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Threats against health care workers are rising. Here's how - AAMC

(Just Now) Increasingly more hospitals have created interdisciplinary groups of specialists to rapidly respond to incidents involving patients and visitors. … See more

https://www.aamc.org/news/threats-against-health-care-workers-are-rising-heres-how-hospitals-are-protecting-their-staffs

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Data Brief: Health Care Workforce Challenges Threaten …

(7 days ago) WEBhospitals, hospital and health care workers have been on the front lines battling COVID-19 for nearly two years, and the pandemic has placed a significant toll on them. A Kaiser Family Foundation / Washington Post poll found that about 3 in 10 health care workers considered leaving their profession, and about 6 in 10 said pandemic-related

https://www.aha.org/system/files/media/file/2021/11/data-brief-health-care-workforce-challenges-threaten-hospitals-ability-to-care-for-patients.pdf

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Healthcare Workers - Centers for Disease Control and …

(4 days ago) WEBPlace a patient with suspected or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in a single-person room. The door should be kept closed (if …

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/infection-control-recommendations.html

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Confronting Health Worker Burnout and Well-Being NEJM

(Just Now) WEBHealth worker burnout is a serious threat to the nation’s health and economic security. The time for incremental change has passed. We need bold, fundamental change that gets at the roots of the

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2207252

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Keep health workers safe to keep patients safe: WHO

(1 days ago) WEBThe World Health Organization (WHO) is calling on governments and health care leaders to address persistent threats to the health and safety of health workers and patients. “The COVID-19 pandemic has reminded all of us of the vital role health workers play to relieve suffering and save lives,” said Dr Tedros Adhanom …

https://www.who.int/news/item/17-09-2020-keep-health-workers-safe-to-keep-patients-safe-who

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Healthcare Workers - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

(8 days ago) WEBHealthcare Personnel (HCP): HCP refers to all paid and unpaid persons serving in healthcare settings who have the potential for direct or indirect exposure to patients or infectious materials, including body substances (e.g., blood, tissue, and specific body fluids); contaminated medical supplies, devices, and equipment; contaminated

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/guidance-risk-assesment-hcp.html

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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Hospital and Outpatient …

(9 days ago) WEBThe COVID-19 pandemic has put extreme stress on the health care workforce in the United States, leading to workforce shortages as well as increased health care worker burnout, exhaustion, and trauma. These pandemic-related challenges have taken place in a context of significant pre-existing workforce shortages and …

https://aspe.hhs.gov/reports/covid-19-health-care-workforce

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Health Care Worker Strikes and the Covid Pandemic NEJM

(Just Now) WEBAmid multiplying cases of Covid-19, health care workers in Zimbabwe went on strike in June 2020 because of a lack of PPE and low salaries. Indeed, strike action by health care workers has been a

https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMp2103327

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COVID-19: a heavy toll on health-care workers - The …

(3 days ago) WEBThe COVID-19 pandemic has challenged and, in many cases, exceeded the capacity of hospitals and intensive care units (ICUs) worldwide. Health-care workers have continued to provide care for patients despite …

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lanres/article/PIIS2213-2600(21)00068-0/fulltext

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Health care workers’ experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic: …

(4 days ago) WEBThe COVID-19 pandemic has put health systems worldwide under pressure and tested their resilience. The World Health Organization (WHO) acknowledges health workforce as one of the six building blocks of health systems [].Health care workers (HCWs) are key to a health system’s ability to respond to external shocks such as …

https://human-resources-health.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12960-022-00724-1

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Strategies to Mitigate Healthcare Personnel Staffing Shortages

(7 days ago) WEBCommunicate with local healthcare coalitions and federal, state, and local public health partners (e.g., public health emergency preparedness and response staff) to identify additional HCP (e.g., hiring additional HCP, recruiting retired HCP, using students or volunteers), when needed. Contingency Capacity Strategies to Mitigate Staffing Shortages

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/mitigating-staff-shortages.html

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A hospital‐wide response to multiple outbreaks of COVID‐19 in …

(3 days ago) WEBThe article highlighted the ubiquitous nature of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19) transmission in health care settings, with 18.3% (or almost one in five) of health care workers infected, and that these workers are traditionally regarded as non‐clinical staff (food services, environmental services, administrative and security staff).

