A nationwide survey shows some health care workers are struggling with their mental health.So, while Iowa is shifting to a new pandemic response, they’re still dealing with the pandemic’s direct effects.The survey, conducted by IntelyCare Research Group, found that while 72% of nurses have access to some type of mental health care, only 10% use…
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Nurse Heather Gatchet’s shift in the emergency department at Salem Health’s Salem Hospital typically starts at 6:00 a.m. Before that, she packs her daughter’s lunch, drinks tea, and starts driving to work. To stave off her rising sense of panic, she calls her mom on the way. “My mom’s like my cup of coffee” Gatchet…
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When the COVID-19 vaccines became available, many health care workers, despite seeing the devastating effects of the virus firsthand, said they did not intend to get vaccinated. But a new Northwestern Medicine study shows how quickly many of them at a large urban health care system changed their minds, resulting in a vaccination rate of…
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Amazon Care is expected to rollout in-person visits in the Miami-area in 2022. Michel Spingler AP File Amazon already dominates your online shopping. Now it’s hoping to persuade your employer to offer you its telehealth and in-person health services. The tech giant on Tuesday announced plans to expand home visits for health services including vaccinations,…
Amazon employees are told they can get health care on call Amazon is rolling out its telehealth service, known as Amazon Care, nationwide, the company announced Tuesday. Amazon Care launched in 2019 as a pilot program for employees in and around the company’s Seattle headquarters. The program provides virtual-care visits, as well as free telehealth…
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By KATHY GANNON February 9, 2022 GMT https://apnews.com/article/afghanistan-coronavirus-pandemic-business-health-kabul-9e983468daac7ef86367b6b9f76a704f KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — Only five hospitals in Afghanistan still offer COVID-19 treatment, with 33 others having been forced to close in recent months for lack of doctors, medicines and even heat. This comes as the economically devastated nation is hit by a steep rise in the…
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Jordan Rau, Kaiser Health News The federal government has penalized 764 hospitals — including more than three dozen it simultaneously rates as among the best in the country — for having the highest numbers of patient infections and potentially avoidable complications. The penalties — a 1% reduction in Medicare payments over 12 months — are…
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LIMA — Lima hospitals and nursing homes are preparing to comply with a federal mandate upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court last month requiring most health care workers to be vaccinated against COVID-19 by March 15. The rule covers hospitals, nursing homes, hospices and other health care facilities that receive funding from the federal Centers…
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