As of Monday, there are mainly three types of health care workers in Montana. Those with at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, those with an exemption because of their religious belief or medical condition, and those without a job. Feb. 14 was the date when medical facilities in the state that receive federal…
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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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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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Hospitals jammed with the highest number of COVID-19 patients on record are beginning to get some relief as the Ohio National Guard arrives and reinforcements of a different kind step up to the task.The National Guard sent 70 troops to UC Hospital to help out in several clinical and non-clinical roles. They add to the…
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As a pulmonary and critical care physician in Southern California treating hospitalized patients with COVID-19, I am noticing a rising tension. Beyond just being overwhelmed, we are now part of the collateral damage. I recently asked a security guard to accompany me and an ICU nurse to meet the family of an unvaccinated 42-year-old firefighter…
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A judge in Wisconsin on Monday lifted an order that had temporarily blocked seven employees of ThedaCare, a major regional hospital system, from leaving for new jobs with another health care network until it could find people to replace them. The dismissal of a temporary injunction cleared the way for the workers to begin their…
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Healthcare workers at at their breaking point. Source: Tima Miroshnichenko/Pexels Back in December 2020, I wrote an article on Psychology Today about receiving my first COVID-19 vaccine while working on the frontlines of the pandemic. I was hopeful that the vaccination would be the beginning of the end. I could overcome the tiny thrill of…
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Kaiser Permanente therapists strike on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, demand it be a paid holiday Kaiser Permanente mental health professionals in Oakland picketed on Monday and held a day-long strike in protest of the organization delaying the plan to honor Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a paid holiday for all employees. KTVU’s Emma…
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