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Abilene, Texas-based Hendrick Health System is implementing critical staffing initiatives as 50 employees at two hospitals in the area are sidelined due to COVID-19 exposure or illness, according to the Abilene Reporter-News.
Medical records workers at San Joaquin General Hospital in French Camp, Calif., have signed a petition requesting to immediately begin teleworking after patients were moved into their workspace this week, reports the Record.
Parkland Community Health Plan, a publicly funded insurer serving the Dallas area, plans to hire about 100 new employees by the end of this year amid increased need for its services, according to a company announcement provided to Becker's.
Arizona is partnering with Irving, Texas-based group purchasing organization Vizient to hire nearly 600 out-of-state critical care and medical-surgical nurses to support expanded capacity at Arizona hospitals, the Arizona Department of Health Services announced July 15.
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Medical Center Health System in Odessa, Texas, is asking retired nurses and respiratory therapists to help support its full-time staff as coronavirus cases surge in the state, according to WJHL-TV, a CBS/ABC-affiliated TV station.
Southwest Florida hospitals are boosting staffing as the state is being hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the News-Press.
Billings (Mont.) Clinic and state officials have been working together to ensure staffing needs are met at a memory care facility experiencing a COVID-19 outbreak, the clinic confirmed to Becker's.
Huntsville (Ala.) Hospital has about 200 employees out in Madison County due to issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic, local TV station WAAY reports.
Scripps Health is hiring more staff in intensive care units as the San Diego-based system prepares for a rise in COVID-19 patients, reports TV station KUSI.