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Nurse Shortage problem prompts many to move to higher paying hospitals

Wed, 2020-11-25 17:17 — mike kraft
Need a Covid nurse? That'll be $8,000 a week A shortage of nurses means hospitals are paying high salaries to get the help they need. That threatens to shift the supply to more affluent areas. NBC News

 

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OPINION: Reporting a worker’s hospitalization within 24 hours of a workplace incident is appropriate for traumatic injuries such as falling off a roof, but it makes no sense for Covid-19. It is generally impossible to identify the precise moment someone i

Tue, 2020-11-24 13:19 — mike kraft
'Absurd reinterpretation' of OSHA rule about workers and Covid-19 - STAT OSHA is telling employers to report workers hospitalized for Covid-19 only if it happens within 24 hours of workplace exposure to the virus. Patrick Skerrett STAT

Workplace exposures continue to be a major driver of the coronavirus pandemic, something that the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) should be on top of. But a reinterpretation of a reporting rule is making that all but impossible.

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Some places were short on nurses before the virus. The pandemic is making it much worse.

Tue, 2020-11-17 13:19 — mike kraft
Some places were short on nurses before the virus. The pandemic is making it much worse. There is no shortage of nurses nationally.
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Research on illness-related absences during the COVID-19 increases

Tue, 2020-07-28 21:45 — mike kraft
Illness-Related Work Absence in Mid-April Was Highest on Record This survey study analyzes data from the Current Population Survey to compare trends in work absence over the first 4 months of 2020 relative to 2019 to shed light on the health and ecenomic effects of the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic. JAMAI
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District of Columbia Mayor Signs 50% Renewable Energy Standard

Tue, 2016-07-26 18:26 — Kathy Gilbeaux

                         

utilitydive.com - by Robert Walton - July 26, 2016

Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) has signed legislation to push the nation's capital towards 50% renewable energy within the next 15 years, a goal she says will increase residents' access to clean energy while also creating jobs and new businesses.

The goal includes promises to serve 100,000 low-income residents with solar energy by 2032 and reduce their power bills by 50%.

To meet anticipated demand for solar energy, the city has partnered on a jobs program to provide District young adults with paid training in solar panel installation, energy efficiency, and basic safety and construction skills.

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From Coast to Coast, Middle-Class Communities are Shrinking

Thu, 2016-05-12 17:24 — Kathy Gilbeaux

CLICK HERE - STUDY - Pew Research Center - America’s Shrinking Middle Class: A Close Look at Changes Within Metropolitan Areas

latimes.com - by Don Lee - May 11, 2016

America's shrinking middle class, a growing concern for the economy and a central issue in the presidential race, cuts across virtually all communities from coast to coast, according to a study released Wednesday.

The report by Pew Research Center found that the share of the middle class fell in 203 of the 229 U.S. metropolitan areas examined from 2000 to 2014, including major cities such as New York, Los Angeles and Chicago, which saw a relatively sharp drop in its middle class.

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