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Vaccinated healthcare workers from U.S. hospitals and health systems will get to experience the Super Bowl in person this year.

A new Kaiser Family Foundation analysis looks at potential vaccination challenges by examining demographic characteristics of the 15.5 million health and long-term care workers who are estimated to have direct patient contact. These workers are included in the initial vaccination…

Pittsburgh-based UPMC has come under scrutiny by some Pennsylvania lawmakers over its stance on vaccinating all healthcare workers, including those who don't have direct contact with COVID-19 patients, according to the Altoona Mirror.

St. Charles Health System is investigating a COVID-19 outbreak at its hospital campus in Redmond, Ore.

Cleveland Clinic is moving to the next COVID-19 vaccine distribution phase in Ohio, meaning its employees in that state who have not scheduled their first shot will be inoculated with the public based on age and medical conditions, according to…

OptumCare, the part of UnitedHealth Group that provides direct patient care, plans on adding thousands of physicians in the next year, UnitedHealth's CEO said during a Jan. 20 earnings call.

Probable mental health disorders, and thoughts of self-harm, are prevalent among intensive care unit staff during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to new research published Jan. 13 in Occupational Medicine.

As some hospitals work to get their front-line staff vaccinated, several academic medical centers have started vaccinating nonclinical employees, contrary to federal guidelines, according to The New York Times.

Lansing, Mich.-based Sparrow Health System has some 800 open positions at locations across the organization, Lansing State Journal reported.

As COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations surge, Massachusetts hospitals may be eligible for exemption from the state's mandated nurse-to-patient ratios in the intensive care unit, according to a Jan. 7 news release from Gov. Charlie Baker.