The ThedaCare lawsuit shows how Covid-19 disrupted the nursing labor market

The ThedaCare lawsuit shows how Covid-19 disrupted the nursing labor market

[ad_1] The staffing crisis in health care reached a farcical extreme last week when ThedaCare, a health system in Wisconsin, filed for a temporary restraining order to block a number of its employees from leaving their jobs and moving to another nearby hospital. The hospital argued that, because the pandemic had created a shortage of […]

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COVID-19 testing crisis spurred by omicron surge is easing up

COVID-19 testing crisis spurred by omicron surge is easing up

[ad_1] The long lines outside testing sites have shortened. Appointments have opened up. Results are coming back faster. The winter coronavirus testing crisis is over. The omicron surge peaked in early January just at the moment when people needed coronavirus tests the most: back from the December holiday season, surrounded by friends who had caught […]

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Biden Had Strategy to Beat Covid-19. Then Variants Arrived.

Biden Had Strategy to Beat Covid-19. Then Variants Arrived.

[ad_1] The course of the pandemic has repeatedly forced the administration to deviate from that initial script. At times, administration officials have been able to adapt quickly to changing circumstances. But in other cases, by their own admission, they failed to anticipate how the virus would evolve and how Americans would respond. STAY INFORMED Get a […]

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West Virginia COVID-19 Hospitalizations Continue To Climb | News, Sports, Jobs

West Virginia COVID-19 Hospitalizations Continue To Climb | News, Sports, Jobs

[ad_1] Gov. Jim Justice announces on Dec. 23 what will be done with West Virginia’s remaining $122.8 million in CARES Act money during his Dec. 23 media briefing. (Photo Courtesy of W.Va. Governor’s Office) WHEELING — West Virginia on Friday eclipsed its record of COVID-19 hospitalizations it set just two days […]

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How People Mourn Has Changed in Face of COVID-19 Pandemic | News, Sports, Jobs

How People Mourn Has Changed in Face of COVID-19 Pandemic | News, Sports, Jobs

[ad_1] Photo Provided – The late David Clarke and Jennifer Clarke of Wheeling were married 30 years before his death in March 2020. Because of COVID lockdown, the Clarke family was among the first of those locally who were unable to grieve in a public setting. WHEELING — Early in 2020, […]

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COVID-19 test distribution is example of government operating as it should

COVID-19 test distribution is example of government operating as it should

[ad_1] The point of government is to help people. In Montgomery County, this principle is often muddled. Too regularly, our interactions with local government are defined by bureaucracy, paperwork, and headaches. Who works for whom seems jumbled. In turn, people lose faith in the institutions they fund. This month’s excellently executed distribution of COVID-19 rapid […]

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Military medical personnel to support Md. health care workers treating COVID-19

Military medical personnel to support Md. health care workers treating COVID-19

[ad_1] A military medical team is coming to Maryland to support health care workers treating COVID-19 patients.  A military medical team is coming to Maryland to support health care workers treating COVID-19 patients. The 40-person team from the U.S. Navy will help at the Adventist HealthCare Alternate Care Site in Takoma Park. This comes at […]

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New Hampshire will sell rapid COVID-19 tests in liquor stores : Coronavirus Updates : NPR

New Hampshire will sell rapid COVID-19 tests in liquor stores : Coronavirus Updates : NPR

[ad_1] Shown above are rapid at-home COVID-19 test kits ready to be distributed by the GreenRoots environmental protection organization and Chelsea Community Connections in Chelsea, Massachusetts. JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images Shown above are rapid at-home COVID-19 test kits ready to be distributed by the GreenRoots […]

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Covid-19 Complicates Response to East Coast Snowstorm

Covid-19 Complicates Response to East Coast Snowstorm

[ad_1] Officials across the Northeast geared up Friday to battle high winds and blizzard conditions, but work force shortages caused by Covid-19 complicated their efforts. The intensity of the storm could further strain staffing stretched thin as the highly contagious Omicron forces sick employees to isolate with symptoms and even asymptomatic patients to quarantine for […]

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