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Pandemic burnout worsens nursing shortages in hospitals across U.S.
By: PBS Newshour
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NewsHour) — The national nursing shortage dates back decades, but the COVID-19 pandemic pushed it to crisis levels. One study predicts that in the next two years, there… Read More
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Children’s hospitals are the latest target of anti-LGBTQ harassment
By: Shannon Bond | NPR
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WASHINGTON, D.C. (NPR) — Hospitals and doctors around the country are facing harassment and even death threats over the medical care they offer to transgender kids. In many cases, they… Read More
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Ohio’s hospitals are using ‘visiting nurses’ to alleviate the shortage during the pandemic
By: Jo Ingles | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Despite the fact that 2,300 Ohio National Guard has been sent into some Ohio hospitals, many of them are so shorthanded that they are… Read More
![A masked student walks the hallway at Worthington Kilbourne High School in March 2021, as students came back to in-person learning with a mask mandate in place.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/masked-student-at-worthington-kilbourne-march-2020-scaled-e1640889783798-900x422.jpg)
Ohio hospitals ask schools to keep or bring back mask mandates to help with soaring COVID numbers
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The state hit a record for COVID hospitalizations yesterday, and medical professionals are now battling the fast-spreading omicron variant while still dealing with the… Read More
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Ohio doctors address challenges of ‘workplace violence’ for overloaded hospital staff
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Hospital leaders around the state are pleading for unvaccinated people to get the COVID-19 shot. They say medical facilities are getting crushed by a… Read More
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Marietta Leading Ohio In Rate Of COVID-19 Hospitalizations
By: Debbie Holmes | WOSU
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MARIETTA, Ohio (WOSU) — Health officials are sending an urgent message in southern Ohio’s Washington County as COVID-19 patients overwhelm area hospitals. “We’re drowning in positivity,” said director of nursing… Read More
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Monday’s Coronavirus Inpatient Admittances Sets New Record In Ohio
By: Matt Richmond | WCPN
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCPN) — For the first time since the start of the pandemic, there are more than 5,000 coronavirus-infected people admitted as inpatients to hospitals across Ohio. More than 1,000… Read More
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Sicker Staff, Fewer Beds For Rural Hospitals As COVID-19 Spreads Through Ohio Valley
By: Corinne Boyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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CHILLICOTHE, Ohio (OVR) — Dr. Kirk Tucker, chief clinical officer of Adena Health Systems in Chillicothe, Ohio, said a week before Thanksgiving that the health system’s three hospitals in southern Ohio… Read More
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Ohio Hospitals Running Low On Staff As COVID-19 Surges
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Hospital officials from around the state of Ohio are laying out a dire situation as COVID-19 cases continue to increase in record numbers. While… Read More
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Ohio Hospitals Considering “Creative” Options As COVID Cases Climb
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — Monday was the third day in a row for record numbers of COVID-19 hospitalizations in Ohio. That has health care facilities considering their options. The… Read More
![Lexington firefighters Joshua Slugantz, Brandon Mobley and Andy Kenner at the UK Samaritan Hospital in Lexington.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Firefighters-scaled-e1602511613636-900x422.jpg)
COVID-19 Costs Ohio Valley Hospitals Billions, Putting Some Rural Hospitals At Risk Of Closing
By: Corinne Boyer | Ohio Valley ReSource
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GREENUP COUNTY, Ky. (OVR) — In April, Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Greenup County, Kentucky, joined a long list of hospitals that have closed in the Ohio Valley. Fewer hospitals can… Read More
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Rural Hospitals Teeter On Financial Cliff As COVID-19 Medicare Loans Come Due
By: Sarah Jane Tribble | NPR
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The federal loans were meant to help hospitals survive the COVID-19 pandemic. Yet they’re coming due now — at a time when many rural hospitals are still desperate for help.
