NATIONAL
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- Cleveland Clinic, Ascension, Kaiser among 42 health systems chosen for $50M innovation project
- FTC tells Amazon, One Medical: Be careful how you use patient data
- Hospital organizations urge Congress to prevent Medicaid DSH cuts
- One Medical CEO rebuts Amazon data privacy concerns
- Rural hospital crisis: Momentum builds in Congress for bipartisan legislation
- Social determinants of health reflected in geographical analysis of COVID-19 data
- Struggling to Survive, the First Rural Hospitals Line Up for New Federal Lifeline
- Teladoc-owned BetterHelp to pay $7.8M to online therapy users for alleged data misuse, per FTC order
- Walgreens will not dispense abortion pills in 20 states that threatened legal action
ALABAMA
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- Alabama nursing homes continue to face staffing shortages
- UAB voting to add more temporary emergency treatment spaces
- WebMD Care inks deal with Birmingham business
- Freestanding emergency departments spread in Alabama as rural hospitals struggle
- Experts say low pay for mental health professionals has led to statewide staff shortage
- Alarming Trend in Rural Alabama. Maternity Wards Closing.
- Governor proposes new statewide school for health care
- University of Alabama at Birmingham Reaches 1,000 Patient Pulmonary Exams With Dynamic Digital Radiography
- East Alabama Medical Center Receives Three 2023 Women’s Choice Awards
ALASKA
ARIZONA
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- Acadia Healthcare (ACHC) to Build Behavioral Health Unit in Mesa
- Mayo Clinic set to start work on 120-acre Phoenix biotech innovation hub
- Need a doctor with your groceries? Walmart Health to expand to metro Phoenix
- Valleywise Health to open 10-story hospital in October
- Cleveland Clinic, Ascension, Kaiser among 42 health systems chosen for $50M innovation project
- AZ hospitals continue to struggle with staffing and negative operating margins
- Lawmakers seek to remove State Hospital from Health Department after continued problems
ARKANSAS
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- Arkansas House Sends Governor Trans Care Malpractice Bill
- Baptist Health Opens New Critical Care Unit at NLR Hospital
- Lifepoint Health Acquires Rehab Facility in Rogers
- State medical board chair Dr. Brian Hyatt resigns, faces Medicaid fraud allegations
- UAMS Selected for National Program to Address Employee Well-Being
- Walmart Partners with CareSource to Address Health Inequities
- Arkansas medical board chair resigns amid fraud allegations
- Bill allowing malpractice suits for transgender minors’ health care goes to Sanders’ desk
- Abortion ban exception fails in Arkansas House committee
- Baptist Health Medical Center-Little Rock closes covid-19 testing site
CALIFORNIA
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- 2 California orthopedic practices form 25+ physician group
- As a two-time CEO, Lynn Seely is putting more cracks in the glass ceiling
- Bay Area sites caught in wave of Johnson & Johnson job cuts
- ‘Best results we’ve seen in a medication’ for form of dwarfism sends BridgeBio stock soaring
- California nurses slam state decision to roll back COVID-19 requirements in health care settings
- California to alter COVID rules in healthcare settings: Masks and vaccinations not required
- California to end mask, vaccine mandates for health care workers
- Here are the Bay Area’s next generation of life science researchers
- HGA-Designed Behavioral Center Breaks Ground in San Jose
- Kaiser Permanente’s Railyards project is part of a health care construction boom
- Kaweah Health CEO issues plea to keep hospital running
- Sacramento County receives $45 million in state funds for two new mental health facility projects
- She planned to have a smooth delivery. Now the hospital is under investigation for her death
- Spine surgeon convicted for accepting $300K+ in kickbacks
- Watsonville Community Hospital moving closer to financial viability
- CEO issues plea to keep California hospital running
- Closure of Madera Community Hospital highlights structural healthcare issues
- 3-hospital system in California suffers rating downgrade as financial woes continue
- UCSF taps chief strategy officer, adult services president
- UC Davis Medical Center debuts valve replacement procedure
COLORADO
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- Banner Health’s Skyline surgery center in Loveland to close
- Colorado Democrats announce bills to further regulate health care
- Colorado pharmacies caught in the middle of abortion battle after FDA decision
- Colorado’s community health programs would gain stability under bill to allow Medicaid funding
- Gov. Jared Polis wants to make health care more affordable for Coloradans
- Health care staffing agency with Denver roots adds 8th brand, tracks $2B in revenue
- MSPD and UCHealth partner together to respond to behavioral health crises
- Polis, lawmakers introduce new package of health care bills
- State could end public insurance for more than 300K Coloradans as pandemic-era mandates conclude
- UCHealth adding an important new mental health resource for Colorado
