA
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- Hundreds of Charlottesville doctors, nurses sign petition raising alarm on supply shortage
- Sentara RMH says they have an adequate supply of protective gear
- Test rules eased on Virginia doctors, nursing home residents
- The Virginia Hospitals That Are The Most (And Least) Prepared for Coronavirus
- Virginia hospitals could be overwhelmed by COVID-19, state won’t say how many ventilators it has
- What we know (and what we don’t) about Virginia’s medical infrastructure, a crucial part of its coronavirus response
WEST VIRGINIA
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- CAMC president: ‘We can’t get the equipment we need’
- Hospitals continue preps for expected surge of COVID-19 patients
- Huntington hospitals announce no visitor policy, plan to defer elective procedures
- McKinley touts bill to aid medical centers
- Some hospitals worry about getting supplies to deal with coronavirus
- Statement from the West Virginia Hospital Association regarding the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in West Virginia
- W.Va. Hospital Association issues statement on hospital capacity in state
CENTRAL
(Iowa, Kansas, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota)
IOWA
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- State officials release data on ventilators, hospital capacity
- ‘I am not gonna make any projections’: Iowa works to adjust to a coronavirus-outbreak world
- Gov. Reynolds orders additional businesses to shut down over COVID-19
- University of Iowa Hospitals begins testing patients for COVID-19 in its own laboratory
- How Iowa Hospitals Are Preparing For COVID-19 Patients
- Iowa Department of Public Health reports 34 additional COVID-19 cases Thursday
- Iowa’s largest hospital directs workers to reuse face masks when treating non-coronavirus patients
- Univ. of Iowa Health Care urgently seeking protective face shields
- Iowa inmates making masks, gowns and hand sanitizer as COVID-19 spreads
KANSAS
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- Kansas medical research center to start testing coronavirus vaccine
- Kansas health officials expect ‘sharp uptick’ in COVID-19 cases this week
- Kansas officials eye VA hospitals for help with expected surge in COVID-19 cases
- Health providers form group to address virus; local officials open emergency op center
- Via Christi hospitals ban visitors with few exceptions Monday over coronavirus concerns
MINNESOTA
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- Mayo Clinic in Minnesota adds robots to hospital cleaning crew
- New Sanford Health president in northern Minnesota brings emergency experience
- Western Minnesota health-care providers eye former prison for COVID-19 care facility
- New Sanford Health president in northern Minnesota brings emergency experience
- How Minnesota’s hospitals and clinics are proposing to spend $50 million in state emergency funding
- Minnesota companies ramp up production to combat COVID-19
- Backlog of COVID-19 tests is eliminated with Mayo’s help
- Health Care Systems Prepare For Housing Patients In Stadiums, Hotels
- Minnesota Senator, Doctor On Front Lines To Make A Difference In COVID-19 Battle
- ‘A marathon for all of us’: Minnesota’s rural communities brace themselves for COVID-19
- Hand-sewn masks used as backup by health systems as they face shortage of equipment
- As ventilator shortage looms, Medtronic will double production
- Three west central Minn. counties prepare to convert former Appleton prison into hospital for 559 COVID-19 patients
- Pregnant women face fear, uncertainty and strict regulations amid COVID-19
- Minnesota hospital lays off 7 employees, cuts hours for others
- Mask by mask, Minnesotans answer call for gear for health care workers
- Allina asking for donations of medical masks, even homemade; Hennepin County also collecting
MISSOURI
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- St. Louis-area hospitals shift to no-visitor policies as coronavirus spreads
- St. Louis area hospitals to halt elective procedures starting March 23 to focus on coronavirus
- St. Louisans get creative to fill the need for masks, face shields for healthcare workers
- The St. Louis region has about 10,000 hospital beds. And it might not be enough
