We’re in the midst of a staggering COVID peak: Hospitalizations hit a record 77,000 yesterday, per the COVID Tracking Project.
Yet this week, 22 percent of U.S. hospitals reported staffing shortages.
theatlantic.com/science/archiv…
Yet this week, 22 percent of U.S. hospitals reported staffing shortages.
theatlantic.com/science/archiv…
A Wisconsin health official said they’re “short of staff at all times.” In North Dakota, they’re so hard-hit that nurses with asymptomatic COVID cases are being told to report to work.
At a protest in Pennsylvania, one nurse held this sign. (AP/Jessica Griffin)
At a protest in Pennsylvania, one nurse held this sign. (AP/Jessica Griffin)
Minnesota ICU nurse Mary Turner in a Biden-led roundtable:
"I myself have held the hand of dying patients who are crying out for their family that they can’t see. I've taken care of coworkers ... they got sick because of the hospital, or their government hasn’t protected them."
"I myself have held the hand of dying patients who are crying out for their family that they can’t see. I've taken care of coworkers ... they got sick because of the hospital, or their government hasn’t protected them."
Declining ICU death rates show we’re getting better at treating COVID.
But as the situation becomes increasingly dire, sustaining better outcomes requires a health care system that can handle the pressure — and right now, ours can’t.
But as the situation becomes increasingly dire, sustaining better outcomes requires a health care system that can handle the pressure — and right now, ours can’t.
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