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

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…

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…

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.