Politics Feb 10 WATCH: Senate committee holds hearing on health care industry labor shortages By News Desk
World Jan 05 Under strain, France allows some health care workers to keep working while positive for COVID-19 France is allowing health care workers who are infected with the coronavirus but have few or no symptoms to keep treating patients rather than self-isolate. By John Leicester, Associated Press
Health Jul 26 VA requires COVID-19 vaccination for health care workers The Department of Veterans Affairs on Monday became the first major federal agency to require health care workers to get COVID-19 vaccines. By Associated Press
Health May 20 WATCH: Health care leaders testify on workforce shortage The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held a hearing Thursday on addressing workforce shortages in the health care industry. By News Desk
Nation Apr 08 Watch 7:07 Frontline casualties: The health care workers that lost their lives saving COVID patients While a lot has been reported on the struggles of health workers during the pandemic, there's been far less news on the deaths of doctors, nurses and other support staff. A major reporting project has been gathering this crucial information… By William Brangham, Claire Mufson
Dec 29 More than 2,900 health care workers died this year — and the government barely kept track By Christina Jewett, Robert Lewis, Melissa Bailey, Kaiser Health News Fatalities from the coronavirus have skewed young, with the majority of victims under age 60 in the cases for which there is age data. Continue reading
Dec 02 As hospitals fill with COVID patients, medical reinforcements are hard to find By Blake Farmer, Nashville Public Radio, Carrie Feibel, Houston Public Media More than 93,000 COVID patients are hospitalized across the country. But beds and space aren’t the main concern for hospital administrators — it’s the health care workforce. Continue reading
May 09 Watch 5:23 COVID-19 takes heavy toll on Filipino health care workers By PBS NewsHour The coronavirus continues to take a toll on the first responders and health care workers who remain on the front lines across the U.S. Among those affected are Filipino-Americans, who in states like California and New York make up at… Continue watching
May 01 Most enlistees not eligible to join California Health Corps By Don Thompson, Associated Press Two-thirds of the 93,000 people who volunteered for Gov. Gavin Newsom's California Health Corps lacked valid medical licenses, the most basic requirement. Continue reading
Apr 23 Watch 2:26 Appreciative neighbors howl for health care workers in Missoula By Breanna McCabe, Montana PBS Despite the grief and horror of the novel coronavirus pandemic, people around the world have shown signs of solidarity, from window arias in Italy to skyscrapers lit up in New York City. Across the U.S., Americans have coordinated group cheers… Continue watching