1. Geisinger out of beds amid COVID-19 surge; practicing 'waiting-room medicine Full story

2. 11 Kaiser Oakland Medical Center employees test positive for COVID-19 after attending out-of-state wedding Full story

3. Memorial Sloan Kettering paid $1.9M severance to former CMO Full story

4. Many systems don't effectively market their robotics program. Get best practices from Lehigh Valley Health Network and Vail Health here. 

5. FDA authorizes Pfizer booster for 16- and 17-year-olds Full story

6. Answers to 4 common questions about COVID-19 boosters Full story

7. Patient experiences can make – or break – how well your organization does. Create your game plan now with help from Medallia.  

8. Maine, Michigan health systems reduce surgeries as states hit record COVID-19 hospitalizations Full story

9. 8 top children's hospitals, ranked by Leapfrog Full story

10. 5 states administering most COVID shots Dec. 8 Full story

11. COVID has shifted the workplace needs of clinical and office staff. Here are 3 key ways to support both. 

12. Atlanta medical school to gift each student $6,300 Full story

13. 11 hospitals, health systems pausing nonemergency surgeries this month Full story

14. University Hospitals exec named CMO of McLaren Oakland Full story

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• Test positivity rates
• Percentage of population vaccinated
• Hospitalizations
• Death rates

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