- Missouri lawmaker with COVID-19 says KC doctors fear hospital supplies will run out
- FBI agents kill man allegedly plotting bomb attack on hospital amid coronavirus pandemic
- Telehealth program connects Missouri doctors in the fight against COVID-19
- MU Health Care broadens testing, furthers restrictions to visitors
- Area hospitals put all elective procedures on hold
- St. Louis Hospitals Likely Won’t Have Enough Room To Treat Every Coronavirus Patient
- Nurses in St. Louis express concern over shortage of PPEs; hospitals tell staff to reuse masks
- Missouri loosens testing criteria for COVID-19, opening door for more sick people to get tests
NEBRASKA
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- Nebraska Medicine using UV light to disinfect masks for reuse
- Nebraska has far to go in virus fight, faces huge hospital bed shortfall
- Medical supplies ‘desperately’ needed by physician clinics and hospitals in Nebraska
- Chadron hospital placed in lockdown after threat
- Union Pacific donates 6,600 masks to Nebraska Medicine
- Omaha Children’s Hospital Worker Tests Positive for COVID-19
- Rural Nebraska hospitals prepare for COVID-19 pandemic
- Nebraska Public Health Lab begins pool testing COVID-19 samples
- Nebraska reaches 70 COVID-19 cases as health department confirms 3 more
- Homemade mask movement underway to sew 10,000 masks for health care workers
NORTH DAKOTA
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- COVID-19 cases in North Dakota rise to 45; workers’ comp extended to first responders
- JRMC plans for surge capacity
- North Dakota Department of Health tallies total number of ventilators statewide
- North Dakota Medicaid adopts temporary policy to allow services via technology
- Planning for a COVID-19 surge: Fargo hospitals adding beds, getting supplies from state stockpile
- Bismarck activates emergency operations center
- North Dakota hospital execs prepared to beef up workforce
- Sanford Health predicts up to 3,600 in Fargo region could be infected in ‘worst-case scenario’
SOUTH DAKOTA
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- Coronavirus cases could swamp South Dakota hospitals if projections hold
- South Dakota lawmaker remains in critical condition; wife also positive for COVID-19
- Surgeries continue at Sioux Falls Specialty Hospital
- S.D. health care system could be overwhelmed if COVID-19 takes hold
- South Dakota health care providers processing COVID-19 tests
- Avera and Sanford labs certified to perform COVID-19 testing
- Hospitals postpone non-essential measures, respond to coronavirus
- South Dakota coronavirus testing halted due to lab supply shortage
MIDWEST
(Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin)
ILLINOIS
- Coronavirus outbreaks at nursing homes expose situations in which staff are overworked, poorly paid
- Illinois health system launches chatbot for COVID-19 triage, waives virtual care fees
- Illinois hospitals plead for more masks, asking construction companies and others for help
- Do Illinois hospitals have enough beds? Yes for now, but coronavirus threat has officials eyeing more space
- ‘I’m severely worried’: Jackson Park Hospital employees concerned over facility’s COVID-19 response
- Northwestern Memorial Hospital nurse’s lawsuit alleges she was fired for warning about ‘ineffective’ masks used while treating COVID-19 patients
INDIANA
- Community Health Network CEO tests positive for COVID-19
- Indiana Medical Association hoping physicians receive help with child care
- Indiana Medical Association may call on Governor for even more help
- IU Health touts strong 2019
- IU Health’s annual net income tops $1B
- IU Health says medical supply donations will be accepted
- Lilly to Delay New Clinical Trials
- Parkview Health Partnering to Make Protective Equipment
KENTUCKY
- Are doctors hoarding drugs that might treat COVID-19? Not in Kentucky, officials say.
- Here’s how Louisville hospitals are dealing with COVID-19 outbreak
- Humana expands telehealth benefits … temporarily
- Kentucky hospital opens ‘cough clinic’ for patients with coronavirus-like symptoms
- Kentucky Receives Over $1 Million To Help Fight Coronavirus
- Look inside the University of Kentucky coronavirus testing lab. Here’s how it works.