- Should Colorado launch its own universal health system? Legislators want to take a look
- Democrats in Colorado introduce bills to rein in health care costs
- Covid Aid Papered Over Colorado Hospital’s Financial Shortcomings
- UCHealth University of Colorado Hospital combats food insecurity through partnership with local nonprofit
- Bill to loosen physician assistant oversight heads to Colorado Senate floor
- Local doctor named to Colorado Medical Society Board
- Ensign Group Takes Over Operations at Two Skilled Nursing Facilities in Colorado
CONNECTICUT
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- $30.5M in federal funds will allow CT colleges to hire more nursing instructors, provide student tuition support
- Connecticut hospital expenses $3.5B higher than pre-pandemic: Report
- CT legislators push for more mental health support for kids
- Report shows pandemic, inflation left CT hospital finances reeling
- VillageMD acquires 30-location practice in Connecticut
- Walgreens-backed physician group buys Starling Physicians
- Report: CT hospital finances shrinking amid pandemic, inflation
- CT hospital wants claims dismissed in death of Oxford mom
- Hospital CEOs across the country – including in CT – unite to fight gun violence
- Health centers still reeling 3 years after Connecticut’s first COVID-19 patient
- New Haven, YNHH members raise $75,000 for women’s heart health
- Family Caregivers in Connecticut Provide $7.2 Billion in Unpaid Care to Loved Ones
- Proposed bill aims to address ‘truth in advertising’ by Connecticut health care providers
- Shuttered nursing home in Wallingford sells for $1.6M
- Funding and staffing shortages force Connecticut women’s recovery program to close
DC
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- Appeals court denies GW Hospital’s request for sales tax refund
- MedStar WHC nurses approve new contract to improve safety, staff retention
- MedStar Washington Hospital Center commits to hiring 1,350 more nurses over three years
- Following a “significant” breach, DC Health Link user data is being sold on the dark web
- DC Health COVID Centers Are Closing March 31
- Medical Office Market in Good Health in DC Region
- 15 VA, DC Hospitals Among Best In U.S., Newsweek Ranking Says
- New DC startup Surgo Health is using data to help reach healthcare patients
- DC receives grant to recruit, retain mental health professionals amid school vacancies
DELAWARE
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- ‘A dream come true’: Nemours Children’s Hospital gets $78 million to expand cancer and blood disease research
- ChristianaCare adds colon, rectal surgery practice to network
- Nemours Children’s Health in Wilmington announces $78 million donation
- Governor Carney Formally Extends Public Health Emergency
- Delaware launches new version of CostAware
- ChristianaCare ranked as one of the best hospitals in the world for 2023
- Changes are coming to Delawareans enrolled in Medicaid
- Legislation to cover doula services through Medicaid introduced in Delaware House
FLORIDA
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- 15,000 HCA workers begin contract bargaining
- AdventHealth plans new Lake Nona hospital campus
- Bill would give public Lee Health option to convert to private status
- Broward Health CFO leaves for end-of-life care company
- Destin residents can look forward to local heart health care
- Flagship Healthcare Properties acquires medical office building in Winter Garden
- New BayCare hospital in Wesley Chapel opens its doors
- Ponte Vedra-based Treace posts $4.4M loss for Q4, beating analysts expectations
- Sarasota Memorial Hospital workers receive death threats after COVID-19 response report
- HCA Florida Ocala Hospital opens new cardiac procedural unit facility
- HCA Florida Healthcare-Affiliated Hospitals Earn Prestigious Nursing Unit Award
- BayCare opens 16th hospital in Florida
- HCA Florida Northwest Hospital Completes First Minimally Invasive Benign Hysterectomy Procedure
- Tampa General again ranked best hospital on Florida’s West Coast
- FHCA Launches Long Term Care Quality Dashboard
- Report shows Florida hospitals are crucial to the state’s economy
- Florida’s COVID cases continue to decline as death count nears 87,000
- Suing Florida nursing homes for wrongful death will get harder if this bill passes
GEORGIA
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- Atlanta hospital closure inquiry sought by Georgia Democrats
- Georgia court reverses decision holding physician liable for physician assistant negligence
- Kaiser Permanente awards $600,000 in grants to 10 rural Georgia hospitals
- Piedmont Orthopedics | OrthoAtlanta Opens New Office at Piedmont Walton
- Wellstar hit with federal complaints on Atlanta hospital closures
- 8 Georgia Hospitals Named Among Best Nationally: Newsweek
- Georgia House seeks more improvements to mental health
- Georgia health system’s operations disrupted by cyberattack
- Former Rockdale hospital CEO moves to lead Piedmont Walton
- South Georgia Hospitals to Gain Access to Remote Monitoring Services
- Rural Ga. group calls for economic investment, better broadband and health care
- Georgia medical marijuana, violence against health care worker bills advance
