Health care systems are trying to answer the central question of how to care for patients when climate change threatens their ability to remain open. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
At India’s Funeral Pyres, Covid Sunders the Rites of Grief
Mourners in protective gear, or watching from home. Long waits at the cremation grounds. The trauma of loss has become both lonely and public. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Operating Rooms Go Under the Knife
Hospitals are bringing together surgeons, anesthesiologists and nurses with architects, engineers and administrative staff to rethink the modern operating room. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
India’s Coronavirus Crisis Overwhelms Health System
The frightening surge of coronavirus cases in India has overwhelmed many hospitals in recent days, at times forcing staff members to provide medical treatment inside ambulances while patients wait for beds. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire ... [Continue Reading]
América del Sur e India impulsan los contagios de la COVID-19 en el mundo
Debido a los aumentos repentinos en esas regiones, y en Europa del Este, el número promedio de nuevos casos diarios ha superado los 800.000 durante más de una semana. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Why Are There Oxygen Shortages for Covid Patients Around the World?
The global need for oxygen has spiked far beyond the available supply at hospitals, especially in India — another example of how unprepared the world was to face the Covid-19 pandemic. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Manisha Jadhav, Key Administrator at Mumbai Hospital, Dies at 51
Dr. Jadhav took action when the pandemic hit last year, mustering personal protection equipment, food and transportation for the staff. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are 94 percent effective at preventing hospitalization in older adults, a study finds.
The findings, which are consistent with the clinical trial results, are the first real-world evidence from the United States that the vaccines protect against severe Covid-19. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
Baghdad Hospital Fire Kills at Least 82, Many of Them Coronavirus Patients
A blaze set off by an exploding oxygen cylinder swept through a hospital that lacked smoke detectors or sprinklers. More are expected to die from severe burns. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]
From Hospital Profits to Gender Gaps, Journalists Are on the Case
KHN freelancer Christine Spolar discussed how during the pandemic the nation’s richest hospitals and health systems profited after accepting the lion’s share of the federal health care bailout grant with WESA’s “The ... [Continue Reading]
India Faces Record-Breaking Virus Surge
India set a global record for new daily coronavirus infections on Friday, beating the previous record from the day before, while oxygen supplies dwindled. SOURCE: NYT > Hospitals - Read entire story here. ... [Continue Reading]