1. 17 states with rising COVID-19 cases: July 6 Full story

2. Striking Massachusetts nurses head to Dallas with 16-foot petition for Tenet Full story

3. Even $10K+ bonuses aren't alleviating 'critical' nurse shortage in Western Pennsylvania Full story

4. Change is hard, especially in medicine. Learn how this AdventHealth hospital is managing practice changes in its ICU with a pharmacy-led initiative here.   

5. CDC: 1K US counties have less than 30% of their population inoculated against COVID-19 Full story

6. 7 health systems named to list of top places to work for women, diverse managers Full story

7. Which technologies helped King’s Daughters Medical Center overcome the pandemic? Click here to find out.  

8. Why this nurse's scrubs are heading to the Smithsonian Full story

9. Amid rising COVID-19 cases, delta variant & July 4 collision has some experts 'very concerned' Full story

10. Task force proposes 'presumed consent' for organ donation in Massachusetts Full story

11. COVID-19 underscored the dynamic nature of clinical care evolution. Click here to get your hands on current best practices faster. 

12. Union plans 'danger zones' at 8 Sutter hospitals Full story

13. NewYork-Presbyterian CXO Rick Evans: Updated patient experience measures are long overdue Full story

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

• Positivity rates
• Vaccines administered
• Percentage of population vaccinated

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