1. Spread of COVID-19 could last into 2021; WHO says pandemic risk is 'very real'  Full story

2. 8 hospitals have closed so far this year -- here's why  Full story

3. NYU Langone-Brooklyn bumps pay for 900 nurses  Full story

4. Are you prepared for the coronavirus? Listen to the story behind the second confirmed case in the U.S. and learn how to prepare your hospital and clinicians for this global epidemic. Listen Now.

5. Thrilled to welcome keynotes Magic Johnson, Howard Dean, Rick Santorum and Ellen Latham to Becker's 3rd Annual Health IT + Clinical Leadership + Pharmacy Conference, May 19-21, at the Swissotel, Chicago. Register here. For exhibiting and sponsor opportunities, email Jessica Cole at jcole@beckershealthcare.com. 

6. Federal agencies crack down on fake coronavirus cures  Full story

7. 619-bed California hospital to join Cedars-Sinai Health System  Full story

8. The drug partnership playbook — How health systems can drive growth through the pharmacy. Click here to attend the webinar. 

9. 8 hospital construction projects costing $1B or more  Full story

10. New York hospital shuts down ORs after state inspection  Full story

11. HCA responds to critics of its management of Mission Health  Full story

12. Is your hospital losing money in the informed consent process? Learn more.

13. Vidant Health lays off 191 workers  Full story

14. CMS creates new code for coronavirus tests
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15. 7 things to know about Generation Z patients, workers  Full story

16. CEO Robert Garrett: How Hackensack Meridian is modernizing mental health treatment  Full story