May 20 WATCH: Health care leaders testify on workforce shortage By News Desk The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee held a hearing Thursday on addressing workforce shortages in the health care industry. Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch 7:07 Frontline casualties: The health care workers that lost their lives saving COVID patients By William Brangham, Claire Mufson 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… Continue watching
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
Apr 22 Watch 5:26 Why New York’s health care system is still ‘in a state of shock’ By William Brangham, Jason Kane New York state is seeing signs of improvement in its COVID-19 outbreak, including a reduced hospitalization rate. But in New York City alone, an estimated 35,000 people are hospitalized with the virus -- meaning front-line health care staff still face… Continue watching
Apr 15 Watch 6:38 The intense physical and mental effort required by health care workers amid COVID-19 Florida is among the U.S. states seeing cases of COVID-19 grow significantly. Its surgeon general now says residents will likely need to wear masks in public for up to a year. But for health care workers, protective equipment measures are… Continue watching
Apr 14 Health care workers are 10 to 20 percent of U.S. coronavirus cases By Mike Stobbe, Associated Press Between 10% and 20% of U.S. coronavirus cases are health care workers, and they tend to be younger and are hospitalized at lower rates than infected patients overall. Continue reading