- Maternal deaths in Ga. often preventable, point to broad problems
HAWAII
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- 3 questions with Rebecca Langle, executive director, Nomi Health Foundation
- Hawaii SNF reports data breach of 20,000 records
- 510 new COVID-19 cases and 7 more deaths
- Contract negotiations for Maui County hospital workers continue, but talks break down
- Hawaii’s first and only burn unit celebrates its 40th anniversary
- Hawaii legislators consider bill to provide healthcare to low-income immigrants
- Pharmacare Hawaii offers at-home infusions and care to prevent patients from developing illnesses at hospitals
- Hawaii provider association among partners in $35 million workforce development initiative
- Master plan would reshape Mahaelona Hospital on Kaua‘i
- Roth on health care crisis: ’A matter of life or death’
IDAHO
ILLINOIS
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- 3 Chicago Hospitals Rank High on Newsweek’s ‘World’s Best Hospitals’ List For 2023
- Hospital Sisters Health faces slow return to profitability, outlook revised to stable
- Illinois looks at legalizing psilocybin to treat mental health issues
- Illinois hospital to close labor, delivery floor
- New CDC Data Shows 18 Illinois Counties at Elevated COVID-19 Community Level as Cases Remain Stable
- 21 IL Hospitals Among Best In U.S., Newsweek Says In New Ranking
- New data from CDC shows new numbers for drug overdose deaths in Illinois
- 5 bills that aim to address nursing shortage in Illinois
- Illinois biometric data privacy law may be bad for business, some say
- Judge mostly dismisses healthcare data sharing lawsuit against Rush University Medical Center
INDIANA
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- Ceiling fire shuts down Ascension St. Vincent facility in Plainfield
- Indiana Hospital Association pushes for passage of HB 1460 to help alleviate staffing challenges in hospitals
- The Exec: What Nursing Practice Redesign, or Evolution, Looks Like at Indiana University Health
- Rokita targets medical providers giving care to transgender minors
- IU Health loses money on investments
- Parkview Health Receives Accreditation For OB-GYN Graduate Medical Education Program
- Ascension shutters doctor offices in much-needed areas, invests in profitable hospitals
IOWA
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- IC Free Medical and Dental Clinic appoints new executive director
- Iowa nursing home administrator accused of on-the-job drug use faces no licensing-board charges
- Presbyterian Healthcare exploring creation of new organization with Midwest-based system
- UnityPoint Health, Presbyterian Healthcare Services ink latest cross-market merger
- Cleveland Clinic, Ascension, Kaiser among 42 health systems chosen for $50M innovation project
- Iowa nursing home administrator sanctioned by state regulators
- Toll of Nursing Home Closures Mounts, With Operators In Debt and Consumers in Crisis
- Local nursing school opens simulation center to train real-life scenarios
KANSAS
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- As third anniversary of Covid-19 pandemic nears, Kansas City metro health systems remove mask requirements
- Nurses at Ascension Via Christi St. Joseph vote to unionize
- University of Kansas Health System taps Abridge to roll out AI-based medical transcription for thousands of docs
- Centura hospital names Dr. Anita Toussi chief medical officer
- St. Joseph the second Ascension hospital in Wichita to unionize; third in U.S.
- Mental health hospital slated for Wichita could solve some problems but faces staffing questions
- Missouri and Kansas limit payouts in medical malpractice lawsuits. But who really benefits?
- HCA Midwest, Research College of Nursing announce plan to build $34.5M expansion
KENTUCKY
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- UK HealthCare neurologist working to improve access to MS treatments
- State provides $1M-plus in funds to Campbell County nonprofits
- Kentucky rules for ambulance services debated at Sixth Circuit
- Medical Transformation Center launches new wellness line, online store
- WellCare’s CEO on the big issue his company is facing right now
- Waystar promotes from within for new chief marketing officer
- For first time in nearly 10 months, DPH data shows no high COVID community in Kentucky
- Fort Wright city council votes to support a House bill that is a certificate of need exemption
- CDC Issues Measles Alert After 200,000 Exposed in Kentucky
- Freestanding birth centers unlikely to get bill this session
- On third anniversary of COVID-19 arrival in Kentucky, virus continues to infect and kill
- Bill would create phone app for confidential mental-health texting for Ky. youth
- Bill aiding rural hospitals, providing coverage for cancer testing passes panel
- Kentucky House passes bill nixing any COVID-19 vaccine mandates for minors
- Research shows 72 of Kentucky’s 120 counties are without an OB-GYN
LOUISIANA
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- Ochsner CIO moves to Sutter Health
- UL Lafayette buys 19.2 acres from Our Lady of Lourdes for new health sciences center
- New gene therapies are a near-cure for Louisiana’s sickle cell patients. But at $1-2M, who will pay for it?
