Nurse union issues grave warning on COVID-19: "The nation's hospitals are unprepared"
4 years, 10 months ago

Nurse union issues grave warning on COVID-19: "The nation's hospitals are unprepared"

Salon  

As novel coronavirus cases continue to grow in the United States, thousands of unionized nurses say that they find the lack of preparedness among their employers and hospitals alarming — and fear that they may be at risk for COVID-19 as a result. "It's a public health emergency; I'm a registered nurse and I need to know if I'm positive before going back to care for patients." In a separate emailed statement, Kaiser Permanente said: "The safety of our patients, employees, physicians, and community is our top priority; We, along with all other health care providers and hospitals in California, have been working closely with local, state, and federal officials on the screening, testing, and care for patients with suspected or confirmed COVID-19." "Workers were allowed to come in contact for too many hours without wearing proper safety equipment, and as a result a large number of workers had to be sent home, putting us and our families at risk," John Richardson, a pathology assistant at Parkview Community Hospital Medical Center, said in a press statement. "Our nurses are prepared to protect and care for patients infected with COVID-19," Pat Kane, RN, NYSNA's executive director, said in a statement.

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Nursing aides plagued by PTSD after ‘nightmare’ COVID conditions, with little help
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Nursing aides plagued by PTSD after ‘nightmare’ COVID conditions, with little help

NPR  

Nursing aides plagued by PTSD after ‘nightmare’ COVID conditions, with little help toggle caption Amy Maxmen/KFF Health News One evening in May, nursing assistant Debra Ragoonanan’s vision blurred during her shift at a state-run Massachusetts veterans home. “How am I supposed to move forward?” toggle caption Amy Maxmen/KFF Health News COVID killed more than 3,600 U.S. health care workers in …

Ill-gotten gains: Why does American society coerce us to work while sick?
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Ill-gotten gains: Why does American society coerce us to work while sick?

Salon  

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may soon remove its five-day isolation guidance for people who are infected with COVID-19, according to a recent report in The Washington Post. But as one epidemiologist told NPR: "It's like saying, well, people aren't really wearing a seat belt, so I guess we can say seat belts don't matter.” A reversal in …

Nurse wins Long Covid compensation case, picks up infection at work
1 year, 9 months ago

Nurse wins Long Covid compensation case, picks up infection at work

Dutch News  

A healthcare company has been held responsible in court for the financial impact suffered by a worker who developed Long Covid, in the first case of its kind in the Netherlands. The 28-year-old nurse, who worked at a nursing home in Zuid Holland, won her case last December but the verdict only became definitive this week, health news website Zorgvisie …

Nurse wins Long Covid compensation case, picks up infection at work
1 year, 9 months ago

Nurse wins Long Covid compensation case, picks up infection at work

Dutch News  

A healthcare company has been held responsible in court for the financial impact suffered by a worker who developed Long Covid, in the first case of its kind in the Netherlands. The 28-year-old nurse, who worked at a nursing home in Zuid Holland, won her case last December but the verdict only became definitive this week, health news website Zorgvisie …

Hundreds of healthcare workers with Long Covid lose their jobs, union says
2 years, 8 months ago

Hundreds of healthcare workers with Long Covid lose their jobs, union says

Dutch News  

Several hundred healthcare workers have lost their jobs because they suffer from Long Covid and have been off work sick for two years, the FNV trade union federation said on Friday. The figures come from a union survey of 518 healthcare workers who have been hit by Long Covid. And as thanks for doing a heroic task, they have been …

Hundreds of healthcare workers with Long Covid lose their jobs, union says
2 years, 8 months ago

Hundreds of healthcare workers with Long Covid lose their jobs, union says

Dutch News  

Several hundred healthcare workers have lost their jobs because they suffer from Long Covid and have been off work sick for two years, the FNV trade union federation said on Friday. The figures come from a union survey of 518 healthcare workers who have been hit by Long Covid. And as thanks for doing a heroic task, they have been …

I Was A COVID Doctor. Here's The One Thing I Refuse To Do As We 'Get Back To Normal.'
2 years, 9 months ago

I Was A COVID Doctor. Here's The One Thing I Refuse To Do As We 'Get Back To Normal.'

