Are U.S. Hospitals Ready? Here's what it will take for medical facilities across the nation to handle the coming surge of COVID-19 patients. Selena Simmons-Duffin Nurith Aizenman
Seattle Nurses Scrounge For Masks To Stay Safe On Pandemic's Front Lines The first U.S cluster of coronavirus cases began in the Seattle area, and the case count is growing. Now nurses face shortages of protective gear, and confusion and fear about how to stay safe. Will Stone
My 71-year-old mom is a nurse on the front lines of Covid-19. I’m worried. She’s not. I asked her if she feels scared going to work since the coronavirus outbreak. She said if nurses are afraid, they won't be able to do their jobs. Kristin Leong Play AudioListen 4 mins
States Get Creative To Find And Deploy More Health Workers In COVID-19 Fight To stop COVID-19, retired doctors are signing up to take clinical shifts. Specialists, including dentists, could move to front line care. And med students are fielding calls in overwhelmed clinics. Selena Simmons-Duffin Play AudioListen 4 mins
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.’ Kim Malcolm Andy Hurst Play AudioListen 8 mins
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. Rebecca Hersher
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. Mary Louise Kelly
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. Amy Radil Play AudioListen 5 mins
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. Ailsa Chang Play AudioListen 5 mins
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. Jon Hamilton Play AudioListen 8 mins