- Health experts encouraging young people of color to choose a healthcare career with free expo
- LDH’s Office of Behavioral Health introduces new initiatives serving children and adolescents
- LCMC Health Adds Mel Lagarde to Executive Team
- Fragoso Joins LSU Health New Orleans
MAINE
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- Eastern Maine Medical Center president resigns to take Michigan position
- Northern Light hospital president stepping down
- Northern Light Health uses interpretation services to help more patients
- With no place to go, some patients in Maine spend months in hospitals
- MaineHealth names president to community health system
- Franklin Community Health Network taps chief operating officer as its new president
- Central Maine Healthcare names president to 2 hospitals
MARYLAND
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- 7 MD Hospitals Among Best In U.S., Newsweek Ranking Says
- Baltimore hospital named top workplace for women
- Maryland bill would require hospitals to conduct fentanyl test for suspected drug overdose patients
- Maryland has longest ER wait times in the nation: report
- After 3 years, COVID-19 has lasting impact in Maryland
- Maryland HIE Expands Medicaid Redetermination Notification Project
- CareFirst joins with Aledade to reduce health care costs
- COVID-19 in Maryland: Map, new case data, vaccine facts
- Johns Hopkins Medicine Announces Additional Columbia, Maryland, Primary Care Location to Open in March 2023
- Mercy Health Services opens new Preventive Care Center in Baltimore
MASSACHUSETTS
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- Brookline mother-daughter duo developing first at-home test for strep throat
- Cambridge startup aims to address the pediatric mental health crisis through school partnerships
- Flagship spins out $50M precision medicine startup
- Lawrence General Hospital CEO to retire
- Mass General Brigham-Born Revenue Cycle Company Snags $55M
- This nursing home aims to reduce agency dependence by adding housing for local staff
- UMass Memorial Health board appoints first woman chair, first Latina vice chair
- 2 urgent cares open to fill gap left by hospital fire
- PE firm supports Boston Children’s
- 5 residents dead as COVID-19 outbreak hits Cape Cod nursing home/rehab center
- Four Mass. nursing homes dealing with COVID-19 outbreaks
- 1 in 4 Massachusetts doctors plan to leave medicine due to burnout, survey finds
- Beth Israel Lahey Health and Exeter Health combination inching forward
- Massachusetts spine surgeon allegedly received $100k+ in kickbacks from Johnson & Johnson
- Virtual care improves heart failure treatment at 3 Mass General Brigham hospitals
- 3 deaths at Brigham and Women’s may be linked to bacteria in water purifier
- State appoints executive director of the Mass. Health Connector
- Mass General to explore VR therapeutics
- From one store in Massachusetts to $105B healthcare giant: A timeline of CVS’ disruption
- 8 Massachusetts updates for ASC leaders to know
MICHIGAN
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- MHA CEO Report — The Challenges for Rural Hospitals
- Trinity Health reports almost $300M operating loss as expenses continue to rise
- Michigan Legislature Passes Bill Supporting Hospital Workforce
- These Michigan hospitals are among the nation’s best, Newsweek ranking says
- COVID-19 cases increase, hospitalizations fall in Michigan
- 3 hospital execs on digital health ROI
- Kalamazoo County is one of only 15 stops in nation for CDC’s 2023 health survey
- Michigan surgery center notifies 15K patients of data breach
- Kalamazoo’s Borgess hospital cut its midwife staff. Now it’s reconsidering.
- Michigan hospitals saw 50% spike in alcohol-related liver disease during early COVID pandemic
- Eastern Maine Medical Center president resigns to take Michigan position
- Research: 6 out of 10 staff members are under-vaccinated against COVID inside Michigan nursing homes
- Facing staffing crisis, workers plan to picket outside long-term care facility in Muskegon
MINNESOTA
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- As UMN health vision gets legislative hearing, Fairview offers to sell hospitals to facilitate Sanford merger
- Essentia Health to open new 16,000-square-foot clinic, pharmacy combo
- Fairview, Sanford say university can take hospital back, but details still unclear
- Former MN Governors Speak Out Against Sanford Controlling U of M Medical Center
- ‘It gives me chest pains’: Minnesota system CEO says margins may hit -8%
- Mayo Clinic ranked best hospital by Newsweek
- Minnesota lawmakers introduce bill to help with home health nurse shortage
- MNA nurses at Sanford Bemidji plan to picket March 13
- National healthcare union opposes Sanford-Fairview merger, calls South Dakota AG to action
- Minnesota nurses might soon be able to set their staffing ratios
- Mayo Clinic set to build 120-acre innovation hub in Arizona
- 15 systems with the most employed nurses
- Mayo Clinic gets $20M permit for new support building
- $900M Essentia hospital to open this summer
- 5 orthopedic surgeons bring care to new Essentia Health clinic
- Union calls on South Dakota to intervene in Sanford-Fairview merger
- Quick thinking, new treatment at HCMC help save toddler’s ear after dog bite
- CentraCare enjoys robust operating performance as rating affirmed
MISSISSIPPI
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- ‘Leaving for greener pastures.’ Mississippi’s nurse vacancy rates are their highest in at least a decade
- Medicaid to provide less than expected for Mississippi hospitals
- Mississippi Health-Care System Reports Data Breach
- Nursing shortage closing some hospital units down in Mississippi
- Mississippi Hospital Ends Birth Services, Joins List Of Closed Facilities
- Shortage of asthma relief drug worries Mississippi doctors
- Mississippi hospital ordered to pay nurses missing wages
- Tupelo hospital uses camera system to connect parents with baby in NICU
MISSOURI
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- Ribbon cutting celebrates opening of new Behavioral Health Crisis Center in Cape Girardeau
- Thompson Street Capital Partners expands its Vector Laboratories business through M&A deals
- Walmart Health’s national expansion includes 4 locations in Kansas City
- Missouri’s Saint Francis Health has rating affirmed as it enjoys market share strength, robust operations
- Missouri hospital goes live with Epic
- BJC HealthCare’s new campaigns focus on the care patients ‘deserve’
- MU Healthcare names Dr. Emily Fondahn chief quality officer
- Cleveland Clinic, Ascension, Kaiser among 42 health systems chosen for $50M innovation project
- Dr. Sylvester Youlo brings orthopedic care to Missouri outpatient clinic
- Missouri and Kansas limit payouts in medical malpractice lawsuits. But who really benefits?
