1. Massachusetts hospital to lay off 151 after sale  Full story

2. Lifespan, Care New England to merge, create academic health system with Brown University  Full story

3. Georgia hospital plans $700M expansion  Full story

4. The solution to managing limited care resources? Deviceless remote patient monitoring. Learn how UnityHealth successfully leveraged a deviceless platform during this live virtual discussion. Join here.

5. J&J's vaccine is safe, FDA says; California variant more contagious, early research shows — 7 COVID-19 updates  Full story

6. LRGHealthcare CEO warns its 2 hospitals would close without sale  Full story

7. Massachusetts health system gets $800K in anonymous bitcoin donations  Full story

8. Orlando Health's net income up 48% in Q1  Full story

9. Your hospital needs to make the right decisions at the right times. Click here to register for Becker's Enterprise Imaging Virtual Event and learn how to ensure the right calls gets made.

10. California hospital CEO target of no-confidence petition  Full story

11. 7 recent hospital, health system credit rating actions  Full story 

12. Pennsylvania Hospital physician stabbed in head, face; patient in custody  Full story 

13. Self-service analytics can simplify complex processes and help improve patient outcomes. Join this discussion to learn how it could work at your organization.

14. 3 questions leaders should ask before sending their next email  Full story 

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

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