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Rationing medical care becomes a reality in hospitals overwhelmed with covid patients

Sep
20
Four patients, two dialysis machines: Rationing medical care becomes a reality in hospitals overwhelmed with covid patients Activating crisis standards of care gives hospitals the power to allocate — and potentially even deny — care based on the goal of who could potentially benefit the most when faced with a shortage of resources such as ventilators, medications or staff. Washington Post
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Patients and doctors who embraced telehealth during the pandemic fear it will become restricted

Sep
17
Patients and doctors who embraced telehealth during the pandemic fear it will become harder to access The public health emergency lifted restrictions on virtual care that some states are now rescinding. Frances Stead Sellers Washington Post
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Part of US West see health care rationing because COVID-19 surge, Idaho seeks help from neighboring states

Sep
17
COVID-19 surge forces health care rationing in parts of West BOISE, Idaho (AP) — In another ominous sign about the spread of the delta variant, Idaho public health leaders on Thursday expanded health care rationing statewide and individual hospital systems in Alaska and Montana have enacted similar crisis standards amid a spike in the number of unvaccinated COVID-19 patients requiring hospitalization. AP NEWS
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Covid Hospitalizations Hit Crisis Levels in Southern I.C.U.s

Sep
14
Covid Hospitalizations Hit Crisis Levels in Southern I.C.U.s One in four intensive care units in the U.S. is 95 percent full or more, and available beds are gone or dwindling especially fast in a handful of states including Alabama, Texas and Florida. The New York Times

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Burnouts: Michigan COVID nurses reach their limit: ‘I know I can’t do this forever’

Sep
14
Michigan COVID nurses reach their limit: ‘I know I can’t do this forever’ | Bridge Michigan Roughly 18 months into a deadly pandemic, hospitals across the state face critical frontline staff shortages, notably among nurses. While traveling nurses command top dollar as fill-ins, staff nurses at major health systems confront feelings of grief, rage and burnout. BridgeMichigan

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NY hospital to pause baby deliveries after resignations over Covid-19 vaccine mandate

Sep
13
NY hospital pausing delivering babies after Covid-19 resignations A hospital in upstate New York is "pausing" deliveries of babies because of the number of maternity unit employee resignations over the state's Covid-19 vaccination requirements, health officials say. Elizabeth Joseph, CNN CNN
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Biden's six-step Covid plan, explained

Sep
10
Analysis: Biden's six-step Covid plan, explained The US Covid situation is as dire as ever, with 1,500 people dying each day -- an average of 150,000 new cases each day. Analysis by Zachary B. Wolf, CNN CNN

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President Biden's plan(read a full summary here) includes these points:

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Idaho hospitals forced to ration health care because of suge of unvaccinated patients

Sep
08
Idaho patients in hospital halls amid COVID rationed care BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Amid the Idaho coronavirus surge that prompted officials to authorize hospitals to ration health care, Army soldiers sent to one hospital have traded their fatigues for personal protective equipment to help treat a flood of infected patients. AP NEWS
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Many U.S. First responders resist COVID vaccine mandates

Sep
06
First responders nationwide resist COVID vaccine mandates March 11, 2021. It was supposed to be a turning point in the coronavirus pandemic for Erin Tokley, a longtime Philadelphia police officer, Baptist minister and 47-year-old father of three. It was supposed to be the day of his vaccine appointment. AP NEWS

...The resurgence of COVID-19 this summer and the national debate over vaccine requirements have created a fraught situation for the nation’s first responders, who are dying in larger numbers but pushing back against mandates. ...

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COVID-19 surges poses a risk for healthcare workers: PTSD

Sep
05
Each COVID-19 surge poses a risk for healthcare workers: PTSD Nurse Chris Prott's knees jump, his heart races, his mouth goes dry and his mind floods with dark memories when he talks about working in the Milwaukee VA Medical Center's intensive care unit (ICU) during pandemic surges. Lisa Baertlein Reuters
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