KUOW Newsroom Overlake hospital said it follows safety gear guidelines, but its policies show otherwise If you want to move to Phase 2, Washington state says healthcare workers can’t wear their N95 respirator or surgical mask for longer than one shift. Policies at Bellevue’s Overlake Medical Center say workers should wear them for up to five shifts.
KUOW Newsroom What these nurses see on the Covid ICU in Seattle The air turns over every 20 to 25 minutes on the Covid ICU at the University of Washington Medical Center, but no one breathes easy.
Doctors In Training Learn Hard Lessons During The Pandemic There are some 130,000 medical residents in the U.S., and many are pulling long shifts in emergency departments and ICUs treating patients infected with the coronavirus.
New Evidence Suggests COVID-19 Patients On Ventilators Usually Survive Early reports suggested death rates as high as 90% for COVID-19 patients on ventilators. But some hospitals are now reporting mortality lower than 30%.
Hospital ICUs Are Adapting To COVID-19 At 'Light Speed' With COVID-19 becoming a critical focus in hospital intensive care units, nurses, doctors and other caregivers have had to shift gears to protect staff and save patients.
All Things Considered U.S. Hospitals Hit By Financial 'Triple Whammy' During Coronavirus Pandemic The CEO and president of the American Hospital Association says members are losing billions due to the cost of treating COVID-19, the rise in uninsured and loss of revenue from elective procedures.
KUOW Newsroom With visits on hold during pandemic, Washington hospitals strain to comfort sickest patients For healthcare workers, the ban on hospital visitors is one of the hardest consequences of the coronavirus pandemic.
To Stop The Pandemic, Seema Verma Is 'Getting Rid Of A Lot Of Regulations' As head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Verma says she's working to ease safety rules and lighten licensing requirements, to expand the number of hospital beds and health workers.
New York City Hospitals Struggle To Get Virus Testing Online Amid Patient Surge On-site testing was delayed for weeks at a Brooklyn hospital that has been designated COVID-19 only. Rapid on-site testing can help hospitals prevent the virus from spreading inside their facilities.
KUOW Newsroom If hospitals in Washington state become overwhelmed, who gets life-saving care? ‘This is really serious. It's like war. We need to act like we're at war.’
