1. HCA to buy 5 Utah hospitals from Steward  Full story

2. 24,000 Kaiser workers could be heading for a strike, union says  Full story

3. 10 hospitals seeking CFOs  Full story

4. The transition of care is starting to prove costly for health systems. Here's the finanicial lever hospitals are engaging to alleviate that.

5. COVID-19 will push hospital losses to $54B this year, report estimates  Full story

6. Cleveland Clinic breaks ground on $80M hospital  Full story 

7. Oregon physician who spread COVID-19 misinformation gets license revoked  Full story

8. Average charge for complex COVID-19 hospital stay is $317K+  Full story

9. The patient transfer process is still ridden with inefficiencies. Learn how to simplify referrals for patients and providers here.

10. Ascension to invest $125M in Michigan hospital upgrades  Full story

11. US COVID-19 death toll surpasses that of 1918 flu pandemic  Full story 

12. 20 most socially responsible hospitals: Lown Institute  Full story 

13. Want to build a more resilient supply chain? Get expert insights on where to start here.

14. UC Irvine gets $30M gift to support medical innovation building  Full story 

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

• Test positivity rates
• Population fully vaccinated
• Vaccines administered
• Hospitalizations
• Death rates 

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