Huff Post  

A nurse gives medication to a patient with COVID-19 in the medical intensive care unit at the Veterans Affairs Medical Center on April 24, 2020, in New York City. Health care workers are not OK. As the transition back to “normal” begins, our clinics — echoing the rest of the nation — are moving toward a new stage of the …

Op-Ed: OSHA has long failed to protect some of our most vulnerable workers
2 years, 11 months ago

Op-Ed: OSHA has long failed to protect some of our most vulnerable workers

LA Times  

The Supreme Court decision that killed the federal vaccine-or-test rule for large businesses is a defeat for employee health and safety. Long before the pandemic, greenhouse workers — such as those handling the hothouse tomatoes that brighten many American salads — suffered from a slew of health and safety violations, including lack of protective gear for handling toxic chemicals and …

Govt. healthcare staff bearing the brunt of Covid onslaught in Telangana
2 years, 11 months ago

Govt. healthcare staff bearing the brunt of Covid onslaught in Telangana

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The state government’s healthcare workers are facing a Covid onslaught with infections rising rapidly in many hospitals. Director of medical education, Telangana, Dr K Ramesh Reddy said the department did not have a count of the overall number of healthcare workers infected in the state. A member of a state doctors’ association said that almost 80 per cent of …

Sick staff. Endless COVID patients. Doctors ‘just scraping by’ as Omicron sweeps hospitals
2 years, 11 months ago

Sick staff. Endless COVID patients. Doctors ‘just scraping by’ as Omicron sweeps hospitals

LA Times  

On a single day this week, 616 staffers called out sick with COVID-19 at Tufts Medical Center in Boston. Now, we’re essentially numb.” Registered nurse Giyun Kim, left, works with patient Marcus Miller, 44, of Carson in the COVID-19 unit at Providence Little Company of Mary Medical Center on Jan. 11, 2022, in Torrance. “Delta and Omicron come along and …

As hospitals reel, California tells coronavirus-positive medical workers to stay on the job
2 years, 11 months ago

As hospitals reel, California tells coronavirus-positive medical workers to stay on the job

LA Times  

Daylong waits in the emergency room. State officials are attempting to address California’s staffing shortage through a sweeping policy change that allows asymptomatic healthcare workers who have tested positive for the coronavirus to return to work immediately. The decision is “irresponsible and a huge mistake that will jeopardize everyone’s health,” said Rosanna Mendez, executive director of SEIU 121RN, a union …

Victorian COVID-19 hospitalisations rise to 861 as 37,994 new cases, 13 deaths reported
2 years, 11 months ago

Victorian COVID-19 hospitalisations rise to 861 as 37,994 new cases, 13 deaths reported

ABC  

The number of COVID-19 patients in Victorian hospitals has hit a new pandemic high, as the wave of Omicron infections continues to place pressure on the healthcare system. Key points: There are more than 170,000 active cases in Victoria, sending thousands of workers into isolation Health services are struggling to maintain staffing as COVID-19 hospitalisations continue to rise The Premier …

Sharp increase in hospital workers getting Covid
3 years ago

Sharp increase in hospital workers getting Covid

NL Times  

The number of coronavirus infections among hospital workers is increasing significantly, especially among nurses and carers. This is really a big city problem," Amsterdam UMC director Mark Kramer said to the newspaper. "We see the repercussions of the infections among Amsterdam residents - 40 percent test positive - in our staff. With high numbers of Covid infections on top of …

500 care workers face redundancy after developing Long Covid
3 years ago

500 care workers face redundancy after developing Long Covid

Dutch News  

Over 500 healthcare workers face losing their jobs because they are suffering from Long Covid and have been on sick pay for the regulation two years, according to the FNV trade union federation. The public health institute RIVM estimates 238,000 healthcare workers caught coronavirus and, the FNV says, most of the Long Covid reports they have had come from people …

500 care workers face redundancy after developing Long Covid
3 years ago

500 care workers face redundancy after developing Long Covid

Dutch News  

Over 500 healthcare workers face losing their jobs because they are suffering from Long Covid and have been on sick pay for the regulation two years, according to the FNV trade union federation. The public health institute RIVM estimates 238,000 healthcare workers caught coronavirus and, the FNV says, most of the Long Covid reports they have had come from people …

More military medical personnel are assisting hospitals with Covid-19 treatment as staff shortages mount
3 years ago

More military medical personnel are assisting hospitals with Covid-19 treatment as staff shortages mount

