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Inaccurate oxygen level readings delayed COVID-19 therapies for Black, Hispanic patients: study

Wed, 2022-06-01 21:39 — FNUOvviyaa

Inaccurate oxygen level readings delayed COVID-19 therapies for Black, Hispanic patients: study COVID-19 patients in racial and ethnic minority groups were delayed in receiving therapies because of an inaccurate reading of oxygen saturation levels, according to a new study. The study, publish… mbeals The Hill

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Fighting For Survival in the Shadow of Covid-19

Tue, 2022-05-31 20:42 — FNUOvviyaa

Fighting For Survival in the Shadow of Covid-19 For low-income countries, 'pandemic preparedness' means more than fighting the next virus. It’s about building the capacity necessary to keep entire health systems from crumbling. YahooNews

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U.S. federal agency is probing hospitals with high rate of Covid outbreaks

Fri, 2022-05-27 10:40 — mike kraft

CMS turning attention to hospitals with Covid outbreaks The nation’s hospital regulator is probing hospitals where patients were likely infected with Covid after a record spike in transmission this year. POLITICO

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services is probing hospitals where a high rate of patients have gotten Covid-19 infections after cases spiked to record highs this year.

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V.P. Harris, U.S. surgeon general warn of health care worker burnout

Mon, 2022-05-23 19:25 — mike kraft

Harris, surgeon general warn of health care worker burnout WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy issued a warning Monday about burnout among the nation's health care staff after more than two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, including the potential for severe worker shortages in the years ahead if the situation is not addressed. AP NEWS

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Sytate and local health departments are hard-pressed and slow to spend Covid cash for underserved

Tue, 2022-05-17 17:25 — mike kraft

Overwhelmed health departments are hard-pressed to spend Covid cash for underserved The Biden administration in March 2021 announced it was investing $2.25 billion to address covid health disparities, the largest federal funding initiative designed specifically to help underserved communities hardest hit by the virus. Phil Galewitz, Lauren Weber and Sam Whitehead, Kaiser Health News CNN

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New US hospitals face fiscal crisis over shortage of COVID relief money

Tue, 2022-05-17 09:57 — mike kraft

New US hospitals face fiscal crisis over COVID relief money THOMASVILLE, Ala. (AP) — A whole town celebrated in 2020 when, early in the coronavirus pandemic, Thomasville Regional Medical Center opened, offering state-of-the-art medicine that was previously unavailable in a poor, isolated part of Alabama. AP NEWS

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With about 420,000 health care providers nationwide already receiving assistance from a $178 billion pot, the government isn’t covering 100% of losses for anyone, said Chris Lundquist, a spokesman for the U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration, which is overseeing the program. ...

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U.S. nurse shortfall could approach half million in three years

Thu, 2022-05-12 11:56 — mike kraft

Nurse shortfall could approach half million in three years: research The U.S. could face a labor gap of up to 450,000 nurses by 2025, according to new research out Wednesday. An analysis from McKinsey & Company specifically found a potential shortage of between … mbeals The Hill

The U.S. could face a labor gap of up to 450,000 nurses by 2025, according to new research out Wednesday.

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ANALYSIS: Study calls for a new fund to strengthen global health security and pandemic preparedness

Wed, 2022-05-11 17:45 — mike kraft

A New Fund for Global Health Security and Pandemic Preparedness (Pandemic Action Network) Advocates call for a dedicated new Fund for Global Health Security and Pandemic Preparedness, which can help fill existing critical funding gaps. In this new issue brief, they explain what a new fund should do, why the world needs it, and how it can augment and bolster the existing global health ecosystem.

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Travel nurses: Covid hospitalizations stabilize and federal and state funding dries up, contracts that were plentiful and lucrative are vanishing

Mon, 2022-05-09 10:11 — mike kraft

Travel nurses raced to help during Covid. Now they're facing abrupt cuts. As Covid hospitalizations stabilize and federal and state funding dries up, contracts that were plentiful and lucrative are vanishing. NBC News

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U.S. COVID coverage for all residents dries up even as hospital costs rise

Fri, 2022-05-06 09:56 — mike kraft

COVID coverage for all dries up even as hospital costs rise WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, the U.S. came close to providing health care for all during the coronavirus pandemic — but for just one condition, COVID-19. AP NEWS

WASHINGTON (AP) — For the first time, the U.S. came close to providing health care for all during the coronavirus pandemic — but for just one condition, COVID-19.

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