Government
New York Governor Warns Of Health Care Staffing Shortage, Hospital Bed Capacity
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“The biggest challenge for our hospitals is not…the beds. Just like last year, it’s staffing. Staffing is now what we need.”
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Educators Say Pandemic Made Training Nursing Students More Difficult
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“A lot of the older adult care facilities completely shut us out, just for safety purposes, and kind of not bringing outsiders into their communities.”
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Nursing Homes And The New Vaccine Requirement
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“I’m sure we stand to lose some staff, and we’d hate to see that happen.”
Government
COVID-Related Hospitalizations Drop To New Low In New York State
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The 7-day average COVID-19 positivity rate for the Finger Lakes region is now down to .40%.
Health
COVID-19 Hospitalizations Drop in New York, While Vaccinations Climb
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In recent days, the state’s COVID-19 indicators have shifted downward, with a decline in the statewide positivity rate compared to numbers seen in March.
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New York’s COVID-19 Hospitalization Rate Drops
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“We just need to keep the arrows pointed down, but, never get cocky with COVID.”
Government
After Slow Rollout, New York Will Offer Vaccines At More Sites
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Gov. Andrew Cuomo, bowing to pressure from local governments, is agreeing to expand the state’s vaccination sites for front-line health care workers.
Vaccinations In Broome Near 5,000, Officials Are Still Building Capacity
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“The challenge is being able to pivot when we need to pivot.”
Government
With Holidays Over, COVID-19 Vaccination Effort Expected To Ramp Up
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“Our hospitals and health care systems continue to be significantly challenged.”
Government
Here’s What PA Hospital Heads Say About Masks, Business Closures And New Health Measures
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There is “universal support” overall, but some disagreement on specifics.
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Broome County Adds 200 Beds To Hospitals, Sets Up A Temporary Morgue
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Since the start of the pandemic, there have been 154 COVID-19 deaths in the county.
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Coping With COVID Overflow, EMTs Transfer Patients Out of Northern Tier Hospital
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“Similar to across the rest of the nation and the state, we are certainly experiencing the highest numbers and more crunch for capacity than we’ve been in anytime during this entire pandemic,” Lopatofsky said.
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Broome County COVID-19 Hospitalizations Are Highest Since Pandemic’s Start
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Garnar said that 30 percent of the ICU beds in the county were available and open as of Wednesday.
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As COVID-19 Cases Soar, PA Hospitals Are Running Out Of ICU Beds And Health Care Workers
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With almost 5,000 Pennsylvanians hospitalized due to COVID-19, some hospitals are out of beds.
Government
In Spite Of Challenges, New York Hospitals Recruit Retired Nurses
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Retired nurses could relieve some stress and handle any holiday-related increase in cases of the coronavirus and in distributing vaccines should they become available.
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Cuomo Tells Hospitals To Prepare More Beds For COVID-19 Patients
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“We are not going to live through the nightmare of overwhelmed hospitals again.”
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Amid Another Wave Of COVID-19 Cases, Southern Tier Hospitals Cope With Staff Shortages
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According to Boland, many more staff members have fallen ill in recent weeks than in the spring, when the first wave of COVID-19 hit.
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COVID-19 Hospitalizations Reach New Low as New York Plans Quarantine Inspections
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New York has hit another milestone in its fight against the COVID-19 pandemic: hospitalizations from the disease have now dipped below 1,000 for the first time in about three months, Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Thursday.
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PA’s Largest Nurses’ Union Accuses Hospitals Of Misinforming State Officials
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The union says health systems are sitting on stockpiles of N95 respirators, leaving nurses without needed protection, as some hospitals restart elective procedures.
Government
Even With The State’s Okay, Some Hospitals Won’t Resume Elective Surgeries For Weeks
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“With all health care, your condition dictates the speed of care provided, and that will still be the case as we look to reschedule.”
Health
Virtual Comfort: How Patients And Families Stay Connected In The Age Of Coronavirus
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“As soon as he saw her face on that iPad, you could see relief in him immediately. She said, ‘Sing with me, Bob’, and he started singing and I literally started crying right there.”
Discharging COVID-19 Patients To New York Nursing Homes Called A ‘Recipe For Disaster’
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New York and New Jersey want nursing homes to accept recovering hospital patients, regardless of their COVID-19 status, to free up space in hospitals. What’s to keep the virus from spreading?
Health
How A Hospital Chaplain Comforts COVID-19 Patients And Their Families
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“Why do we need a pandemic to be this supportive to each other? Maybe we can carry some of this kindness going forward.”
Health
PA Finalizes Plan For Allocating Life-Saving care If Hospitals Overwhelmed
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The process would apply to all patients brought to the hospital during the health emergency, not just those sick with COVID-19.
Alumni In China Lead Effort To Procure PPE For Medical Workers In New York
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Spurred by the concerns of members in China, Columbia University’s medical school alumni association raised more than $1 million to buy desperately needed masks and other gear.
Hospital Cleaner: ‘This Is My Chance To Thank New York’
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Cleaners who work in public buildings are also risking their lives to keep others safe in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Brindisi, Katko Urge Immediate Release Of Federal Stimulus Funds To Hospitals
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“It’s absolutely crucial that we get this money to people now, for the hospitals now, and for people on the frontlines now, that being individuals.”
‘It’s Like Something’s Right In Your Grasp’: New York Hospitals Struggle To Test For Virus
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Despite a statewide effort to procure and distribute coronavirus testing supplies to hospitals in New York, some facilities still don’t have what they need to test patients quickly on-site.
Health
Upstate Hospitals Fall Behind In Quality, Report Finds
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“New York hospitals provided much worse treatment than U.S. hospitals overall.”
Health
New York Hospitals Look To Combat Superbugs
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The CDC said more than 35,000 people die from antibiotic-resistant infections each year in the U.S.
‘Why Is There Nothing Left?’ Pension Funds Failing At Catholic Hospital In New York
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The AARP has filed a lawsuit on behalf of workers at a defunct Catholic hospital in upstate New York, saying hundreds lost their pensions unfairly. And there are similar cases around the country.