CNN  

CNN — As the number of Covid-19 hospitalizations surpasses those during the Delta variant surge over the summer and fall, more states are enacting emergency protocols to deal with growing staff shortages at hospitals. Teams of military medical personnel are working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency to aid with health care staffing in multiple states, including Arizona, Colorado, Indiana, …

Reduced COVID-19 isolation for NSW healthcare staff a 'catch-up' measure to stop system 'collapsing'
3 years ago

Reduced COVID-19 isolation for NSW healthcare staff a 'catch-up' measure to stop system 'collapsing'

ABC  

Tired and overworked healthcare workers in New South Wales were left with no choice but to support reducing the isolation rules for staff with no symptoms who had been deemed close contacts of COVID-19 cases. Key points: Expert says reducing isolation for asymptomatic healthcare staff made complete sense President of the doctors union says patients will not be put in …

US sets shorter COVID-19 isolation rules for health workers
3 years ago

US sets shorter COVID-19 isolation rules for health workers

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — Worried that a new COVID-19 wave could overwhelm understaffed U.S. hospitals, federal officials on Thursday loosened rules that call on health care workers to stay out of work for 10 days if they test positive. “As the health care community prepares for an anticipated surge in patients due to omicron, CDC is updating our recommendations to reflect …

As COVID beds fill, hospitals struggle with burnout among doctors, nurses and staff
3 years ago

As COVID beds fill, hospitals struggle with burnout among doctors, nurses and staff

LA Times  

Twins Natalie Balli, left, and Linda Calderon, background right, 71, in a COVID-19 unit at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in Los Angeles on Friday. “There is no medical school class that can prepare you for this level of death,” said Dr. Jacqueline Pflaum-Carlson, an emergency medicine specialist at Henry Ford Health System in Detroit. Dr. Steve Stites, chief medical …

Facing a new flood of COVID patients, Colorado nurses say the stress is unsustainable
3 years ago

Facing a new flood of COVID patients, Colorado nurses say the stress is unsustainable

NPR  

Facing a new flood of COVID patients, Colorado nurses say the stress is unsustainable Enlarge this image toggle caption Hart Van Denburg/CPR News Hart Van Denburg/CPR News Harold Burch lives in a home with a spectacular view in Paonia, a rural part of Colorado's Western Slope. Sponsor Message "It's really frustrating because I did the right thing and like so …

WHO says COVID may have killed 180,000 health workers
3 years, 2 months ago

WHO says COVID may have killed 180,000 health workers

Al Jazeera  

UN agency steps up calls for governments to do more to protect and support workers as the pandemic continues to grow. The World Health Organisation has estimated between 80,000 and 180,000 healthcare workers have died worldwide due to COVID-19, warning of the danger of burnout, anxiety and fatigue as the virus continues to spread around the world. Healthcare workers have …

Covid-19 vaccine health care worker holdouts: For them, it’s personal. For their hospitals it’s professional
3 years, 3 months ago

Covid-19 vaccine health care worker holdouts: For them, it’s personal. For their hospitals it’s professional

CNN  

CNN — Being a nurse means everything to Andrea Babinski, but she is willing to risk it all – the connections to colleagues she likes, the patients she cares for, not to mention the steady paycheck – for a simple belief. “We’re in every facet of health care so the influence of nurses and helping people to decide to receive …

Covid Australia Melbourne nurse's letter EXPLODING at anti-vaxxer protesters while people die alone
3 years, 3 months ago

Covid Australia Melbourne nurse's letter EXPLODING at anti-vaxxer protesters while people die alone

Daily Mail  

A furious nurse' union leader has blasted anti-vaxxers rampaging through Melbourne streets and said protesters claiming to be healthcare workers were really not, as the genuine ones were caring for the dying. Nurse Lisa Fitzpatrick, 59, fired off a 310 word tirade at the right-wing mob who hijacked the tradies rally and sparked violent scenes throughout the city Some protesters …

Opinion: Why doctors can’t prioritize care based on vaccine status
3 years, 3 months ago

Opinion: Why doctors can’t prioritize care based on vaccine status

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Robert Klitzman is a professor of psychiatry and director of the masters in bioethics program at Columbia University. Why should we have to care for patients who didn’t want to get the shots?” Front-line doctors I know at a number of different hospitals are growing exasperated with these patients, whose rejection of the vaccines have endangered themselves as …