- Belton, Mo., nursing home files lawsuit against local roofer, claiming installation caused $600,000 of damage
MONTANA
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- After 11 closed facilities, state’s nursing homes may be a big step closer to financial security
- Montana hospital merger could bring more services, higher costs
- Health and human services at the legislative halftime
- New report outlines how to improve state’s mental health crisis system
- Kalispell mental health clinic closes, leaving 200 patients without care
NEBRASKA
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- Bryan’s Gronewold talks about changes in health care industry
- Nebraska coalition seeks to get mental health app into more youths’ hands — and phones
- Cleveland Clinic, Ascension, Kaiser among 42 health systems chosen for $50M innovation project
- Nebraska health system’s IV pumps now interoperable with Epic
- 3 hospital execs on digital health ROI
- Next University of Nebraska Kearney Science Café focuses on clinical trials in rural Nebraska
NEVADA
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- 2 Las Vegas hospitals partner with authorities to conduct emergency response drill Monday
- 15,000 HCA workers begin contract bargaining
- Henderson healthcare CEO facing insider trading charges
- COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations remain low
- HopeLink of Southern Nevada, Molina Healthcare to bring mobile health screenings
- Senators urge new VA hospital funding
- COVID-19 cases up nearly 7% in Clark County; hospitalizations increasing
- Central Nevada Health District Names First Administrator
- Emergency Medicaid Is Ending, Leaving Many Nevada Residents at Risk of Losing Their Health Care Insurance
- Women’s healthcare is hard to come by in Nevada. New bills could help.
NEW HAMPSHIRE
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- Beth Israel Lahey Health and Exeter Health combination inching forward
- HCA hospital approved to end labor and delivery services after $2.75M settlement
- Three years later, New Hampshire’s still feeling the effects of the COVID pandemic
- Sununu Blasts Hospitals Over Lawsuit on ER Boarding of Mental Health Patients
NEW JERSEY
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- 7 N.J. hospitals make Newsweek’s World’s Best Hospitals list
- Inspira Health marks construction milestone with topping-off ceremony in Woodbury
- ‘Overdose hotspots’ targeted in NJ initiative to lower deaths
- Summit Health opens Center for Advanced Surgical Excellence in Voorhees
- He didn’t want to get shot again. Here’s what a Jersey Shore hospital is doing to stop it
- New Jersey health system selects Meditech to help build patient-centric smart hospital
- 3 hospital execs on digital health ROI
- N.J. reports 487 COVID cases, 8 deaths; positive test average reaches 2-year low
- RWJUH Somerset expands its pioneering eating disorders unit
- AtlantiCare CEO Lori Herndon retiring after 40 years with the South Jersey health system
NEW MEXICO
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- New Mexico Hospital Association’s Pamela Blackwell puts peers in positions of success
- Presbyterian Healthcare exploring creation of new organization with Midwest-based system
- Senate passes bill protecting abortion, gender-affirming care
- University of New Mexico Children’s Hospital caring for boy with rare disease
- University of New Mexico Hospital launching health care listening tour
- UNM Hospital wants to know public’s feedback
- Access to healthcare in New Mexico is ‘drying up’
- University of New Mexico introducing accelerated nursing program
- LTC Properties Sells 2 SNFs for $21.3M; ESI Completes Sale of a Portfolio for $39M
NEW YORK
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- Niagara Falls Memorial expands workforce development partnership with Niagara University
- Permanent nursing home closures may loom with ‘defining moment’ at hand, providers and union warn
- Weill Cornell launches AI-powered provider matching
- Cleveland Clinic, Ascension, Kaiser among 42 health systems chosen for $50M innovation project
- Hospitals should prepare for a financially ‘challenging’ 2023, Northwell CFO says
- Union seeks to reopen contract talks for 78,000 healthcare workers
- Northwell sends aid to earthquake victims in Turkey, Syria
- WeightWatchers gains members access to weight loss drugs by acquiring telehealth company
- Public hospital nurses demand equal pay in rally
- New York physician sentenced to prison for oxycodone scheme
NORTH CAROLINA
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- Best Buy will set up in-home hospital care through a new deal with Atrium Health
- Billionaire owner helps his Morrisville firm secure $22M financing
- Construction underway on Iredell Urgent Care – Statesville
- Folwell calls on AG to investigate antitrust as hospitals consolidate
- How North Carolina’s Medicaid expansion plan would change its certificate of need law
- Medicaid expansion a ‘game changer’ for rural health care in N.C.
