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Tag: public health

Registered nurse Merri Lynn Anderson tends to her patient in a COVID-19 unit at St. Joseph Hospital in Orange, Jan. 7, 2021. Photo by Jae C. Hong, AP Photo

Hospitals seek relaxed rules for nursing, patient discharge

Barbara Feder Ostrov by Barbara Feder Ostrov January 8, 2021January 8, 2021

As ICUs are overwhelmed, California hospitals ask the state to loosen rules related to nursing and where patients are discharged. But nurses say hospitals already have too much leeway. “This is not the time to be cutting back on standards of nursing care,” said registered nurse Gerard Brogan.

Dr. Sergio Urcuyo, chair of the Department of Hospital Medicine, left, prepares to receive a Covid-19 vaccine from Registered Nurse Kathy Ferris, left, as Infection Prevention and Control Program Manager Holly Longmuir, explains the procedure to Licensed Vocational Nurse Henri K. at the Contra Costa Regional Medical Center in Martinez, Calif., on Dec.15, 2020. Photo by Jane Tyska, Bay Area News Group

California’s new goal: Vaccinate a million people in 10 days

Barbara Feder Ostrov by Barbara Feder Ostrov January 7, 2021January 7, 2021
A technician conducts COVID-19 tests at a new facility Friday in Valencia on Oct. 30, 2020. The lab, run by PerkinElmer, was expected to allow the state to process an additional 150,000 COVID-19 tests per day but so far result times have lagged. Photo by Marcio Jose Sanchez, AP Photo/Pool

COVID tests lagging: Slower turnaround times creeping back for Californians

Barbara Feder Ostrov by Barbara Feder Ostrov December 11, 2020December 10, 2020

California’s looming economic challenges

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven December 10, 2020December 10, 2020
Oakland resident Andrew Rosenburg holds up a banner while protesting rent evictions during the pandemic on Dec. 5, 2020 in Oakland. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Study: Lifting eviction moratoriums leads to higher COVID-19 case rates, deaths

by Laurence Du Sault December 9, 2020December 10, 2020
A cordoned off playground in South Central LA, on Dec. 8., 2020. Photo by Tash Kimmell for CalMatters.

Playgrounds stay open: State backtracks on outdoor play area ban

Avatar by Elizabeth Aguilera December 9, 2020December 9, 2020

Newsom avoids the elephant in the room

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven December 8, 2020December 8, 2020
A customer walks past a sign indicating that a COVID-19 vaccine is not yet available at Walgreens on Dec. 2, 2020, in Long Beach. Photo by Ashley Landis, AP Photo

Vaccines getting closer: Governor outlines priorities for who’s up first

Barbara Feder OstrovAna B. Ibarra by Barbara Feder Ostrov and Ana B. Ibarra December 3, 2020December 4, 2020
San Francisco Mayor London Breed in Sacramento on March 9, 2020. Photo by Anne Wernikoff for CalMatters

Credibility at stake: The French Laundry saga followed by others

Emily Hoeven by Emily Hoeven December 2, 2020December 2, 2020
Health care workers wait to offer COVID-19 testing at Cristo Rey Church Friday afternoon, Nov. 20, 2020 in Malaga, south of Fresno. Photo by Eric Zamora, The Fresno Bee

Deep distrust: Why few farmworkers show up for COVID-19 testing

by Manuela Tobias November 25, 2020November 30, 2020

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