1. Intermountain + Sanford: 5 things to know about the $15B merger  Full story

2. Kaiser hospital shuts down Southern California ORs due to staff shortage, air quality  Full story

3. 'We are scared to come to work': Union at 11 Tenet hospitals OKs strike  Full story

4. Hiring during a pandemic requires a new strategy. Click here to join the discussion about talent management strategies that will save money and improve staff quality.

5. CMS releases Quality Payment Program results: 6 takeaways  Full story

6. CHS records $112M profit, says it will sell 4 more hospitals by year-end  Full story

7. Community Health Systems CEO moving to executive chair; COO tapped as successor  Full story

8. One ASC's journey to better cost control and a more robust bottom line. Click here to attend the live virtual event.

9. Tennessee hospital to reopen after 6 years  Full story

10. 10 cities with the most people in financial distress amid COVID-19  Full story

11. Prime Healthcare completes sale of $700M in secured notes  Full story 

12. Are you ready for the evaluation and management changes coming in 2021? Click here for a deeper dive into guideline changes that will affect your organization.

13. Anthem's profit falls 81% in Q3: 3 things to know  Full story 

14. Pennsylvania hospital pauses some elective surgeries after employees test positive for COVID-19  Full story 

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

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

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. Compassion and innovation: insights into descendant management at Barnes-Jewish Hospital. Click here to read more.

2. Receiving the wrong drug can be dangerous, but so can receiving the wrong dose. Click here to learn how to properly adjust dosages for patients with kidney conditions.

3. Activate clinicians and cut preventable readmission by 18% with quicker communication. Click here to learn how.