1. West Virginia hospital to close, lay off 600 employees  Full story

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3. CHS sees annual loss shrink to $675M, plans to sell more hospitals  Full story

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8. Seattle Children's sues to block release of health records; top official resigns  Full story

9. 'Misplaced' trust on UMMS board paved way for book deal scam  Full story

10. New Billings Clinic CEO wants to create culture of safety after ex-leader's firing  Full story

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12. Kaiser, Scripps Health to build San Marcos facilities  Full story

13. Texas A&M plans to build $550M complex in Texas Medical Center  Full story

14. 11 hospitals, health systems that replaced Cerner with Epic in the past 5 years Full story

15. NewYork-Presbyterian CXO Rick Evans: Healthcare will change, but the human connection you find in hospitals cannot  Full story