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City employees face months-long wait time for mental health care

October 29, 2021January 11, 2022 Sharika Soukup

San Francisco city employees insured through Kaiser Permanente and seeking mental health treatment sometimes have to wait up to three months for an appointment with a therapist, a hearing during the Board of Supervisors’ Government Audit and Oversight Committee on Thursday revealed. Supervisor Connie Chan, who sits on the committee, called the hearing in response…

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GOP Doctors Caucus warns Biden healthcare vaccine mandate could worsen patient care, labor shortages

October 27, 2021 Sharika Soukup

FIRST ON FOX: The GOP Doctors Caucus sent a pair of letters to President Biden and the director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) warning a vaccine mandate for healthcare workers could worsen patient care and healthcare labor shortages. The congressional caucus of healthcare experts sent letters led by Rep. Andy Harris,…

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UC Davis Health expands care for patients in Folsom

October 26, 2021 Sharika Soukup

(SACRAMENTO) UC Davis Health announced plans today for a large-scale expansion of health services in Folsom, with new medical facilities and high-tech housing. UC Davis Health has purchased a 34.5-acre parcel, at the intersection of East Bidwell Street and Highway 50, in Folsom Ranch. This property expands UC Davis Health’s care in Folsom and offers a…

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North Dakota Health Department seeks to augment health care workforce, citing ‘unprecedented need’ | Health

October 24, 2021 Sharika Soukup

North Dakota’s Health Department on Monday urged volunteers and people with medical experience to join the health care workforce due to what it called an “unprecedented staffing need.” Active cases of COVID-19 in North Dakota have dropped to the lowest level in a month and the average test positivity rate appears to have started on…

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David Sirota: Rahm Emanuel made statements on health care, climate in line with firm paying him millions

October 23, 2021 Sharika Soukup

David Sirota, the founder of the Daily Poster, said recent financial disclosure filings from former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel (D) show that he previously made public statements that were in line with a Wall Street firm paying him millions of dollars. Sirota, during a Friday appearance on Hill.TV’s “Rising,” outlined reporting from The Daily Poster…

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Two major Alaska health care providers say more than 98% of employees are meeting COVID-19 vaccine mandates

October 22, 2021 Sharika Soukup

Dr. Melissa Hardesty takes a selfie after receiving a Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2020, at Providence Alaska Medical Center in Anchorage. (Loren Holmes/ADN) Two major Alaska health care providers are reporting high levels of employee compliance with vaccine mandates, refuting predictions of a significant exodus of shot-opposed workers from city officials, including…

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Houston area health care worker accused of stealing more than $70K from elderly couple

October 21, 2021 Sharika Soukup

Houston area health care worker accused of stealing more than K from elderly couple

HOUSTON – A Houston-area health care worker who is accused of stealing from her elderly patients has two felony warrants out for her arrest. Brittany Nicole Kelly, 30, is a wanted woman. Kelly has a criminal history spanning over several years for misdemeanor thefts. Last July, Kelly was charged in Harris County with two felony…

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Why is it hard to find home health care in Florida?

October 19, 2021 Sharika Soukup

It took 23 phone calls to find home health care for MJ Falango’s father. A series of falls and infections had brought Joseph Falango, 87, to the hospital. Now, his doctors were refusing to discharge him without assurance he had someone to monitor his health at his Melbourne home. At first Falango, who lived 90…

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