KUOW Newsroom As WA hospitals surge with Covid patients, here's what 'crisis care' could look like ‘If we go through this pandemic, and haven't learned that we truly are our brother's keeper in many, many ways, then I think, sadly, it would be a disaster.’
A COVID Surge Is Overwhelming U.S. Hospitals, Raising Fears Of Rationed Care The delta variant is pummeling America's hospitals, taxing an already-depleted health care workforce. Once again, some states are facing the prospect of rationing medical care.
KUOW Newsroom 'It's not our rule. We're just abiding by it.' Statewide mask mandate returns to Washington This week Washingtonians are once again required to wear face masks inside businesses and at indoor gatherings. Governor Jay Inslee made the decision as covid hospitalizations in the state are at an all time high in the coronavirus pandemic.
The Homesick EMTs Of Manila Ease The Strain On Hospitals Coping With COVID Their workload has doubled. They don't go home when their shifts end lest they infect family members. When a patient smiles, they say it makes all the sacrifices worthwhile.
The Record May 5th | What a decade’s worth of whale poop tells researchers about their health Find out how whale feces is saving the endangered killer whale. Swedish Hospital launches a Black Birth Empowerment Initiative, and the Tulalip Tribes are relocating ‘nuisance’ beavers to help protect the ecosystem.
Costume May Have Contributed To An Outbreak At California Hospital, Infecting 44 Hospital officials in San Jose are investigating whether an inflatable costume contributed to an emergency department outbreak. One hospital employee died after testing positive for the coronavirus.
Morning Edition Quarantined Health Workers Compound Staffing Shortages At California Hospitals With a spike in COVID-19 infections, hospitals in California's San Joaquin Valley are suffering from a staffing shortage. It's made worse because hundreds of health care workers are quarantined.
KUOW Newsroom More WA Covid-19 hospitalizations, more deaths, and plans for a vaccine rollout ‘As we speak, in Washington there are over 1,000 people in the hospital with Covid. That's double what it was about a month ago.’
KUOW Newsroom Health care workers are tired, frustrated with Covid complacency as cases surge ‘Having people die from a disease that the staff feel could have been prevented, having to watch them die, and hold their hand while they die, while they're alone, is really challenging.’
U.S. Hospitals Targeted In Rising Wave Of Ransomware Attacks, Federal Agencies Say An alert warns hospitals and health care providers that there is "credible information of an increased and imminent cybercrime threat."
