1. HCA to shed 47 home health, hospice, therapy locations Full story

2. HHS releasing $25B+ in COVID-19 relief aid to hospitals Full story

3. CEO to employee pay ratio for HCA, DaVita + 16 other healthcare companies Full story

4. An engaging digital front door is the best way to attract & retain patients— learn two leading providers' strategies.

5. UnitedHealth hit with class-action reimbursement suit Full story

6. 65% of Dollar General stores in 'health deserts,' CEO says Full story

7. Biden mandates vaccine for all federal workers as part of new plan to combat delta — 9 details Full story

8. University Health board approves plan to join Piedmont Full story

9. ASCs are seeing record patient volumes, but that doesn't mean improvements should stop. Here's a strategic way to take the patient experience one step further. 

10. Nonprofit hospitals provided $105B in community benefits in 2018: AHA Full story

11. Mu unlikely to replace delta as dominant variant, virologists say Full story

12. Liability, cost & shortages: 7 things to know when considering a vaccine mandate Full story

13. The patient transfer process is still ridden with inefficiencies. Learn how to simplify referrals for patients and providers here. 

14. 9 hospitals planning upgrades, expansions Full story

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

• Test positivity rates
• Population fully vaccinated
• Vaccines administered
• Hospitalizations
• Death rates

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. Still trying to unify your ambulatory footprint and cut variation? Adventist, Banner and CoxHealth share 3 key integration tips here.

2. How are providers combatting healthcare’s affordability crisis? Check out these 11 must-reads.

3. So much healthcare data. So little insight. Click here for the step-by-step guide to leveraging that data and improving patient care.