1. Essentia pitches $1B plan to add 2,500 ICU beds nationwide  Full story

2. Ascension sells Minnesota hospital to Gundersen  Full story

3. 10 recent hospital credit downgrades  Full story

4. Join us for Becker's November CEO + CFO Virtual Event! Click here to register.

5. Baptist Health acquires 9th hospital for $361M  Full story

6. Decision-making amid COVID-19: 6 takeaways from health system CEOs and CFOs  Full story

7. Hospitals want redo in site-neutral payment case  Full story

8. Is your hospital optimizing virtual care? Find out how some organizations have innovated to support it with minor interruptions.  

9. 10 hospitals seeking CFOs  Full story

10. Bankrupt Randolph Health has a buyer  Full story

11. HCA hospital staff link device malfunction, patient death to understaffing  Full story 

12. Has your health system unlocked the full value of surgical services? Click here to learn how to get the pieces in place to improve patient care and optimize financial performance.

13. Maryland, Delaware hospitals join forces, rebrand as TidalHealth  Full story 

14. Where hospital employees have tested positive for COVID-19: July & August  Full story 

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

• Test positivity rates
• Hospitalizations
• Where the virus is spreading fastest, slowest