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U.S. Hospitals fear staffing shortages as vaccine deadlines loom

Mon, 2021-09-27 18:52 — mike kraft
    Hospitals fear staffing shortages as vaccine deadlines loom Hospitals and nursing homes around the U.S. are bracing for worsening staff shortages as state deadlines arrive for health care workers to get vaccinated against COVID-19. With ultimatums taking effect this week in states like New York, California, Rhode Island and Connecticut, the fear is that some employees will quit or let themselves be fired or suspended rather than get the vaccine. AP NEWS
     
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    Overview: Unvaccinated New York health care workers could lose jobs as soon as today over mandate; police issues in Massachusets and L.A.

    Mon, 2021-09-27 09:52 — mike kraft
    Tens of thousands of New York health care workers could lose jobs as soon as today over vaccine: COVID-19 updates Tens of thousands of health care workers across New York could lose their jobs as soon as today, the deadline for vaccination. Latest COVID news. Christal Hayes and John Bacon USA TODAY
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    Medical ethic debate over doctors refusing to treat the unvaccinated

    Fri, 2021-09-24 18:32 — mike kraft
    Medical ethicists criticize doctors refusing to treat the unvaccinated As the Delta variant of COVID-19 rips across the country, a growing number of health care professionals have taken an extreme stance that they claim will slow the spread: They say they will no longer treat the unvaccinated.
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    NY hospitals fear staff shortage as vaccine deadline looms

    Fri, 2021-09-24 10:53 — mike kraft
    NY hospitals fear staff shortage as vaccine deadline looms NEW YORK (AP) — Hospitals and nursing homes in New York are bracing for the possibility that a statewide COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers could lead to staff shortages when it takes effect Monday. AP NEWS

    NEW YORK (AP) — Hospitals and nursing homes in New York are bracing for the possibility that a statewide COVID-19 vaccine mandate for health care workers could lead to staff shortages when it takes effect Monday.

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    CDC leader adds people with risky jobs to COVID booster list

    Fri, 2021-09-24 10:35 — mike kraft
    Covid-19 vaccine boosters can begin for some US adults as CDC partially diverges from its advisers' recommendations Following days of lengthy debate among vaccine experts, booster shots of the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine can now be officially administered to some adults in the United States. Jamie Gumbrecht, CNN CNN
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    Johns Hopkins Study: Mental Health and Social Support for Healthcare and Hospital Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic

    Thu, 2021-09-23 18:03 — mike kraft
    Mental Health and Social Support for Healthcare and Hospital Workers Mental Health and Social Support for Healthcare and Hospital Workers During the COVID-19 Pandemic Johns Hopkins Center for Health Security

     

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    Nurses Are In Short Supply. Employers Worry Vaccine Mandate Could Make It Worse

    Thu, 2021-09-23 08:56 — mike kraft
    Nurses Are In Short Supply. Employers Worry Vaccine Mandate Could Make It Worse President Biden has ordered more than 17 million health care workers to get a COVID-19 vaccine. Some health care employers fear losing large numbers of workers who don't want the shots. NPR.org
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    Tennessee is limiting monoclonal antibody treatment to unvaccinated residents

    Wed, 2021-09-22 20:04 — mike kraft
    Tennessee limiting monoclonal antibody treatment to unvaccinated residents "Clinically, it makes sense," a top Tennessee health official said. NBC News
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    Overwhelmed U.S. hospitals are turning to ‘crisis standards of care.’ Explaining what it means

    Wed, 2021-09-22 17:53 — mike kraft
    Hospitals overwhelmed by covid are turning to ‘crisis standards of care.’ What does that mean? Some places have adopted statewide crisis standards of care, in which health systems can prioritize patients for scarce resources — based largely on their likelihood of survival — and even deny treatment. Hannah Knowles Washington Post
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    Alaska’s COVID-19 case rate is now the highest in the nation

    Wed, 2021-09-22 13:58 — mike kraft
    Alaska’s COVID-19 case rate is now the highest in the nation as state reports 6 deaths Alaska’s average rate of daily new infections over the last week is more than double the national average, and hospitals continue to operate under what were once unimaginable circumstances. Anchorage Daily News
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