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New York City hospitals reported overrun with bodies during COVID death surge, staffing shortages

Thu, 2022-01-20 17:57 — mike kraft
NYC hospitals overrun with bodies during COVID death surge, staffing... Hospitals are scrambling to organize dead COVID-19 patients, shifting them between facilities amid backlogs at the city Medical Examiner's Office and local crematoriums, The Post has learned. New York Post

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Production issues cause shortage of two new COvid treatment pills.

Thu, 2022-01-13 19:14 — mike kraft
COVID-19 pill rollout stymied by shortages as omicron rages | AP News WASHINGTON (AP) — Two brand-new COVID-19 pills that were supposed to be an important weapon against the pandemic in the U.S. are in short supply and have played little role in the fight against the omicron wave of infections. AP NEWS

 

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19 states have fewer than 15% of ICU beds left as health care staffing shortages complicate care

Thu, 2022-01-13 09:39 — mike kraft

(CNN) As a record number of Americans are infected with Covid-19, largely due to the rapidly spreading Omicron variant, some states' health care systems are beset with nearly full intensive care units.

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Senegal expects waste of 400,000 COVID-19 vaccines by year-end

Mon, 2021-12-13 12:16 — mike kraft
EXCLUSIVE Senegal expects waste of 400,000 COVID-19 vaccines by year-end At least 200,000 COVID-19 vaccines have expired in Senegal without being used in the past two months and another 200,000 are set to expire at the end of December because demand is too slow, the head of its immunisation programme said on Monday. Edward Mcallister Reuters
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Arizona hospital executives issue plea as virus cases rise

Tue, 2021-11-23 18:14 — mike kraft
Arizona hospital executives issue plea as virus cases rise | AP News PHOENIX (AP) — Hospital executives and public health authorities across Arizona pleaded Tuesday for people to get vaccinated and do everything possible to avoid spreading the coronavirus as they gird for another surge in cases that threatens once again to overwhelm the state’s health care system. AP NEWS
 
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White House unveils $1.5B investment to train more than 22,700 new healthcare providers

Tue, 2021-11-23 11:01 — mike kraft
White House unveils $1.5B investment to train more than 22,700 new healthcare providers American Rescue Plan-funded investments will yield "the largest field strength in history" for the National Health Service Corps, Nurse Corps and the Substance Use Disorder Treatment and Recovery Program, according to the White House. Dave Muoio FierceHealthcare
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Hospital overloads linked to thousands of excess deaths two weeks later

Thu, 2021-11-18 17:56 — mike kraft
Hospital strain linked to thousands of excess deaths two weeks later: A new analysis estimates that hospital strain during the pandemic is linked to thousands of ensuing excess deaths, signaling the significance of ensuring hospitals do not reach full capacity amid Justine Coleman TheHill
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Biden admin to investadditional $785M in COVID-19 funding for hardest hit communities

Wed, 2021-11-10 17:37 — mike kraft
Biden admin investing additional $785M in COVID-19 funding for The Biden administration will invest $785 million to help stop the spread of the coronavirus in some of the nation's most vulnerable populations by building confidence in vaccines and helping to Nathaniel Weixel TheHill
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Colorado governor authorizes hospitals to turn away patients because of COVID-19 surge

Wed, 2021-11-03 12:45 — mike kraft
Colorado hospitals can turn away patients as state grapples with covid-19 surge Colorado's governor said hospitals can turn away new admissions as they deal with a surge of covid-19 cases that has strained the state's hospitals. Gov. Jared Polis, D, signed an executive order over the weekend authorizing the state's public health department to determine whether hospitals or emergency departments are at or will soon hit capacity.
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U.S hoispital ER's are swamped with seriously ill patients who delayed treatments or seeing doctors because of the pandemic

Fri, 2021-10-29 12:22 — mike kraft
ERs Are Swamped With Seriously Ill Patients, Although Many Don’t Have Covid Certain patients who couldn’t get in to see a doctor earlier in the pandemic, or were avoiding the covid risks inside hospitals, have become too sick to stay away. Many ERs now struggle to co… khndamond Kaiser Health News

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