Hospitals

State public health officials project that in this California COVID surge, more than 70,000 will be hospitalized at the end of January.

California hospitals are struggling to keep up with increasing COVID cases at the same time they're facing staffing shortages.

An investigation shows little government oversight of hospitals in California and other states where patients are infected with COVID.

EN RESUMEN La respuesta es no en muchas partes de California: Dieciocho condados, en su mayoría rurales, tienen más pacientes COVID-19 hospitalizados hoy que hace un año. Pero a los condados urbanos les va mejor. Read this article in English.  Las fiestas están aquí y la gente está lista para reunirse, abrazarse y festejar. Pero, ¿está […]

The answer is no in many parts of California: Eighteen counties, mostly rural ones, have more hospitalized COVID-19 patients today than a year ago. But urban counties are faring better.

EN RESUMEN Al observar los atascos de tráfico en alta mar en los puertos y los problemas de la cadena de suministro, los hospitales de California informan retrasos y escasez de suministros médicos. Algunos pacientes se ven obligados a reutilizar los tubos médicos. Read this article in English.  Cuando Henry Genung tenía solo cuatro meses, los […]

Eying the offshore traffic jams at ports and supply chain problems, California hospitals report delays and shortages in medical supplies. Some patients are forced to reuse medical tubes.

Good morning, California. It’s Friday, October 15. Burnout + deadlines converge Employee burnout and resistance to vaccine mandates are colliding across California, leading to strike authorizations, walkouts and worker shortfalls in health care, education, transportation and logistics, hospitality, retail, entertainment and law enforcement. This week, nearly a third of California hospitals reported critical staffing shortages […]

Long-simmering disputes with unions over staffing are reaching crisis points. Almost a third of California hospitals report insufficient numbers of critical workers, including nurses, technicians and janitors.

As the state’s COVID-19 vaccination mandate kicks in Thursday, several large hospital systems say 90% or more of their employees are vaccinated. But they don’t have to provide data to the state unless asked.