- N. Carolina legislators reach Medicaid expansion deal
- NC Medicaid expansion wins approval from Senate committee
- Triangle based health data firm closes on $22.5M in new financing
- Wake Forest Baptist, federal government settle Medicare claim at $757,585
- Atrium Health gets Cornelius OK for Lake Norman hospital
- Atrium Health, Novant lifting age restriction for visitors amid drop in flu cases
- Raleigh drugmaker eyes regulatory push for COPD treatment
- Company eyeing $125M RTP expansion slashes workforce by 20%
- NC lawmakers strike deal on Medicaid expansion, CON reforms
- Novant Health, YMCA of Northwest NC to establish in-person and telehealth clinics, expand wellness programming
- NC governor heralds progress toward broader health coverage in state of the state
- Novant Health Expands Healthcare Access in Underserved Communities Through YMCA Partnership
- Advanced practice nurses who want more independence in NC tussle with doctors who oppose granting it
- North Carolina investing $1 billion in mental health services
- New Bern hospital ends partnership with UNC Health
- COVID’s toll in North Carolina far exceeds the official count – and it’s not over
- $5 million gift to UNC-Chapel Hill addresses nursing shortage
- Atrium Health recaps three years since first North Carolina Covid-19 case
- How close is NC medical marijuana bill to becoming law? We asked its co-sponsor
- In North Carolina, a small hospital deal poses big antitrust questions
- Oracle Cerner helps North Carolina health system participate in clinical trials
NORTH DAKOTA
OHIO
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- Archdeacon on a mission to raise level of care in Cincinnati
- Bethesda North Hospital’s top leader exits; interim named
- Cleveland Clinic’s new employer offering
- Fifth Third to buy Big Data Healthcare, a payments company serving health systems, physicians
- Former MetroHealth CEO hid unauthorized bonuses, audit says
- Former Ohio nurse sentenced in connection to patient’s death
- Grant Medical Center to get $400 million expansion
- McLaren St. Luke’s to wind down operations this spring
- MetroHealth’s ex-CEO took ‘deliberate steps’ to conceal $1.9M in bonuses, audit report says
- Montgomery County health leader resolved for better outcomes
- Nationwide Children’s Hospital makes first home sale through affordable housing initiative
- OhioHealth to add ASC in downtown Columbus
- OhioHealth plans $600M women’s health tower at Riverside
- Ohio hospital rations albuterol amid supply hiccup
- Ohio nurses reflect on the 3-year mark since COVID-19 hit Ohio
- What the numbers tell us about COVID-19 in Ohio after 3 years, 40,000-plus deaths and millions of vaccines
- Health care workers struggle with guidance on train derailment patients
- Ohio Home Care Advocates Look to Boost Outdated Medicare Reimbursements
- Northwest Ohio fire chiefs worry St. Luke’s closure could increase EMS response times
- Ohio bill would require hospitals to post prices and limit collections if they don’t
- Ohio State ‘Hospital Care at Home’ provides hospital-level care in the comfort of patients’ homes
- Tiffin hospital among top 100 institutions
- Dayton medical organization subject to HIPAA breach
OKLAHOMA
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- Oklahoma town votes to reopen its shuttered hospital
- Oklahoma lawmakers will decide whether to give the governor more authority over doctors’ licenses
- New rehabilitation hospital opens in Owasso
- Ascension St. John opens new rehabilitation hospital in Owasso
- SSM Health St. Anthony, OCU launch nursing partnership
- S.Q. 820 To Be Decided Tuesday by Oklahoma Voters
- Officials plan for new Tulsa psychiatric hospital to ‘be among the best in the country’
OREGON
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- $20M medical office building sold in Oregon
- Financial aid for Oregon hospital patients is declining, study finds
- Oregon hospital staffing bill would mandate nurse-to-patient ratios amid staffing crisis within the healthcare system
- Oregon lifts masking requirement for medical setting, but will hospitals change their rules?
