Friday, January 21, 2022: Providers

Tufts Medical Center plans to close its 41-bed pediatric hospital in Boston to increase its capacity to care for critically ill adults. Officials from Wellforce Health System said the 41 beds will be converted to much-needed adult ICU and medical/surgical beds. The...

Wednesday, January 19, 2022: Providers

The CMS published new COVID-19 vaccination deadlines for many health care workers in light of the Supreme Court ruling. The new deadlines require providers to make sure their employees have had at least one shot by February 14 and are fully vaccinated by March 15,...

Thursday, January 13, 2022: Providers

Illinois-based OSF HealthCare’s investment arm, called OSF Ventures, launched a $100 million fund targeting early innovations that could be deployed within the health system. The fund is OSF Ventures’ third capital investment fund and its largest. To date, the program...

Thursday, January 13, 2022: Providers

The American Hospital Association (AHA) is calling on the Biden administration to extend COVID-19 emergency declarations that are set to expire. In letters to President Biden and HHS Secretary Xavier Becerra, the AHA said that providers “need the assistance and...

Thursday, January 13, 2022: Providers

The Biden administration is sending 1,000 military medical personnel to six states to help hospitals overwhelmed by COVID-19. According to the latest HHS data, 19 states have less than 15 percent remaining capacity in their ICUs and four states – Kentucky, Alabama,...

Tuesday, January 11, 2022: Providers

Almost a quarter of U.S. hospitals are reporting “critical staffing shortages” as counties across the country set COVID-19 case records. According to HHS data, approximately 24 percent of nearly 5,000 hospitals are experiencing the shortages — the most...