A COVID Surge Is Overwhelming U.S. Hospitals, Raising Fears Of Rationed Care
3 years, 4 months ago

A COVID Surge Is Overwhelming U.S. Hospitals, Raising Fears Of Rationed Care

NPR  

A COVID Surge Is Overwhelming U.S. Hospitals, Raising Fears Of Rationed Care Enlarge this image toggle caption Kyle Green/AP Kyle Green/AP The U.S. health care system is again buckling under the weight of a COVID-19 surge that has filled more than 100,000 hospital beds nationwide and forced some states to consider enacting "crisis standards of care" — a last resort …

Hospital wants only vaccinated workers in contact with vulnerable patients
3 years, 4 months ago

Hospital wants only vaccinated workers in contact with vulnerable patients

NL Times  

The Rijnstate Hospital in Arnhem wants only workers who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 in contact with vulnerable patients, NOS reported. I have much empathy for my people, but I am also worried that patients will avoid the hospital again”, hospital director Hans Schoo said. He called for the health ministry to institute a law that would make it possible …

Victorian nurse speaks of harrowing experiences in hospitals inundated with COVID-19 patients
3 years, 4 months ago

Victorian nurse speaks of harrowing experiences in hospitals inundated with COVID-19 patients

ABC  

A Western Health nurse working on the frontline sent an impassioned plea to Victorians at Monday's COVID-19 press conference, urging people to get vaccinated to protect the community. Key points: Kylie Fisher worries her team of nurses face a repeat of last year's COVID-19 emergency She urges those who are not vaccinated to make an appointment and get the jab …

Facing the recent rise in Covid-19 cases is like being told you have to walk back into war, nurse says
3 years, 5 months ago

Facing the recent rise in Covid-19 cases is like being told you have to walk back into war, nurse says

CNN  

CNN — Covid-19 is once again on the rise, hospitals are filling up with patients and a Tennessee ICU nurse told CNN the resurgence is decimating her already depleted energy level. “It was bad enough the first time around when it was all still new and you could at least give people the excuse of ignorance,” Kathryn Ivey Sherman told …

I'm An ICU Doctor And I Cannot Believe The Things Unvaccinated Patients Are Telling Me
3 years, 5 months ago

I'm An ICU Doctor And I Cannot Believe The Things Unvaccinated Patients Are Telling Me

Huff Post  

A "prone team," wearing personal protective equipment, turns a COVID-19 patient onto his stomach in a Stamford Hospital intensive care unit in Stamford, Connecticut. John Moore via Getty Images “We can’t let COVID win.” This was my colleague’s mantra when the pandemic started last year. I cannot help but recoil as if I’ve been slapped in the face when my …

Major medical groups call for employers to mandate Covid-19 vaccines for health care workers
3 years, 5 months ago

Major medical groups call for employers to mandate Covid-19 vaccines for health care workers

CNN  

CNN — As the number of Covid-19 cases surges in the United States, more than 50 health and medical groups – including the American Medical Association, the American College of Physicians, the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Public Health Association – issued a joint statement calling for all health care and long-term care employers to mandate employees be …

Boss of Sydney aged care home at centre of COVID-19 outbreak praises unvaccinated staff for coming to work
3 years, 6 months ago

Boss of Sydney aged care home at centre of COVID-19 outbreak praises unvaccinated staff for coming to work

ABC  

The operator of a Sydney aged care home at the centre of a COVID-19 outbreak says its "admirable" unvaccinated staff are still working there. Key points: There are five residents confirmed positive at the Baulkham Hills aged care centre 96 per cent of residents at the home are vaccinated The daughter of one man who tested positive is angry that …

Michigan ends workplace COVID-19 rules except in health care
3 years, 6 months ago

Michigan ends workplace COVID-19 rules except in health care

Associated Press  

LANSING, Mich. — Gov. Gretchen Whitmer scaled back COVID-19 workplace safety rules on Tuesday, keeping mask and other requirements only in health care settings. The Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s new emergency rules align with federal regulations that aim to protect health workers who are most likely to have contact with infected people. But it strongly encouraged non-health care …

As COVID-19 crisis ebbs, some are seeking 9/11-style commission
3 years, 6 months ago

