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2. 11 cities where compensation is increasing: Physicians Thrive Full story

3. Outpatient spine surgery and ASC ownership: 9 things to know Full story

4. OR optimization for patients and providers — Hear from 3 Barnes-Jewish Hospital leaders during this live virtual event.

5. Pennsylvania physician indicted for illegal painkiller prescriptions Full story

6. 10 ENT physicians to know Full story

7. California eye practice expands; new site to provide surgery Full story

8. Health systems ease restrictions on support persons for outpatient surgery patients Full story

9. What will ignite growth at your ortho or spine practice? Join speakers from  Rush, Yale, Mount Sinai and more at the Becker's Othopedic, Spine + ASC Virtual Event to find out. Click here to register.

10. Ophthalmologist-turned-lumberjack — Oregon ophthalmologist cuts down road-blocking tree to see emergency patients Full story

11. Mercy breaks ground on multispecialty center with surgery center Full story

12. How Tenet, HCA Healthcare and Surgery Partners' shares performed this week Full story

13. Ready for a change? Stay up to date on new job openings in the healthcare industry here.

14. US buys 200M more doses, Moderna can boost vial volume by 40% and more — 5 updates on the COVID-19 vaccine Full story

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• Where the virus is spreading fastest, slowest
• Hospitalizations
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• Vaccinations administered

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