1. Daily COVID-19 stats, state-by-state:

• Positivity rates + new cases
• States where virus is spreading fastest, slowest
• Hospitalizations
• Deaths
• States ranked by percentage of COVID-19 vaccines administered

2. Weekly hospitalizations dip after 16-week increase; vaccines appear less effective against South Africa strain — 6 COVID-19 updates  Full story

3. Biden's pandemic plan: 10 things to know  Full story

4. Top 10 questions related to robotic-assisted surgery addressed by healthcare leaders around the country. Find them here.

5. Flu hospitalizations at lowest rate in almost a decade — 7 CDC takeaways  Full story

6. Mayo, Cleveland Clinic, Northwell have 130+ IT job openings  Full story

7. With a clinician shortage and cost crisis looming, how should hospitals approach staffing? Click here to find out.

8. HCA invests in domestic production of PPE  Full story

9. Hospitals stuck with $660B in uncompensated care since 2000, American Hospital Association says  Full story

10. 2 masks better than one, some experts say  Full story

11. The bridge between the consumer experience clinical care — How Saint Joseph Mercy Health System is engaging patients and detecting cancer early. Click here to attend the virtual event.

12. How to craft an authentic brand voice — 7 healthcare marketers share their strategies  Full story

13. CoxHealth to open Missouri hospital today
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14. Download this whitepaper to learn how pediatric hospitals can recover from the pandemic and take advantage of CMS’ increased reimbursement rates by expanding telehealth.

15. Nearly a dozen employees at a Wisconsin nursing home quit after COVID-19 vaccine mandate  Full story

16. UC Irvine gets OK to build $1B hospital campus  Full story
 

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