- Louisville hospitals face ‘serious situation’ of keeping supplies of protective gear
- Norton Healthcare sets up COVID-19 triage tent at Women’s and Children’s Hospital
- Police: Patient shot nurse, security guard at Kentucky hospital
- Stressing medical care needs in pandemic, lawmakers OK $35M U of L Jewish Hospital loan
- UK Healthcare starts in-house testing
MICHIGAN
- Alarm grows as Michigan hospitals begin to fill with coronavirus cases
- Beaumont committed to COVID-19 transparency
- Beaumont doctor apologizes for ‘exaggerated’ claims during COVID-19 crisis
- Doctors at 4 metro Detroit health systems experimenting together to fight coronavirus
- Healthcare systems work to get supplies out to facilities in northern Michigan
- Henry Ford Health System: 78 COVID-19 patients being treated at 5 Michigan hospitals
- Local medical providers battle COVID-19 in face of supply chain shortages
- Michigan hospital systems prepare for COVID-19 patient overflow
- Michigan hospitals see sharp rise in online appointments during coronavirus outbreak
- Michigan hospitals turn to quilting scraps, DIY videos to fight coronavirus
- Michigan Lawmakers Brace For Coronavirus Impacts: ‘The Storm Is Likely To Last’
- Michigan nurses demand action to protect front-line workers from COVID-19
- Michigan nurses say they don’t have masks, gear to keep them safe from coronavirus at work
- Rural Michigan hospitals say coronavirus crisis may soon force some to close
- Whitmer: Beaumont Health ‘almost at capacity’ treating COVID-19 patients
OHIO
- Doctor, nurse share what it’s like handling coronavirus inside hospitals
- Cleveland biotech company making headway on possible COVID-19 treatment
- Coronavirus in Ohio: How many hospital beds, ventilators on hand? Probably not enough
- Preparing for patients, hotels and dorms could become temporary hospitals
- University Hospitals will be one of first in nation to test coronavirus anti-viral drug
- New Ohio treasurer program lends financial support to hospitals during coronavirus response
- Ohio Department of Health asking for donations of masks, goggles, gloves, gowns
- Coronavirus: Ohio will use dorms, hotels as hospital beds
- Ohio Department of Health Director Amy Acton explains that 5% number
- Study: Ohio Well-Prepared with Hospital Beds, But More Needed
WISCONSIN
- Ascension Wisconsin hospitals implement virtual visitation
- Ascension Wisconsin to begin offering drive-through COVID-19 testing at six sites
- Froedtert, Medical College of Wisconsin now accepting donations of health care supplies
- Healthcare providers under strain; new policies at Milwaukee-area hospitals amid COVID-19 pandemic
- Local hospitals monitor amounts of personal protective equipment
- Madison hospitals prepare for COVID-19 surge as workers test positive, worry about safety
- Marshfield Clinic Health System suspends in-person pharmacy service
- Marshfield Clinic Offers $400,000 To Non-Profits During Crisis
- Medical College of Wisconsin endowment makes $5 million available for COVID-19 response
- SSM Health doctor tests positive for COVID-19
- Union nurses share medical supply shortage, staffing concerns
- Wisconsin health centers awarded over $1M in HHS awards during pandemic
SOUTH/SOUTHEAST
(Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee)
ALABAMA
- Alabama Gov. Ivey clarifies sweeping health order
- Alabama Hospital Association CEO talks COVID-19 impact on health care
- Hospital chief worries Alabama hospitals can’t afford more ventilators
- Montgomery’s Jackson Hospital near breaking point with COVID-19 patients, ER staff say
- North Alabama hospital ‘urgently appealing’ for supplies
FLORIDA
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- Ascension plans new hospital in Florida
- CEO of UF Health Jacksonville says hospitals working together through coronavirus crisis
- Governor orders Florida hospitals to stop all non-emergency procedures
- Lee Health setting up triage tents outside system emergency rooms
- Local hospital CEO dispels social media rumor
- Tampa Bay hospitals work to protect patients, staff amid COVID-19 cases
- Model paints dire picture for Florida hospitals if shelter-in-place isn’t ordered
- Two Lee Health employees test positive for coronavirus; 118 employees on quarantine
- South Florida hospitals treat cruise ship passengers suffering from coronavirus symptoms
