Thirty Northwell Health intensive care unit nurses will work at Salt Lake City-based Intermountain Healthcare to support workers in Utah amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Intermountain announced.

The number of patients and employees at a Massachusetts hospital who have tested positive for COVID-19 has climbed to 55, reports MassLive.com.

A study of front-line healthcare workers in the United Kingdom and U.S. found they were at higher risk of infection than the general public — even with adequate personal protective equipment, according to a study published in The Lancet Public Health.  

As COVID-19 continues to spread across the U.S., some hospitals are tracking COVID-19 exposure through sensors in employees' badges, reports CNBC.

Hospital employees are among the confirmed cases of COVID-19. Here are U.S. hospitals or other U.S. healthcare sites where employees have tested positive during the pandemic.  

The U.S. is in the midst of a nursing shortage, which has only been amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic. For healthcare facilities across the country, the ability to hire and retain nurses, and fully engage its workforce is more important than ever.

Many U.S. hospitals and health systems have furloughed staff to help offset revenue losses from the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, some are starting to bring furloughed workers back as they resume nonemergency procedures and medical appointments. 

Uber has partnered with the city of New York to provide $750,000 in free meals and rides to city healthcare workers, the Staten Island Advance reports.

Nashville, Tenn.-based Envision Healthcare, one of the nation's largest medical groups, said it plans to send more than 300 clinicians to Florida to care for patients and support healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

An audit by the state found that Kalamazoo (Mich.) Psychiatric Hospital failed to remove accused employees from patient contact after investigation of abuse or neglect allegations.

Cincinnati-based Bon Secours Mercy Health — which has 60,000 employees in seven U.S. states and Ireland — has furloughed, laid off and redeployed staff to help offset financial challenges caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Two states face a shortfall of physicians providing care in intensive care units, known as interventionists, while 11 others are at risk of straining their supply, according to a July 23 update of the Mullan Institute State Hospital Workforce Deficit Estimator.

Fresno, Calif.-based Community Medical Centers' dashboard listed 219 workers out July 24 due to issues related to COVID-19.

Free lodging and meals are among the incentives South Florida hospitals are using to recruit healthcare workers to treat patients during the COVID-19 pandemic, reports the Sun Sentinel.

More than 50 hospitals have made requests with the Florida Office of Emergency Management for travel nurses, ABC Action News reports.

Louisiana has asked for hundreds of healthcare workers from the Federal Emergency Management Agency to help address hospital staffing shortages as the state surpasses 100,000 known COVID-19 cases, according to The Advocate.

Six California hospitals have asked for hundreds of more workers to help them fight COVID-19 in a state that recently exceeded New York's case count, The Bakersfield Californian reported.

Decatur (Ala.) Morgan Hospital has 45 employees out after testing positive for COVID-19, WAAY reported July 20.

Lack of personal protective equipment, inadequate gear training and lax government enforcement of safety protocols have led to hundreds of COVID-19 cases among New Jersey health workers, the state's largest healthcare union said July 20, as reported by northjersey.com.

Home health aide, nursing assistant and physical therapy aide are among the most in-demand jobs, according to Indeed.