#Texas gov asks hospitals to postpone elective surgeries

#Texas gov asks hospitals to postpone elective surgeries

“#Texas gov asks hospitals to postpone elective surgeries” Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott asked the state’s hospitals Monday to consider postponing all elective surgeries Monday in order to combat a surge in hospitalizations due to COVID-19. In a letter to the Texas Hospital Association, Abbott asked medical centers to “to take steps to ensure the…

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#Worker shortage stymies vaccine mandates at nursing homes

#Worker shortage stymies vaccine mandates at nursing homes

“#Worker shortage stymies vaccine mandates at nursing homes” BANGOR, Maine — Several Maine healthcare systems and hospitals are mandating COVID-19 vaccines for employees but staffing shortages in many nursing homes may prevent them from following suit. The Bangor Daily News reports that more than 40 nursing homes want to require staff to be vaccinated but longstanding shortages…

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#In Utah, hospitals swell with unvaccinated COVID-19 patients

#In Utah, hospitals swell with unvaccinated COVID-19 patients

“#In Utah, hospitals swell with unvaccinated COVID-19 patients” July 27 — The COVID-19 intensive care unit where nurse Janine Roberts works in a Salt Lake City suburb is once again full, with patients who are mostly young, mostly unvaccinated and very ill. They arrive in the unit at Intermountain Medical Center in Murray, Utah, already intubated and unconscious, in many cases stricken…

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#De Blasio confirms vaccine or testing for NYC health workers

#De Blasio confirms vaccine or testing for NYC health workers

“#De Blasio confirms vaccine or testing for NYC health workers” The city will require city public hospital and other health workers to get vaccinated or submit to a weekly COVID-19 test as the highly contagious Delta variant has caused the Big Apple’s positivity rate to inch upwards, Mayor Bill de Blasio confirmed Wednesday. “We’re watching…

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