1. Missouri hospital abruptly closes, misses payroll  Full story

2. South Carolina health system lays off 327 employees  Full story

3. 8,000 Swedish Medical Center workers schedule strike for Jan. 28-30  Full story

4. AMA, Trinity Health collaborate to fight cardiovascular disease — Learn more

5. UPMC hospital to cease all inpatient services this month Full story

6. 29 physician specialties ranked by burnout rates  Full story

7. 7 million people are living with a non-healing wound right now. Here's what 300+ hospitals are doing about it. Click here to read the white paper

8. Stop using Cardinal Health Level 3 surgical gowns, customers warned  Full story

9. Allegheny Health Network cancels surgeries after Cardinal Health puts hold on surgical gowns Full story

10. Forget Dr. Google — Gen Z is getting medical debt advice from TikTok Full story

11. How to unlock capacity and drive down length-of-stay — Real-world insights from M Health Fairview's digital transformation. Click here to attend the webinar.

12. Baylor Scott and White opens hospital in Austin  Full story

13. Cook County Board wants power to appoint Illinois public health system's next CEO, determine salary package  Full story

14. Mayo Regional, Northern Light Health merger gets state approval Full story

15. MedPAC recommends 3.3% payment boost for hospitals in 2021  Full story