- South Florida doctor dies from new coronavirus, medical examiner confirms
GEORGIA
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- 1st Coronavirus Case Confirmed At Children’s Healthcare Of ATL
- Georgia hospital employee dies after testing positive for COVID-19
- Georgia hospitals short on supplies put mask-making templates online
- Georgia’s Rural Hospitals Worried As They Brace For Influx
- Grady Hospital ‘at or near capacity’ amid coronavirus pandemic as mayor says ‘breaking point’ is imminent
- As virus spreads, a growing fear of overwhelmed Georgia hospitals
- Georgia’s hardest-hit hospital says its intensive care units are filled with ‘critically ill’ coronavirus patients
- Georgia’s worst-hit hospital fills 3 ICU units with ‘critically ill’ coronavirus patients
MISSISSIPPI
NORTH CAROLINA
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- Area hospitals seek donated protective gear, medical supplies, homemade masks
- As coronavirus spreads, Triangle hospitals scramble to stockpile protective equipment
- Charlotte’s Atrium Health launches virtual hospital care for COVID-19 patients
- Cone Health Emergency Department preparing for patient increase
- Many NC hospitals halt elective surgeries to prepare for possible surge of COVID-19 patients
- Mission Health apologizes, sends refunds after complaints over billing change
- North Carolina hospitals asking for masks, gloves for COVID-19 response
- Triad health system pivots primary care facilities to respiratory symptom clinics
SOUTH CAROLINA
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- Employee at SC hospital tests positive for coronavirus, officials say
- MUSC Health further tightens visitation rules in wake of coronavirus
- MUSC Health names CEO of Charleston division, system chief clinical officer
- Some sew mask covers for healthcare workers, MUSC says they can’t accept
- South Carolina hospital banks on ASC to offset reimbursement, volume losses
- South Carolina leaders approve $45M in emergency COVID-19 funding.
TENNESSEE
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- As coronavirus spreads, Tennessee looks to shuttered hospitals as unlikely saviors
- Tennessee tells doctors to use goggles, diapers as coronavirus protection
- Nashville hospital sets up beds in parking garage
- Tennessee health system hit by surging interest rate; other hospitals also likely affected
- Vanderbilt hospital says ‘several’ healthcare workers test positive for COVID-19
- Vanderbilt Medical Center prepares for possible COVID-19 surge in patients
- You can help by making cloth face masks or donating medical supplies
SOUTH-CENTRAL/SOUTHWEST
(Arkansas, Arizona, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas)
ARKANSAS
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- HealthTech Arkansas Partnering With PwC
- Harvard model predicts Arkansas COVID-19 will swamp hospitals
- Arkansas to expedite licensing for healthcare workers, COVID-19 cases rise to 308
- Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Arkansas Department of Health give update on COVID-19
- Drive-thru COVID-19 testing sites open in Arkansas
- Jacksonville hospital reopening draws look
- NW Arkansas hospitals to halt visitors, report says
- Northwest Health hospitals delay surgeries amid coronavirus
ARIZONA
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- Ducey issues pair of COVID-19 executive orders
- Feds award $1.7 million to 23 Arizona health centers to combat COVID-19
- Arizona could be short 13,000 beds in treating coronavirus patients
- ‘Burning through’ equipment: Arizona health care workers fear shortage of masks, gowns
- Northern Arizona Healthcare to collect COVID-19 specimens in Cottonwood beginning Thursday
- Arizona man dies after self-medicating with chloroquine to treat coronavirus
- Coronavirus cases expected to peak in April, Arizona health director says
- How Arizona sewing enthusiasts are helping solve the face mask shortage
- Army Corps of Engineers aids Arizona as virus surge looms
LOUISIANA
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- The Next Coronavirus Hotspot: Louisiana Races to Prepare for the Worst
- Louisiana Department of Insurance addresses telemedicine network adequacy
- Former health secretary: Louisiana ‘overloading’ hospital capacity as coronavirus cases surge
- Louisiana’s hospitals could be overwhelmed by COVID-19 virus in all but best scenario