![The Greater Columbus Convention Center was transformed into a makeshift COVID-19 hospital in April as officials expected a surge of cases. It was torn down but officials said it could be reassembled in a few days if needed.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/convention_center_coronavirus-e1595538955892-900x422.jpg)
Number Of COVID-19 Hospitalizations Set Pandemic Record But Hospitals Say They’re Prepared
By: Karen Kasler | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — There were more than 1,400 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 reported in Ohio Thursday, with 21 new confirmed deaths. And the numbers of people… Read More
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Elective Surgeries May Resume, Finances At Rural Hospitals Still Threatened By COVID-19
By: Michelle Rotuno-Johnson
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ATHENS, Ohio (WOUB) — On Wednesday, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine signaled that restrictions on elective medical procedures may ease soon. Still, it may take time for hospitals to catch up… Read More
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Manual on Allocating Scarce Resources Circulating Among Ohio Hospitals
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (Statehouse News Bureau) — The Ohio Hospital Association has sent out its guidelines for allocating scarce resources, detailing what medical staff should do if they don’t have the… Read More
![A caregiver tests a patient for coronavirus at University Hospitals, Monday, March 16, 2020, in Mayfield Heights, Ohio.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/coronavirus_testing_university_hospitals_-_by_tony_dejak-e1584562638145-900x422.jpg)
Hospitals Banned from Sending COVID-19 Tests to Private Labs
By: Paige Pfleger | WOSU
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (WOSU) — Ohio Department of Health director Amy Acton signed an order Wednesday that bans hospitals from sending COVID-19 tests to private labs. Gov. Mike DeWine announced the order… Read More
![The first U.S. case of COVID-19 was treated at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett, Washington. Robin Addison, a nurse there, demonstrates how she wears a respirator helmet with a face shield intended to prevent infection.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ap_20024808688603-2d9f66ab201e33e8cca5dcc6d4f4aadfd61431cc-scaled-e1581699267120-900x422.jpg)
Would the U.S. Health System be Ready for a Surge in Coronavirus Cases?
By: Patti Neighmond | NPR
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So far, only 15 cases of coronavirus disease have been identified in the U.S. But if large numbers of people were to suddenly get infected, would hospitals be prepared to cope?
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Another West Virginia Hospital Announces Cutbacks
By: Associated Press
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CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) – Gov. Jim Justice says he’s starting to form a rural medicine task force after cutbacks were announced at yet another West Virginia hospital. The governor on… Read More
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Ohio Hospitals Investing More in Community Programs
By: Andy Chow | Statehouse News Bureau
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An analysis found that hospitals around Ohio invested more than $6 billion in community issues. These are programs that take health and wellness outside the walls of a hospital. The… Read More
![Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling, West Virginia.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ovmc-building002-e1565285785696-900x422.jpg)
1,079 to Lose Jobs When West Virginia, Ohio Hospitals Close
By: Associated Press
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WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) – Notices filed in West Virginia and Ohio reveal that 1,079 workers will lose their jobs when two hospitals are closed this fall. Worker Adjustment and Retraining… Read More
![Ohio Valley Medical Center in Wheeling, West Virginia.](https://woub.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ovmc-building002-e1565285785696-900x422.jpg)
CEO: Hospitals in Ohio and W.Va. Closing After $37M Loss
By: Associated Press
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WHEELING, W.Va. (AP) – Heavy financial losses are forcing the closure of two rural hospitals, one in West Virginia and one in Ohio. The Intelligencer reports the hospitals’ President and… Read More
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Country Closures: Rural Communities Adapt As More Hospitals Shut Down
By: Mary Meehan | Ohio Valley ReSource
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Carey Ellis grew up just a few houses away from the Owen County Hospital in Owenton, Kentucky, so he knows the essential role a rural hospital plays in a small… Read More
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Union: Hospital Workers in Ky., W.Va. Ratify 3-Year Contract
By: Associated Press
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HARLAN, Ky. (AP) – A union says hospital workers in Kentucky and West Virginia have approved a three-year contract. WYMT-TV reports the United Steelworkers union announced the ratification of the… Read More