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

• Test positivity rates + new cases
• States where virus is spreading fastest, slowest
• Hospitalizations
• Deaths

2. COVID-19 deaths surpass 300K; Moderna vaccine may win emergency approval this week — 4 updates  Full story

3. Pandemic pressure is pushing health officials to resign  Full story

4. UCHealth Improved Inpatient Bed Capacity During Surge

5. California workers at 3 HCA hospitals call strike  Full story

6. New York ICU nurse is first American to get COVID-19 vaccine  Full story

7. Tune in as Robert Marchand, MD, discusses the migration of TJR to the ASC or outpatient setting and more.

8. HHS: All nursing home residents could be vaccinated by holiday, despite delay  Full story

9. Tennessee field hospital won't open as nursing shortage persists  Full story

10. UPMC using health status, lottery to determine which employees are vaccinated first  Full story

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• 4 steps to increase patient volumes and facilitate revenue recovery in 2021. Click here to download the guidebook.  
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• The COVID-19 crisis is reshaping infection prevention. Click here to learn how.

12. Tenet CEO sells $16M in company stock  Full story

13. Johns Hopkins creates COVID-19 death risk calculator  Full story

14. 70% of digital transformation initiatives do not reach their goals. Click here to learn how to make sure your initiatives are successful.  

15. St. Peter's Health asks court to dismiss lawsuit over oncologist's removal  Full story

16. MedStar hospital employee arrested, accused of setting fires at work  Full story

17. 'Hope on the horizon': Dr. Maggie Hagan discusses first days of vaccination at Ascension Via Christi  Full story