As COVID-19 crisis ebbs, some are seeking 9/11-style commission

LA Times  

Nurses place a ventilator on a patient in a COVID-19 unit on Jan. 7 in the city of Orange. “If this happens again, our loved ones died in vain.” A bill introduced by Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez of New Jersey and Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine would establish such a commission. “The death toll from the COVID-19 pandemic is …

Healthcare Workers are Three Times More Likely to Get Covid-19 Than the Rest: Study
3 years, 7 months ago

Healthcare Workers are Three Times More Likely to Get Covid-19 Than the Rest: Study

News 18  

Health care workers were three times more likely to become infected during the Covid-19 pandemic compared to the general population, according to a study. “A lot of attention during the pandemic has been around PPE for doctors and nurses but we found that dentists, health care assistants and porters were the staff most likely to test positive,” said lead researcher …

Half of medical workers not yet vaccinated against Covid-19
3 years, 7 months ago

Half of medical workers not yet vaccinated against Covid-19

NL Times  

At least half of the medical staff in hospitals has not yet been vaccinated against Covid-19, BNR reported after discussing the situation with many of the larger hospitals in the country. Despite as many as 90 percent of their employees willing to get a jab, vaccines are delivered in small quantities which has caused logistic issues for already-strained healthcare institutions. …

PM takes key decisions to boost availability of medical personnel to fight Covid-19
3 years, 8 months ago

PM takes key decisions to boost availability of medical personnel to fight Covid-19

India Today  

Seeking to augment human resources deployed in fighting COVID-19, Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved a number of measures, including postponing the NEET-PG for at least four months to make many qualified doctors available for pandemic duty and pressing into service medical interns. The PMO said in a statement on Monday that the services of final year MBBS students can …

AP: Over 9,000 virus patients sent into NY nursing homes
3 years, 10 months ago

AP: Over 9,000 virus patients sent into NY nursing homes

Associated Press  

NEW YORK — More than 9,000 recovering coronavirus patients in New York state were released from hospitals into nursing homes early in the pandemic under a controversial directive that was scrapped amid criticism it accelerated outbreaks, according to new records obtained by The Associated Press. The new number of 9,056 recovering patients sent to hundreds of nursing homes is more …

AP: Over 9,000 virus patients sent into NY nursing homes
3 years, 10 months ago

AP: Over 9,000 virus patients sent into NY nursing homes

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than 9,000 recovering …

AG slams NY’s legal shield for nursing homes, hospitals
3 years, 11 months ago

AG slams NY’s legal shield for nursing homes, hospitals

Associated Press  

ALBANY, N.Y. — New York’s attorney general has joined calls for the state to loosen a partial immunity from lawsuits and criminal prosecutions it had granted to nursing homes at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic last spring. Yet despite those “disturbing and potentially unlawful findings,” James said, “It remains unclear to what extent facilities or individuals can be held …

California’s new workplace laws: COVID-19 safety, family leave and more
4 years ago

California’s new workplace laws: COVID-19 safety, family leave and more

LA Times  

Sweeping new laws ramping up in 2021 will force California businesses to offer employees more help to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic, including measures on disclosure of workplace infections, on healthcare and wage replacement, and on job-protected leave to care for sick family members. In a letter requesting a veto, the state Chamber of Commerce and a coalition of trade …

Health Care Workers Try To Bring COVID-19 Patients Joy, Less Isolation As Life Ends
4 years ago

Health Care Workers Try To Bring COVID-19 Patients Joy, Less Isolation As Life Ends

NPR  

Health Care Workers Try To Bring COVID-19 Patients Joy, Less Isolation As Life Ends Enlarge this image toggle caption Nick Mott for NPR Nick Mott for NPR When the coronavirus hit the U.S., hospitals issued strict limitations on visitors. Enlarge this image toggle caption Nick Mott for NPR Nick Mott for NPR Respiratory therapist Mary Graham says all 265 health …

'It's So Much Worse Than Before.' Dread And Despair Haunt Nurses Inside LA's ICUs
4 years ago

'It's So Much Worse Than Before.' Dread And Despair Haunt Nurses Inside LA's ICUs