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8662087/

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Health Care Unions Find a Voice in the Pandemic

(4 days ago) WEBHealth care workers say they have been bitterly disappointed by their employers’ and government agencies’ response to the pandemic. The share of hospital workers with union representation

https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/28/health/covid-health-workers-unions.html

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Healthcare workers’ preparedness and response during COVID-19 …

(3 days ago) WEBA total of 511 HCWs participated in the study. Nurses (64%) and HCWs based at hospitals (66%) made up the majority of the study participants, with 74% having occupational exposure to COVID-19 cases. More than 99% of HCWs used respiratory PPE, and 94% used gloves. 74% had undergone respirator fit testing and 65% had received …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9720055/

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Pandemic Strain Pushes Some Health Care Workers Toward …

(7 days ago) WEBIn September, after six months of exhausting work battling the pandemic, nurses at Mission Hospital in Asheville, N.C., voted to unionize. The vote passed with 70%, a high margin of victory in a

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/01/11/955128562/for-health-care-workers-the-pandemic-is-fueling-renewed-interest-in-unions

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5 Ways to Restore Depleted Health Care Workers - Harvard …

(Just Now) WEB5 Ways to Restore Depleted Health Care Workers. Summary. As the pandemic drags on and on, worker burnout continues to be a crisis at health care systems. But there are proven strategies that

https://hbr.org/2022/02/5-ways-to-restore-depleted-health-care-workers

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Addressing Mental Health Needs Among Frontline Health Care …

(7 days ago) WEBFrontline workers experienced inordinate stress levels during the COVID-19 pandemic, as historically high volume and acuity in our hospitals was accompanied by concerns about our safety. We suggest that supporting frontline workers is an essential part of the pandemic response plan. We propose strategies to address the emotional …

https://journal.chestnet.org/article/S0012-3692(23)00957-1/fulltext

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Healthcare Workers’ Burdens During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A …

(3 days ago) WEBIn summary, globally, healthcare providers who are on the frontlines of the battle against the COVID-19 pandemic, providing care to COVID-19 patients, are struggling and experiencing burnout, making them frustrated and stressed out due to posttraumatic stress. 32 This research work focused on how healthcare workers manage to work …

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8558429/

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Fact Sheet: Health Care Workplace Violence and Intimidation, and …

(8 days ago) WEBSince the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the health care field has experienced an increase in workplace violence. The pandemic has placed significant stress on the entire health care system, and unfortunately, in some situations, patients, visitors and family members have attacked health care staff and jeopardized our workforce’s …

https://www.aha.org/fact-sheets/2022-06-07-fact-sheet-workplace-violence-and-intimidation-and-need-federal-legislative

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Effect of interventions to improve safety culture on healthcare …

(Just Now) WEBEffect of interventions to improve safety culture on healthcare workers in hospital settings: a systematic review of the international literature. A controlled trial of a rapid response system in an academic medical center. June 25, 2008 Health care-associated invasive MRSA infections, 2005-2008. August 18, 2010

https://psnet.ahrq.gov/issue/effect-interventions-improve-safety-culture-healthcare-workers-hospital-settings-systematic

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Hospital Emergency Preparedness: An Online Guide for Healthcare

(5 days ago) WEBHospital administrators and healthcare workers who are in charge of developing their facility’s emergency response checklists should keep the following in mind. Control The individuals in charge of control organize the incident command system, including operations, planning, logistics, finance, and administration.

https://www.edumed.org/resources/hospital-emergency-preparedness/

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Association between characteristics of employing healthcare …

(8 days ago) WEBHealthcare facility characteristics, such as ownership, size, and location, have been associated with patient outcomes. However, it is not known whether the outcomes of healthcare workers are associated with the characteristics of their employing healthcare facilities, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic. This was an analysis of a …

https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-024-11109-6

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New AHA Report: Hospitals and Health Systems Continue to Face …

(5 days ago) WEBIn 2023, the median annual list price for a new drug was $300,000, an increase of 35% from the prior year. 2023 saw the most drug shortages in over a decade; there were an average of 301 drugs in shortage per quarter, an increase of 13% from the previous year. Hospitals’ labor costs, which on average accounts for 60% of a hospital’s …

https://www.aha.org/press-releases/2024-05-02-new-aha-report-hospitals-and-health-systems-continue-face-rising-costs-economic-pressures

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OHSU coronavirus (COVID-19) response OHSU News

(6 days ago) WEBPatient care. OHSU is following the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s recommendations to allow critical function health care staff to return to work six days, rather than 10 days, after a COVID-19 infection under the following conditions: Staff have had mild to moderate illness and are not immunocompromised; and their …

https://news.ohsu.edu/2024/05/16/preparing-for-the-novel-coronavirus-at-ohsu

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Healthcare Workers: Information on COVID-19 CDC

(6 days ago) WEBVisit archive.cdc.gov for a historical snapshot of the COVID-19 website, capturing the end of the Federal Public Health Emergency on June 28, 2023. Visit the dynamic COVID-19 collection to search the COVID-19 website as far back as July 30, 2021. Find links to COVID-19 resources for healthcare personnel on caring for patients, …

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/hcp/index.html

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Hospitals’ new message for patients: Stay home - POLITICO