- Louisiana governor warns of virus trajectory like Italy
- Delivering more care remotely will be critical as COVID-19 races through communities
- ‘Thanks, but no thanks’: Hospitals are turning away homemade face masks amid coronavirus
- ‘I can’t not help right now’: Soon-to-be doctors consider their role in COVID-19
- 39-year-old healthcare worker gave up coronavirus test for others; she later died before getting her own test results
NEW MEXICO
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- NM hospitals mobilize for COVID-19
- NM hospitals detail how they are responding to health emergency
- New health orders issued to preserve New Mexico’s supply of masks, gloves
- Governor halts elective surgeries in New Mexico
- Local health care workers call on governor to expand protections
- As coronavirus case numbers increase, hospitals scramble for basic supplies
OKLAHOMA
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- Doctors, nurses, hospitals, dentists say Stitt efforts fall short
- Oklahoma Health Department receives 10,000 kits to test for COVID-19
- Death toll, infections rise but more efficient testing on the way
- Initial drive-thru testing sites get underway around Oklahoma
- Several Tulsa-Area Hospitals No Longer Allowing Visitors Amid State’s Coronavirus (COVID-19) Outbreak
- Schools asked to donate medical supplies to hospitals, nursing homes
- Five OKC hospitals change visitation policy
- Metro-area hospitals taking donations to combat coronavirus crisis
- Mercy hospital preps for possible influx of COVID-19 patients
- Nurse claims he was fired for wearing face mask to treat Okla. hospital patient
- SSM Health St. Anthony ramping up staffing to meet emerging needs
TEXAS
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- Gov. Abbott announces $19.5M of federal funding distributed to local health departments for COVID-19 response
- Gov. Greg Abbott resists calls for statewide shelter-in-place; moves to expand hospital capacity
- North Texas health-tech firms roll out free help as COVID-19 concerns grow
- Texas hospitals need personal protective equipment for coronavirus
- Central Texas hospital initiates triage process for ER patients
- Texas hospitals respond to coronavirus by increasing capacity
- Texas hospitals plan to add beds as they prepare for possible influx in coronavirus cases
- Texas rural hospital out of money as coronavirus threat looms
- Network Of Hospitals, First Responders Prepare For Coronavirus Surge In Southwest Texas
- Medical supply shortage hits Texas health care workers
- Texas cancels problem-plagued Medicaid contracts
- Shelter-in-Place Order Issued for Dallas County
- Texas improving, but remains one of the least aggressive states at fighting COVID-19
- Health Care Industry Bands Together to Fight Coronavirus Crisis
- Texas was promised more coronavirus tests. These sick residents are still waiting — and may never get one
- Austin doctor asks for donated protective equipment to address COVID-19 amid shortage
NORTHWEST
(Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming)
ALASKA
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- Alaska health department confirms 10 new COVID-19 cases
- ‘Numerous’ health care workers among Alaska’s confirmed COVID-19 cases as tally rises by 10
- Alaska leaders aim to conserve protective gear for health care workers fighting COVID-19
- Physicians object to Juneau’s coronavirus quarantine exemptions
- Alaska Regional Hospital opts out of state directive to halt elective surgeries, for now
IDAHO
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- Idaho healthcare workers face respirator shortage
- Idaho’s Primary Health now offering ‘telehealth’ visits
- Investing in Idaho’s health care system
- Some Boise healthcare workers laid off after COVID-19 cuts back number of non-emergency surgeries
- Idaho could have 9-plus patients for every bed in outbreak
- St. Luke’s ER doctor tests positive for COVID-19
MONTANA
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- 2nd Kalispell Regional Healthcare worker tests positive for coronavirus
- Bozeman nursing home plans to close
- For Montana’s small hospitals, preparing for COVID-19 has its own challenges
- Kalispell physician who tested positive for COVID-19 came into contact with 23 people
- Non-urgent medical services suspended at Bozeman health care sites
- Western Montana Clinic lays off nurses, staff
OREGON
