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.
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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…
Fresno, Calif.-based Community Medical Centers' dashboard listed 219 workers out July 24 due to issues related to COVID-19.
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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.
Here are five updates on Humana's recent operations and partnerships reported by Becker's Hospital Review since June.