At a Senate Health Committee hearing last week, U.S. Senator Mitt Romney highlighted the urgent need to remedy the shortage of healthcare workers in the United States. In the aftermath of COVID-19, the healthcare sector is still in recovery mode, and to fully rehabilitate it, professionals must employ all resources at their disposal—including utilizing foreign-educated…
As yet another medical catastrophe threatens to engulf the American healthcare sector, experts are sounding the alarm on the fragile state of our medical landscape. As it stands, the healthcare sector cannot support another widespread crisis. The “tridemic”—fueled by the simultaneous outbreak of a new COVID-19 subvariant, the flu, and RSV—has had a significant impact…
A “tridemic” of a new Covid-19 subvariant, the flu, and RSV has overwhelmed hospitals that are severely understaffed and unable to treat patients adequately. That’s the dire situation that Saul Anuzis, president of 60 Plus, raises in a new op-ed in RealClearHealth. The state of staffing in American hospitals is alarming. Anuzis ticks through the…
After three days of striking, New York City nurses returned to work after a series of successful negotiations with hospital executives rendered improved staffing ratios for healthcare workers. While this strike is a success story in achieving more manageable workplace conditions, the issues at hand are not isolated to New York City. Staffing shortages and…
The widespread burnout running rampant among the nursing community came to a head in New York City on early Monday morning. Hundreds of striking nurses from the New York State Nurses Association took to Madison Avenue, camping out in front of Mount Sinai hospital demanding more sustainable working conditions. The movement was the largest nursing…
The thought of tending to a child so sick they require professional medical attention is both heartbreaking and panic inducing. Yet that reality has become even more horrifying as hospitals struggle to keep up with an unprecedented demand for pediatric medical care in the past few months. Understaffed hospitals have forced parents to endure agonizing…
All too often, individuals forget the most central component of the healthcare sector — care, itself. Our medical facilities rely wholly on the individuals who make up their workforce. Nursing is a fundamentally selfless profession, predicated on RNs giving of themselves until we, their patients, are fully rehabilitated. It’s why they are so often referred…
In yet another blow to an already crippled workforce, there appears to be no respite for healthcare workers this holiday season. In the midst of what many considered the conclusion of COVID-19, a new “tridemic” threatens to take hold of the public and overwhelm healthcare systems nationwide. The outbreak, fueled by the simultaneous spread of…
As winter approaches, hospitals nationwide are preparing for – or already handling – a surge of sick patients. With the cold weather keeping people indoors, viruses and air-borne diseases are spreading rapidly, leading to the spread of a trio of respiratory illnesses. How are hospitals going to deal with this? NPR’s Ari Shapiro sat down…
The healthcare sector has suffered from a nationwide nursing shortage for years. This lack of staffing has forced nurses to work longer shifts and double up on patients to adequately serve patients in need. If this shortage is not addressed, patients will suffer the consequences. The nursing deficit can lead to longer wait times…
