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Health care leaders: Hospitals at tipping point

Posted on By Sharika Soukup
Health care leaders: Hospitals at tipping point

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Michigan is now the worst COVID-19 hot spot in the nation, and local hospitals are overwhelmed. The health care systems with Region 6, which includes 13 West Michigan counties, put out a plea to the community, asking for help to get back on track. Dr. Dan Roper, the emergency department…

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Henry Ford hospitals trim beds due to staffing shortage

Posted on By Sharika Soukup
Henry Ford hospitals trim beds due to staffing shortage

Detroit-based Henry Ford Health System has trimmed 120 beds from its five hospitals because there aren’t enough nurses or other workers to staff them, health system officials said Monday.  Michigan has been grappling with a shortage of hospital employees after a grueling year and a half of pandemic service that caused some workers to quit or…

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