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COVID creates shortages of an array of U.S. medical supplies

Mon, 2021-09-20 13:05 — mike kraft
COVID creates shortages of an array of U.S. medical supplies Shortages of masks and gloves that marked the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic have spread to a host of other items needed at medical facilities in the United States, from exam tables and heart defibrillators to crutches and IV poles. Timothy Aeppel Reuters
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Rationing medical care becomes a reality in hospitals overwhelmed with covid patients

Mon, 2021-09-20 11:30 — mike kraft
Four patients, two dialysis machines: Rationing medical care becomes a reality in hospitals overwhelmed with covid patients Activating crisis standards of care gives hospitals the power to allocate — and potentially even deny — care based on the goal of who could potentially benefit the most when faced with a shortage of resources such as ventilators, medications or staff. Washington Post
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Full covid insurance coverage is over. Insurers are restoring deductibles and co-pays, leaving some patients with big bills.

Sun, 2021-09-19 20:56 — mike kraft
The days of full covid coverage are over. Insurers are restoring deductibles and co-pays, leaving patients with big bills. The return of insurance deductibles and copays for covid hospitalizations has resulted in an uneven patchwork of patient billing. In some cases, patients in the same ICU can be hit with very different charges. Christopher Rowland Washington Post

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Patients and doctors who embraced telehealth during the pandemic fear it will become restricted

Fri, 2021-09-17 13:05 — mike kraft
Patients and doctors who embraced telehealth during the pandemic fear it will become harder to access The public health emergency lifted restrictions on virtual care that some states are now rescinding. Frances Stead Sellers Washington Post
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Boosters helped Israel avoid exceeding hospital capacity as Covid-19 cases surged, data presented to FDA suggests

Fri, 2021-09-17 12:18 — mike kraft
Boosters helped Israel avoid going beyond hospital capacity as Covid-19 cases surged, data suggests A model projects that without booster shots – or if boosters were administered a few weeks later– Covid-19 hospitalizations in Israel could have exceeded the nation's capacity, according to data that Dr.
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Part of US West see health care rationing because COVID-19 surge, Idaho seeks help from neighboring states

Fri, 2021-09-17 10:07 — mike kraft
COVID-19 surge forces health care rationing in parts of West BOISE, Idaho (AP) — In another ominous sign about the spread of the delta variant, Idaho public health leaders on Thursday expanded health care rationing statewide and individual hospital systems in Alaska and Montana have enacted similar crisis standards amid a spike in the number of unvaccinated COVID-19 patients requiring hospitalization. AP NEWS
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Estimated “preventable” treatment costs for unvaccinated COVID-19 patients climbed by $3.7 billion in August

Tue, 2021-09-14 20:51 — mike kraft
'Preventable' costs for unvaccinated COVID-19 patients climbs by The estimated “preventable” treatment costs for unvaccinated COVID-19 patients climbed by $3.7 billion in August, according to a Justine Coleman TheHill
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Covid Hospitalizations Hit Crisis Levels in Southern I.C.U.s

Tue, 2021-09-14 10:36 — mike kraft
Covid Hospitalizations Hit Crisis Levels in Southern I.C.U.s One in four intensive care units in the U.S. is 95 percent full or more, and available beds are gone or dwindling especially fast in a handful of states including Alabama, Texas and Florida. The New York Times

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Burnouts: Michigan COVID nurses reach their limit: ‘I know I can’t do this forever’

Tue, 2021-09-14 10:27 — mike kraft
Michigan COVID nurses reach their limit: ‘I know I can’t do this forever’ | Bridge Michigan Roughly 18 months into a deadly pandemic, hospitals across the state face critical frontline staff shortages, notably among nurses. While traveling nurses command top dollar as fill-ins, staff nurses at major health systems confront feelings of grief, rage and burnout. BridgeMichigan

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Governor Ron DeSantis will fine Florida cities that impose vaccine mandate; closeup of Florida hospital fighting COVID-19

Mon, 2021-09-13 17:55 — mike kraft
Ron DeSantis will fine Florida cities over 'fundamentally wrong' vaccine mandate JACKSONVILLE, Florida — Gov. Ron DeSantis said on Monday he will issue steep fines on local officials who fire employees who are not vaccinated against COVID-19 and is supporting a lawsuit to stop the city of Gainesville from imposing the requirement. Susan Ferrechio YahooNews
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