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- Oregon Is Burning Through PPE, Putting Health Workers Treating COVID-19 At Risk
- Oregon health centers receive nearly $1.9 M from HHS to help with coronavirus outbreak
- Oregon long-term care facilities on front line of coronavirus battle
- Oregon Medical Board implements emergency rules to bring more doctors, healthcare workers
- Oregon health officials release new COVID-19 projections
- ‘I’ve never felt more vulnerable’: Nurse describes fears plaguing workers at Oregon hospital
- Coronavirus Patient Surge In Oregon Prompts Joint Hospital Efforts, Delayed Medical Treatments
WASHINGTON
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- City of Seattle launches program to give healthcare workers free parking near hospitals
- Doctor decries Bellingham hospital’s coronavirus response, saying it puts health care workers at risk
- Kirkland nursing home may face penalty from federal agency
- Private Seattle lab plans to process 20,000 COVID-19 tests a day
- Washington healthcare leaders draft statewide plan for care rationing
- A Seattle Suburb Is Turning Its Soccer Field Into a Makeshift Hospital
- UW model says social distancing is starting to work — but still projects 1,400 coronavirus deaths in the state
WYOMING
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- Wyoming coronavirus case count jumps to 53; Gordon urges people to stay home
- Wyoming is working on producing some coronavirus testing supplies, state’s top health official says
- Wyoming Hospitals Take Extra Precautions to Prevent Coronavirus Spread
- Wyoming ranks near bottom in Medicaid coverage
- Wyoming’s rural hospitals prepare for coronavirus
WEST
(California, Colorado, Hawaii, Nevada, Utah)
CALIFORNIA
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- Three fundamentals of the hospital ‘surge’ in California
- 48,600 coronavirus test results still pending in California
- How overwhelmed is California’s health care system about to be?
- In California, protective equipment shortage pushes nurses to consider drastic action
- Nearly half of all patients at one Kaiser hospital believed to have coronavirus
COLORADO
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- Colorado hospital president: ‘We remain vigilant and flexible’ in coronavirus response
- Colo. senators introduce rural hospital aid bill
- Coronavirus puts spotlight on infection control at Colorado hospitals
- Denver Health Receives Equipment To Test For Coronavirus
- Denver-based National Jewish Health doing its own COVID-19 testing
- Denver metro area hospitals prepare for surge of COVID-19 patients
- These Colorado nurses are sewing their own face masks
- Two Denver hospitals start in-house COVID-19 testing, results in 24 hours rather than days
- Shipment of 2 million masks to ease Colorado’s medical supply shortage in face of coronavirus’ spread
- UCHealth suspends Colorado Springs drive-up coronavirus testing center
- ‘We can do it,’ Penrose-St. Francis medical chief says of halting spread of virus before hospitals are overrun
HAWAII
- Air ambulance to begin night landings at Maui Medical Center
- Hawaii health system fires employee after wrongfully viewing patient records
- University of Hawaii Cancer Center receives $2.8 million to study ethnic disparities in smoking-related lung cancer
NEVADA
- Las Vegas nurses: ‘Not enough supplies’ to protect themselves, patients
- Local healthcare workers express concern over nationwide shortage of supplies
- Nevada doctor shortage leaves some scrambling amid virus outbreak
- Nevada health centers get $515K federal grant for coronavirus response
- Nevada health department adds data dashboard to COVID-19 information center
- Statement from Northeastern Nevada Regional Hospital regarding positive coronavirus case
- Summerlin Hospital placed on brief lockdown after ‘irate’ patient breaks doors
- With Nevada hospitals short on beds, leaders plan for the ‘unthinkable’
UTAH
- Intermountain Healthcare launches online symptom checker
- Man threatens to bomb Utah hospital after they wouldn’t test him for coronavirus, docs say
- Some Utah hospitals still performing elective surgeries
- U of Utah Health alerts patients of phishing, malware attacks
- U of U Health warns patients of data security incidents
- Utah increases COVID-19 testing, halts non-urgent care — but some doctors urge stay-at-home orders
