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Nursing Unions Say For-Profit Health Care Is Driving Omicron Staffing Crisis
Nurses argue for-profit health care artificially deflates staffing levels to protect hospital employers' bottom lines.
Health Care Understaffing Is Deadly — That’s Why Kaiser Workers May Strike
Saddling an overworked staff with inadequate pay and resources threatens employees and patients alike.
Health Care Workers Sound Off About Solidarity and Why They’re Ready to Strike
“We are kind of at this breaking point. We're at this cusp,” says health care worker Hannah Winchester.
Hospital Workers Report Rising Violence Throughout Pandemic
Health care workers are sounding the alarm on increased threats and assaults in their workplaces.
More Than 3,600 US Health Care Workers Have Died in the Pandemic’s First Year
More than 400 U.S. health care workers have also died since the vaccine rollout began.
The Growing Vaccine Corps of Medical Students Could Aid Underserved Areas
The model of service that students are testing opens up many possibilities, limited only by will and imagination.
As COVID-19 Surges, California Overrides Limits on Nurse Workloads
Currently, four times as many Californians are testing positive for the coronavirus compared with the summer’s peak.
Precarious Working Conditions of Nursing Home Employees Foster Spread of COVID
Paid sick leave and a living wage are often out of reach for the average nursing home aide.
COVID-Positive Health Care Staff Told to Stay on the Job in North Dakota
This comes as North Dakota faces one of the worst outbreaks of COVID-19 and grapples with health care staff shortages.
NYC Nurses Demand Protective Gear as COVID-19 Death Toll Skyrockets
Nurses are protesting one of the nation’s largest hospital chains for its “lack of preparedness.”