NPR  

'It's So Much Worse Than Before.' "We have no ICU beds," says Brad Spellberg, chief medical officer of LAC+USC Medical Center, one of the area's largest hospitals. Spellberg says it's like "battlefield medicine," a frantic race to save lives when there aren't enough staffers to cope: "You've got nurses that are assigned 20 patients when they're only supposed to be …

Demoralized health workers struggle as virus numbers surge
4 years ago

Demoralized health workers struggle as virus numbers surge

Associated Press  

Doctors and nurses around the U.S. are becoming exhausted and demoralized as they struggle to cope with a record-breaking surge of COVID-19 patients that is overwhelming hospitals and prompting governors to clamp back down to contain the virus. “We’re constantly looking for beds,” said Cassie Ban, an intensive care nurse at Indiana University Health. Health care workers will be among …

The US hit a record 7-day average of new Covid-19 cases. And the impacts of Thanksgiving will only make things worse, experts warn
4 years, 1 month ago

The US hit a record 7-day average of new Covid-19 cases. And the impacts of Thanksgiving will only make things worse, experts warn

CNN  

CNN — Hospitals across the United States are being put under immense pressure as the nation continues to hit record levels of new Covid-19 cases, adding more than 1 million new cases in the first five days of December. “We’re seeing day-by-day increasing numbers of patients with Covid-19, both those who are a little bit sick and those who are …

Covid-19 has already exhausted the US. And it’s only the start of a dark and deadly winter
4 years, 1 month ago

Covid-19 has already exhausted the US. And it’s only the start of a dark and deadly winter

CNN  

CNN — For weeks, experts have warned Americans in increasingly dire terms that this winter will be one of the darkest periods in the nation’s public health history. “I think we’re past the breaking point,” said Dr. Adolphe Edward, CEO of El Centro Regional Medical Center in Southern California. “The staff is here, but they’re broken.” Edward’s hospital on Thursday …

Some Health Care Workers Are Wary Of Getting COVID-19 Vaccines
4 years, 1 month ago

Some Health Care Workers Are Wary Of Getting COVID-19 Vaccines

NPR  

Some Health Care Workers Are Wary Of Getting COVID-19 Vaccines Enlarge this image toggle caption Mario Tama/Getty Images Mario Tama/Getty Images Health care workers are expected to be first in line to be offered a COVID-19 vaccine when one is available. But the speed of COVID-19 vaccine development, along with concerns about political interference with the process, has left some …

Need a Covid-19 nurse? That’ll be $8,000 a week
4 years, 1 month ago

Need a Covid-19 nurse? That’ll be $8,000 a week

CNN  

Kaiser Health News — In March, Claire Tripeny was watching her dream job fall apart. “There’s no way rural hospitals can afford to pay that kind of salary.” Surge Capacity Hospitals have long relied on traveling nurses to fill gaps in staffing without committing to long-term hiring. All four of Utah’s major health care systems have seen nurses leave for …

North Dakota nurses worry about working with sick colleagues
4 years, 1 month ago

North Dakota nurses worry about working with sick colleagues

Associated Press  

BISMARCK, N.D. — Like many medical workers around the world, Fargo emergency room nurse Adam Johnston can’t escape the grim reality of the coronavirus pandemic. “It’s going to make you question every time you want to sit down and grab a five-minute snack with one of your co-workers,” said Johnston, who is the president of the state’s Emergency Nurses Association. …

Patients who caught COVID-19 in health settings demand official figures, as experts claim cases were preventable
4 years, 2 months ago

Patients who caught COVID-19 in health settings demand official figures, as experts claim cases were preventable

ABC  

When Christina Heywood went into a Melbourne rehabilitation centre for physiotherapy on her new hip, she didn't think she'd come out with coronavirus. Key points: Christina Heywood is one of 17 patients who caught coronavirus while staying at a Frankston rehabilitation centre Three months on she is still suffering the lingering effects of coronavirus A health expert says better infection …

Australian doctors, nurses and aged care workers tell us how they're dealing with COVID-19
4 years, 2 months ago

Australian doctors, nurses and aged care workers tell us how they're dealing with COVID-19

ABC  

Half an hour into a 12-hour shift, elastic starts to cut into the skin behind Jack's* ears. COVID-19 made hospitals and aged care homes places where workers were no longer safe, but as Jack says, unlike other high-risk industries "there's no danger money". In response to calls from healthcare workers and the various representative bodies, the Victorian Government introduced a …

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