(5 days ago) WEBDuring the pandemic, many health systems invested in the networks, sensors and infrastructure to support remote care, whether privacy law-compliant check-ins or new staffing models for patients

https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/10/hospitals-telehealth-push-00157062

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Damaging hacks expose the weak underbelly of America’s health …

(9 days ago) WEBA pair of recent ransomware attacks crippled computer systems at two major American health care firms, disrupting patient care and exposing fundamental weaknesses in the US health care system’s

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/16/tech/damaging-hacks-expose-the-weak-underbelly-of-americas-health-care-system/index.html

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WHO, Ministry of Health and partners conduct crucial research on …

(3 days ago) WEBFollowing the end of the acute phase of the COVID-19 response the World Health Organization (WHO) and European Union have supported the Ministry of Health and partners to conduct crucial research on the impact of COVID-19 on maternal and newborn health and to better understand disruptions to essential health services, with …

https://www.who.int/indonesia/news/detail/24-05-2024-who--ministry-of-health-and-partners-conduct-crucial-research-on-the-impact-of-covid-19-on-maternal-and-newborn-health-and-related-service-disruptions

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Steward crisis adds to stresses on hospital care in Massachusetts

(5 days ago) WEB49. Norwood Hospital remains closed amid Steward's troubles. Steven Senne/Associated Press. The crisis at Steward Health Care is squeezing other hospitals in Eastern Massachusetts as some patients

https://www.bostonglobe.com/2024/05/15/business/steward-health-care-crisis-hospital-care-state/

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Retaining Healthcare Workers: A Systematic Review of Strategies …

(4 days ago) WEBThe shortage of healthcare workers is a growing concern. The COVID-19 pandemic and retirement wave have accelerated turnover rates. This systematic review aimed to identify and analyse the existing interventions for job retention of healthcare workers, in terms of nurses and physicians, in a hospital setting.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10341299/

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Citing Safety, New York Moves Mentally Ill People Out of the Subway

(2 days ago) WEBLaunched last fall, the program, called Subway Co-Response Outreach, or SCOUT, has removed at least 113 people from the subway. Most go willingly to shelters, or to hospitals for medical treatment

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/10/nyregion/nyc-subway-mental-health-homeless.html

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Cyber attack hobbles Ascension Hospital patient care, leads to …

(4 days ago) WEB0:45. Just four days after Ascension St. Vincent's operations were upended by a ransomware attack earlier this month, Mark Hammond, 74, was admitted to the health system's flagship hospital on

https://www.indystar.com/story/news/health/2024/05/23/dangerous-delays-room-for-error-inside-ascension-after-cyber-attack/73786318007/

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Attorney General Mayes Announces Investigation into Steward …

(3 days ago) WEBPHOENIX – In response to Steward Health Care’s bankruptcy filing in a Texas bankruptcy court on May 6, 2024, and news of its planned auction of four Arizona hospitals, Attorney General Kris Mayes announced that she is opening an investigation into the circumstances leading up to Steward Health Care’s filing and is considering …

https://www.azag.gov/press-release/attorney-general-mayes-announces-investigation-steward-health-cares-bankruptcy

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Testing positive to COVID-19 and managing COVID-19 safely at …

(6 days ago) WEBHealthdirect is staffed by registered nurses who can provide expert health advice and connect you to care. If you need an interpreter, the nurse will arrange one for you; Eligible providers can claim aged care COVID-19 leave payment grants quarterly. These grants replace the previous High Risk Settings Pandemic Payment. Mental health support

https://www.nsw.gov.au/health/covid-19/testing-managing/advice-for-confirmed

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Healthcare System Preparedness and Response

(2 days ago) WEBAn effective healthcare response to a pandemic event requires an overall awareness of the system’s capabilities and capacities to form a “common operating picture.” Individual healthcare facilities must be prepared to adjust to varying stressors on the system over time through collaboration with diverse partners, effective information

https://www.cdc.gov/flu/pandemic-resources/planning-preparedness/healthcare-preparedness-response.html

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Iowa disaster relief fund to assist hospital workers displaced by

(2 days ago) WEBThe Iowa Hospital Education and Research Foundation has established a disaster relief fund to assist ACHS employees and other hospital workers who were impacted by the storm. AHA plans to make a donation to the fund. Adair County Health System in Greenfield, Iowa, an affiliate of MercyOne health system, sustained damage …

https://www.aha.org/news/headline/2024-05-24-iowa-disaster-relief-fund-assist-hospital-workers-displaced-tornado

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Kalkaska Memorial to pay out-of-pocket for lawsuit response

(8 days ago) WEBMay 26—KALKASKA — An insurance carrier for Kalkaska Memorial Health Center has reportedly declined to cover attorney fees related to a federal lawsuit filed last month against KMHC and several

https://www.yahoo.com/news/kalkaska-memorial-pay-pocket-lawsuit-123300081.html

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