1. COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations rising sharply in 4 states — 7 things to know  Full story

2. Missouri governor clashes with hospital execs over vaccine mandates  Full story

3. St. Jude joins 30+ hospitals, groups mandating vaccines for workers  Full story

4. One in eight emergency department visits is for mental health or substance abuse and most ED's lack the resources needed to assess and treat these patients. Read how Behavioral Health Providers in Minnesota integrated telemedicine to expand mental health care.

5. Baptist Health postpones some elective surgeries amid COVID-19 uptick  Full story

6. 8 recent hospital, health system CEO moves  Full story

7. Healthcare is complicated — contract management doesn't have to be. Join this virtual discussion to learn how to simplify business operations.

8. Cleveland Clinic, Mount Sinai say they won't administer Aduhelm  Full story

9. Medicaid expansion part of Democrats' $3.5 trillion spending plan: 5 things to know  Full story

10. Missouri children's hospital execs: Mental health crisis 'pulverizing our country's kids'  Full story

11. Don't count on counting alone — Learn how hospitals are tapping new tech and best practices to prevent retained surgical sponges in the OR.

12. UnitedHealth's profit slips 36% in Q2: 7 things to know  Full story

13. New $1.4B hospital opens in El Paso, Texas
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14. Surgeons balk at CMS' payment rule update  Full story

15. Viral posts falsely claim 'hospital' is an acronym — here's where the word actually comes from  Full story

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

• Positivity rates + new cases
• States ranked by percentage of COVID-19 vaccines administered
• States ranked by percentage of population fully vaccinated

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