Jan 31 Watch 5:49 Mississippi nurses struggle to contend with soaring COVID cases By Lisa Desjardins, Claire Mufson The pandemic continues to take a heavy toll, with the U.S. averaging more than 2,500 deaths per day. In Mississippi, where just 50 percent of the population is fully vaccinated, hospitalizations have soared and there are simply not enough nurses… Continue watching
Oct 13 Watch 7:40 Rural U.S. hospitals stretched thin after nurse shortage exacerbated by the pandemic By John Yang, Frank Carlson Nursing shortages are impacting healthcare workers and hospitals across the United States. In just the past few days, nurses and other workers in Southern California and Oregon authorized a potential strike against provider Kaiser Permanente. Staffing shortages are part of… Continue watching
Aug 24 Watch 6:42 Health workers face ‘indescribable’ mental, physical exhaustion as COVID fills hospitals According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, roughly 60% of frontline healthcare workers said that pandemic-related stress had negatively affected their own mental health — in a poll taken before the delta variant that filled hospitals even more. For more on… Continue watching
Dec 02 Swamped hospitals scramble for pandemic help By Grant Schulte, Amy Forliti, Associated Press U.S. hospitals slammed with COVID-19 patients are trying to lure nurses and doctors out of retirement, recruiting students and new graduates who have yet to earn their licenses. Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch 5:58 High hospitalization numbers are putting a strain on nurses There are now more than 90,000 people hospitalized in the country with COVID-related illness, the highest number since the pandemic began. Hospital ICU's are nearly filled in some places, and the U.S. currently averages more than 1,500 deaths a day. Continue watching
Aug 19 Watch 3:24 A Brief But Spectacular take on caring for those who care for us The pressure on doctors, nurses and other health care professionals has been constant throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Tara Rynders, a registered nurse in Colorado, has created an arts-based workshop designed to alleviate the stress and compassion fatigue that many medical… Continue watching
Aug 17 Frontline nurses fear coronavirus may follow them home By Stefanie Dazio, Associated Press For four nurses in a Southern California hospital, the scariest place isn't the ward where they care for coronavirus patients. It’s home, where they feel helpless to keep their families safe. Continue reading
Jul 10 Watch 6:01 ‘You’ve got to help us out’: Houston nurse begs residents to wear face masks Many states are seeing surging coronavirus cases, but Texas is breaking records. As single-day deaths rise to unprecedented levels, Gov. Greg Abbott warns the worst is yet to come. Amna Nawaz talks to Belinda Metts, nurse manager of a COVID-19… Continue watching
Apr 24 Watch 7:19 An ICU nurse on wavering between confidence and fear After a particularly brutal week caring for COVID-19 patients in New York City, ICU nurse KP Mendoza considered one final task: writing a will. He's only 24, but working in the heart of a global pandemic, it felt as if… Continue watching
Apr 08 Watch 5:37 This ER doctor survived COVID-19. Here’s her advice New York state has roughly 150,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19. That's more than any country in the world other than the United States. Health care workers in New York are feeling the pressure of the pandemic -- as well as… Continue watching