1. One physician's case for refusing to treat unvaccinated patients in person Full story

2. 8 hospitals, health systems halting nonemergency surgeries this month Full story

3. How vaccination rates are changing in each state: Up in 18, down in 32 Full story

4. 7 strategies for mitigating understaffing. Download the eBook.

5. CDC, AmeriCorps aim to boost public health workforce Full story

6. Ohio nurses wait months for license approval amid COVID-19, staff shortages Full story

7. Hospitals should fuse identity and access management tools— hear a CIO explain why.

8. RN salary by state — California is No. 1 at $120,560 Full story

9. Alabama providers unlawfully accessed state's registry to verify employees' vaccination status, AG says  Full story

10. Pandemic significantly reversed progress against other global diseases: 5 report notes Full story

11. Is your OR ready for a post-surge caseload? The right tools + tech can expand capacity. Find out here.

12. South Carolina system terminates employee unvaccinated by system deadline Full story

13. 'Not much incentive to stay' in state as a nurse, Alabama Nurses Association president says  Full story

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

• Vaccines administered
• Percentage of population vaccinated
• Hospitalizations
• Death rates

Becker's Learning Opportunities

1. Freeing up clinicians' time and improving medication access can be a one-two punch. Learn how here. 

2. From Tvs to the EHR. Here's how Intermountain Healthcare got telehealth in every room.

3. Healthcare staffing needs a reckoning. Learn how to rethink your workforce model and why not doing so will cost you more.