1. Methodist University Hospital president resigns Full story

2. Trump requests changes to relief bill; US secures 100M more Pfizer doses — 5 COVID-19 updates Full story

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4. Surgical excellence is mission-critical for your organization. Click here to learn the top five surgical trends for 2021.

5. Erlanger restructured nearly 200 nonclinical manager roles since fall 2019 Full story

6. House panel subpoenas HHS, CDC leaders in COVID-19 probe Full story

7. 3 Must Reads: 

• Does your organization employ a whole-person approach to providing care for its employees with chronic conditions? Click here to learn how one health system achieved better chronic condition management results
• What will be the pandemic's biggest effects in the years to come? Click here to learn what healthcare leaders think.
• Still calling your patients? Click here to find out why texting them will bring about better results for your practice. 

8. Hospitals will have 3 more months to audit COVID-19 grants Full story

9. California hospital board member must resign, mayor says Full story

10. What a decade of claims data says about the state of patient safety. Click here to read the full report.

11. Dr. Birx to retire after Biden transition Full story

12. Meet the CMOs of US News' top 15 hospitals Full story

13. Retailers in mad rush to hire, bring back pharmacists Full story

14. 10 cities with the most people in financial distress amid COVID-19 Full story

15. WVU Medicine makes leadership changes at 2 hospitals Full story

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