Hospitals

Analysis:The U.S. may be less prepared for the next pandemic than it was for the current one because of threats, resignations and politics--NY Times survey .

Mon, 2021-10-18 16:06 — mike kraft

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State and local public health departments across the country have endured not only the public’s fury, but widespread staff defections, burnout, firings, unpredictable funding and a significant erosion in their authority to impose the health orders that were critical to America’s early response to the pandemic.

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One in 5 American families delay health care because of Coronavirus, cancer screenings, treatments delayed

Fri, 2021-10-15 13:38 — mike kraft

With hospitals crowded from COVID, 1 in 5 American families delays health care Putting off surgeries or routine treatments for serious illnesses has become common during the pandemic, a new NPR/Harvard poll finds. NPR.org

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Nearly 1 in 5 American households has had to delay care for serious illnesses in the past few months, according to a new poll from NPR, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. ...

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Real-world U.K. hospital study: filters clean COVID-causing virus from air; new filter designs

Thu, 2021-10-07 21:03 — mike kraft

Real-world data show that filters clean COVID-causing virus from air

Research at a hospital swamped by people with COVID-19 has confirmed that portable air filters effectively remove SARS-CoV-2 particles from the air — the first such evidence in a real-world setting¹. The results suggest that air filters could be used to reduce the risk of patients and medical staff contracting SARS-CoV-2 in hospitals, the study’s authors say....

ALSO SEE: New air purifiers filter at least 90% of COVID-carrying particles

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Only a Fraction of Health Care Workers Are Risking Their Jobs Over Vaccinations

Thu, 2021-10-07 15:03 — mike kraft

Only a Fraction of Health Care Workers Are Risking Their Jobs Over Vaccinations With deadlines for health care workers to get coronavirus vaccinations either in the past or quickly approaching, it is clear that only a fraction of those workers across the nation are choosing to risk their jobs by failing to comply. The consequences employers warned of are becoming reality.

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Colorado hospital system says it will deny transplants to the unvaccinated in ‘almost all situations’

Wed, 2021-10-06 21:54 — mike kraft

Hospital system says it will deny transplants to the unvaccinated in ‘almost all situations’ UCHealth says that transplant recipients often have to meet other health requirements and that studies show covid-19 is especially fatal to transplant patients. Hannah Knowles

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U.S. hospitals in less-vaccinated areas are struggling financially as infections mount and stimulus runs out

Wed, 2021-10-06 13:53 — mike kraft

Hospitals in less-vaccinated areas are struggling financially as infections mount and stimulus runs out Hospitals are struggling financially, with the delta variant surging just as the $178 billion taxpayer safety net winds down. Christopher Rowland Washington Post

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Alabama small rural hospital shows effective use of telemedicine.

Tue, 2021-10-05 22:45 — mike kraft

At a rural ICU, Covid-19’s summer surge put telehealth to the test A tele-ICU program run by the University of Alabama at Birmingham's health system has helped bolster critical care at a rural hospital. Katie Palmer STAT

On the surface, there’s little about Whitfield Regional Hospital that would make it a safety net for Alabama’s sickest Covid-19 patients. It has a small ICU with eight beds, and no critical care doctors on staff. The rural hospital has spent decades focused on caring for the community surrounding Demopolis, population 7,000, in the heart of the state’s Black Belt.

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One can have Covid-19 and the flu at the same time--the dangers and precautions

Thu, 2021-09-30 16:32 — mike kraft

Yes, you can have Covid-19 and the flu at the same time. Here's what that could look like This fall and winter could mark the first surge of patients infected with both the flu and the Delta variant -- which "could be catastrophic to your immune system," one doctor says. Here's how to avoid the dreaded double whammy. Holly Yan, CNN CNN

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Many health workers at big U.S. hospital chains with vaccine mandates are getting shots.

Thu, 2021-09-30 15:30 — mike kraft

Hundreds of sought-after nurses are leaving some U.S. hospitals that have established vaccine requirements for all employees, involving some protests and legal opposition. But most workers, especially at large hospital chains, appear to be complying with the policies.

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New York health care workers rush to get vaccinated, averting staffing crisis

Tue, 2021-09-28 13:32 — mike kraft

Health care workers in New York rush to get vaccinated, averting a staffing crisis

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Thousands of health care workers in New York got inoculated against Covid-19 ahead of Monday’s deadline, helping the state avoid a worst-case scenario of staffing shortages at hospitals and nursing homes.

Health officials across the state reported that employees had rushed to get vaccinated before Monday, avoiding being suspended or getting fired. New York has 600,000 health care workers.

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