As Australia recorded its highest number of daily Covid deaths of the pandemic, officials in Victoria announced an emergency declaration for the state’s hospital system. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
What the Omicron Wave Looks Like at One Brooklyn Hospital Emergency Room
The nature of this variant, combined with widespread vaccine use, may make it seem less severe in some ways than earlier ones. It doesn’t always feel like that here. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Coronavirus Briefing: A Burnout Crisis
Around one in five health care workers have quit since the pandemic began. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Biden Announces 500 Million More Tests Will be Purchased for Americans
President Biden also announced the allocation of 1,000 medical personnel to six states would carry out a pledge the president made last month on quashing Omicron. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
This Covid Surge Feels Different
Despite its reputation for mild illness, the Omicron variant is fueling a staggering rise in hospitalizations. Here’s what doctors are seeing. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
How Families Can Navigate the I.C.U.
A new book offers guidance on how family members can support a critically ill loved one who ends up in the hospital’s intensive care unit. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
You Know What Would Help Exhausted Doctors and Nurses? More Money.
Health care workers during the pandemic deserve hazard pay. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
How to Think About Covid Data Right Now
The overall pattern is familiar, but a fresh perspective on how to interpret cases, hospitalizations and deaths is necessary as Omicron tears through the country. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
More Patients, Fewer Workers: Omicron Pushes New York Hospitals to Brink
The current spike in coronavirus cases appears to be less deadly than earlier waves, but some safety-net hospitals are still being severely strained. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Hospitals Recruit International Nurses to Fill Pandemic Shortages
BILLINGS, Mont. — Before Mary Venus was offered a nursing job at a hospital here, she’d never heard of Billings or visited the United States. A native of the Philippines, she researched her prospective move via the internet, set aside her angst ... [Continue Reading]
Covid Treatments Including Paxlovid Are Rationed as Cases Spike
Scarce supplies and surging Covid cases have caused health officials, hospitals, doctors and patients to scramble for pills and infusions. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Is Covid Causing Decision Fatigue? Share Your Story.
We want to hear from you. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
New York State Reports Rapid Rise in Covid Hospitalizations
Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York said coronavirus cases and hospitalizations have surged sharply across the state, with the number of deaths reported in a single day rising above 100 for the first time since last March. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - ... [Continue Reading]
Governor: Maryland Prepares for ‘Terrible Point’ in Covid Crisis
Gov. Larry Hogan said the state was trying to staff hospitals through a variety of measures. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
UK, With Surging Covid-19 Cases, is On ‘‘War Footing’ Against Virus
With cases surging and straining health care and other services, Britain’s challenges foreshadow the impact of the Omicron variant in other countries. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Despite Rising Hospitalizations, Omicron Is Not Worse for Children
More children are being treated for Covid, but a combination of factors, including low vaccination rates, most likely explains the increase. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
As Omicron Cases Surge, CDC Shortens Isolation Times for Many Americans
Hoping to prevent further disruptions to daily life, the C.D.C. reduced the period that certain infected Americans must sequester. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
C.D.C. Shortens Covid Isolation Period for Health Care Workers
The agency issued revised guidelines as Omicron cases climb and hospitals grapple with worker shortages that have left wards understaffed. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]