- Oregon to end masking requirement in health care settings April 3
- Oregon, Washington will lift mask requirements in healthcare settings on April 3
- CareOregon buys hotel to convert to workforce and behavioral health housing
- Oregon taps a CFO as interim health leader
- Opioid Harm Reduction Package passes out of Oregon House, heads to Senate
- Financial aid for Oregon hospital patients is declining, study finds
- Oregon Health Authority interim director resigns after less than 2 months on the job
- Bill seeks to clear path for health workers trained abroad
- Oregon’s unemployment rate remained flat in January with the largest job gains in health care
- Oregon nurses accuse CommonSpirit of wage theft, missed payments
PENNSYLVANIA
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- CEO of Several Bucks County Healthcare Groups Listed on Philadelphia’s Power 101
- Nursing home staff shortage left residents in ‘serious harm’
- Pa. legislators say it’s time to require insurers to pay for virtual health care
- Penn Medicine expansion plans battling ‘huge macro headwinds,’ CEO says
- Philly has four medical schools, yet 1 in 5 residents don’t have a primary care provider | Opinion
- Rural hospitals must consolidate or die, former Pennsylvania lawmaker says
- St. Luke’s Upper Bucks campus opens $79 million wing with birth center, citing need amid shrinking maternity options
- St. Luke’s opens $79M wing in Milford. Here’s what it means to patients in Upper Bucks County
- UPMC, surgeon to pay $8.5M for allegedly performing multiple complex surgeries at once
- Why this hospital is threatening to send a comatose woman back to her home country
- Penn Highlands talks expansion in Washington, Fayette counties
- Rothman Orthopaedics enacts layoffs, citing ‘spiraling costs and inflation’
- Temple Health to collaborate with medtech developer Masimo on telehealth, remote patient monitoring
- Temple, Jefferson, CHOP selected for national initiative to improve bench-to-bedside time
- Central Pa. hospital rated among best in U.S., yet state inspections raise alarms: How can it be?
- Pennsylvania opens health center near train derailment site
- 27 PA Hospitals Among Best In U.S., Newsweek Says In New Ranking
- Pa. House bill would boost accountability on hospital shutdowns
RHODE ISLAND
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- Lifespan aims to hire 400-500 nurses in 2023
- After a disappointing 2022, Lifespan logs profitable first quarter
- Providence-based Maternova has new CEO
- As RI Nursing Homes Face Millions in Fines by State, Locally-Owned Facilities Offer New Solution
- AARP Report: Caregivers in Rhode Island provide $2.1 billion in unpaid care to loved ones
- 2 RI Hospitals Among Best In U.S., Newsweek Says In New Ranking
SOUTH CAROLINA
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- Prisma Health breaks ground on new surgery center in Greenville
- MUSC invested $15M into RMC partnership; CEO says system focused on quality
- S.C. to award $35M in grants for behavioral health care
- South Carolina physician assistants rally to support bill to improve health care access
- SC offers $35M to hospitals to build mental health crisis units
- SC law enforcement, nurses, mental health professionals in line for pay raises in House budget
- MUSC seeks scholarships to keep brightest in state, increase care in rural areas
- 29-year-old travel nurse seized a chance to make $187,000 and only work 9 months a year: It’s ‘a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity’
- Community-based Healthcare Model is ‘Invaluable’ to Patients Managing Heart Failure
- New legislation to improve rural healthcare
SOUTH DAKOTA
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- As UMN health vision gets legislative hearing, Fairview offers to sell hospitals to facilitate Sanford merger
- Fairview, Sanford say university can take hospital back, but details still unclear
- Former MN Governors Speak Out Against Sanford Controlling U of M Medical Center
- Good Sam, Ebenezer parents’ merger faces new challenge from healthcare union
- National healthcare union opposes Sanford-Fairview merger, calls South Dakota AG to action
- Rapid City Medical Center attempts to beat healthcare worker decline statistic
- South Dakota reinstates license of nurse tied to fake documents
- South Dakota reinstates license of nurse tied to fake documents
- Union calls on South Dakota to intervene in Sanford-Fairview merger
- Senate rejects bill fully funding South Dakota nursing homes
TENNESSEE
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- Ascension Seton celebrates groundbreaking for women’s health tower
- Community Healthcare Trust CEO dies
- Montecito Medical’s hold on ASC real estate
- RaDonda Vaught to appeal license revocation
- TriStar Centennial Medical Center appoints longtime executive as CEO
- GoCheck Kids names Naveen Kathuria CEO
- Siloam Health names Katie Richards interim CEO
- St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital opens Family Commons
- Tennessee doctor, wife each sentenced to 20 years for health care scheme
- Harris administration pushes to replace Regional One with new hospital
- Tennessee lawmakers want to cut red tape for out-of-state medical equipment
- New locations for mental health facilities to be added in Tennessee
- Tennessee advances bill to ease licensure requirements
- First rural hospital K-9 Unit in state keeps Maury Regional safe 24/7
TEXAS
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- Austin’s Ascension Seton Set to Build $320M Women’s Health Tower
- Baylor Scott & White to spend $90M on College Station projects
- First Look: $100M tower to put SA at center of brain health research
- More than 800 jobs to be cut as SA hospital plans to close
- Need a doctor with your groceries? Walmart Health to expand to Dallas-Fort Worth
- Prosper solidifies health hub status with Children’s Health center grand opening
- San Antonio hospital closing; city leaders call it ‘concerning’
- San Antonio hospital plans to close, unless someone else takes over
- Tenet pushes its ASC chain: 5 numbers pointing to USPI’s growth
- Texas emergency rooms becoming front lines in the youth mental health crisis
- Texas hospital set to close, asks University Health to take over
- This rural Texas hospital has closed twice. Now reopened, it hopes a new partnership can save it for good.
