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Florida hospitals overwhelmed by surge in COVID patients
Hospitals are overwhelmed by the surge in COVID patients infected with the delta variant. Kyle Green AP In the year and a half since its savage debut in the United States, the coronavirus pandemic has stretched our healthcare system nearly to the breaking point. Florida has a workforce shortage that started well before the pandemic and accelerated in the past 18 months because of it. Hospitals are contending with burnout among physicians, nurses, respiratory therapists and support staff. What we’re seeing right now in the United States is a healthcare system that is not only stressed to the brink in … Read more
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Hospitals Push Back Against Biden Administration Request to Cut Carbon Emissions
Hospitals are pushing back against the Biden administration’s request to cut carbon emissions amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Associated Press reported. On Monday, the administration began the new Office of Climate Change and Health Equity to push hospitals to engage in more environmentally friendly health practices to reduce carbon emissions. The health care system is responsible for roughly 10 percent of carbon dioxide emitted yearly. However, hospitals argue that they are busy dealing with the fourth wave of rising COVID-19 infections and that government requirements are in part responsible for their output of carbon emissions. The chief operating officer of … Read more
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US health agency will prod hospitals to cut carbon emissions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Monday launched a new health office that will prod hospitals to cut carbon emissions, aiming to provide greener, more environmentally friendly medical care. Depending on how much money is at stake, that’s likely to meet with industry resistance. Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra said the new Office of Climate Change and Health Equity will also work with localities to mitigate harmful effects of climate change, such as seniors succumbing to excessive summer heat because their apartments lack air conditioning. Minority communities that often bear a disproportionate impact from environmental problems will … Read more
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How Hospitals Can Address Clinician Burnout and Improve Workforce Diversity | Health News
After more than a year and a half of battling the coronavirus pandemic, many health care workers are tired as the fight against COVID-19 enters a new phase. As hospitals are once again inundated with patients amid a surging delta variant, health care leaders are balancing the demands of the present while also preparing for the future of the industry, according to a panel of health executives who participated in a recent U.S. News & World Report webinar, part of the ongoing Healthcare of Tomorrow virtual event series. View video from the U.S. News & World Report webinar “Developing … Read more
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