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.
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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…
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.
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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.
Here are five updates on Humana's recent operations and partnerships reported by Becker's Hospital Review since June.
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.