- Why University Health passed on SA hospital now set to close
- Texas hospital names Dillon Rai COO
- Dallas hospital shooting prompts proposed ankle monitor legislation
- University Health will not step in to save shuttered Texas hospital
- United Musculoskeletal Partners appoints former Paragon Healthcare COO as CEO of Texas market
- Patient data breach impacts Texas Orthopedics & Sports Medicine
- Steward has not formally asked county to take over closing San Antonio hospital, city officials say
- Cleveland Clinic, Ascension, Kaiser among 42 health systems chosen for $50M innovation project
- Texas lawmakers push for nurse practitioners to practice without supervision
UTAH
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- Intermountain Health joins national initiative to speed up implementation of promising medical research
- See how Intermountain Health is working to improve the health of local communities
- Local hospitals lifting requirement for visitors to wear masks
- Utah Legislature approves expanded eligibility for CHIP
VERMONT
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- Technical professional employees union and UVMMC reach new contract
- BMH adopts resolutions on climate change and social justice
- Family caregivers in Vermont provide $1.23 billion in unpaid care to loved ones
- Federal law protects some Vermonters losing UnitedHealthcare coverage
- Vermont’s overall Covid-19 levels ‘low,’ health department reports as it retires Covid datasets
- VDH: COVID cases, hospitalizations fall
- OneCare primary care payments likely to continue
VIRGINIA
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- 15 VA, DC Hospitals Among Best In U.S., Newsweek Ranking Says
- Arlington’s Ryse Health eyes big expansion after securing millions in fresh funding
- Bon Secours Richmond Community Hospital Adds a Medical Office Building
- Bon Secours names new Maryview hospital president
- Centra announces modernization plan for Lynchburg campus, plans to build new medical campus
- Medical marijuana firm Jushi pushes forward with Virginia expansion as cannabis retail market stalls
- Virginia system eliminates 31 administrative positions
- Virginia hospital notifies patients of data breach
- Campbell County to join in second national opioid settlement
- Valley Health announces elimination of 31 administrative positions
WASHINGTON
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- Astria Health responds to possible disciplinary action from DOH
- Bill aiming to support children ‘stuck’ in Washington hospitals passes through House
- Legislation would give Washington nurses access to PTSD care
- Novo Nordisk to lay off 86 workers, cease wet-lab research in Seattle
- Oregon, Washington will lift mask requirements in healthcare settings on April 3
- Seattle healthcare startup 98point6 selling part of its business for $100M to Transcarent
- Study: Washington’s emergency powers statute among most permissive in nation
- Providence Swedish head Guy Hudson to step down
- Kirkland plans to build mental health crisis center
- Washington State Senate approves bill increasing support to hospitals like Astria Toppenish
- Here are the bills that passed in Washington’s House this weekend
- Report finds behavioral health conditions to be leading cause of pregnancy-related deaths in Washington
- To solve home care aide shortage, Washington may expand who can be one
WEST VIRGINIA
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- Anxiety, fear fill West Virginia transgender-health clinic
- Lifepoint hospital taps CEO
- West Virginia doctor files lawsuit against local hospital
- WVU Medicine acquires Ohio Valley Health Care
- Gov. Justice signs bill splitting up West Virginia health agency
- Gender-affirming care ban approved by West Virginia Senate Health Committee
- Lawmakers Discuss Women’s Health Care Legislation
- West Virginia physician sues WVU Health hospital for suspending privileges
WISCONSIN
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- 20 Wisconsin hospitals included in Newsweek’s list of the best in the nation
- A former Brookfield substance abuse treatment center owes $2 million for repeatedly defrauding Medicaid, DOJ says
- Froedtert Health implements hiring freeze for some positions amid thin margins
- Gov. Evers’ 2023-2025 budget makes historically large investments in healthcare
- Nearly 2 dozen nursing homes have closed in Wisconsin since 2020
- Wisconsin hospital system laying off over 300 employees, cites cost and revenue pressures
- Health system execs Peggy Troy, Cathy Jacobson join national gun violence prevention council
- U of Wisconsin ratings affirmed amid robust financial profile
- Craig Yabuki Mental Health Walk-In Clinic at Children’s Wisconsin has treated nearly 1,000 children in first year
- 3 Northeast Wisconsin counties listed as ‘medium’ for COVID-19 activity
- Report: Hospitals generate $2 billion in benefits
- Trilogy Enters First New State in 17 Years, With More Growth Planned in Wisconsin
- Experts cite caretaker shortages in surge of Wisconsin nursing home closures
WYOMING
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- St. John’s trustees play ‘shuffle board’
- Teton Valley Health Care to launch CEO search
- Wyoming passes strict new anti-abortion measures
- Cheyenne Regional Health System updates face mask policy
- Wyoming Medicaid restarts renewals, thousands could lose coverage
- Gordon signs law that will extend Medicaid health benefits for moms
