The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus is investigating a COVID-19 outbreak involving 27 employees and six patients at its Ohio State East Hospital.
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COVID-19 outbreaks among Los Angeles healthcare workers has further strained staffing at hospitals, according to the Los Angeles Times.
As COVID-19 rages across the U.S., Pennsylvania clinicians are urging state residents to help stop virus spread.
Job recovery in healthcare remains slower among women than men, according to a recent analysis by consulting firm Altarum.
A new study from Epic's public-facing research network estimates that the number of nurses directly caring for COVID-19 patients daily in the U.S. increased 245 percent, or by 55,000, from September to December.
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A COVID-19 outbreak at Oakland, Calif.-based Kaiser Permanente's San Jose hospital is linked to confirmed cases for 60 emergency department staff members, according to a statement shared with Becker's Hospital Review.
Kaiser Permanente San Jose (Calif.) Medical Center is considering additional staffing after a COVID-19 outbreak in which 44 staff members were infected and one worker died.
Amy Compton-Phillips, MD, executive vice president and chief clinical officer of Providence, told CNBC the Renton, Wash.-based health system has had a timely rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine to employees thanks to artificial intelligence and careful planning.
Healthcare workers across the U.S. are hesitant to receive the COVID-19 vaccine, and hospitals are making efforts to reduce concerns, according to NPR and the Los Angeles Times.
A worker in the emergency department at Kaiser Permanente San Jose (Calif.) Medical Center has died after a COVID-19 outbreak in which 44 staff members were infected, hospital officials told NBC Bay Area Jan. 3.