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Rural Hospitals Struggle Amidst Staff Shortages
34:17 - 39:54 (05:37)
Rural hospitals are having difficulty transferring acute cases to larger hospitals due to bed shortages and their own lack of resources, while also dealing with staffing shortages that have led to retention efforts.
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Rural hospitals have been left with patients they are unable to treat during the COVID-19 pandemic, as larger hospitals become overwhelmed with cases.
34:17 - 37:34 (03:17)
Rural Hospitals
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Rural hospitals have been left with patients they are unable to treat during the COVID-19 pandemic, as larger hospitals become overwhelmed with cases. Some are even unable to transfer patients with acute pneumonia after contacting multiple hospitals.
ChapterRural Hospitals Struggle Amidst Staff Shortages
EpisodeThe Sunday Read: ‘Nurses Have Finally Learned What They’re Worth’
PodcastThe Daily
Hospitals are combating nurse shortages with retention efforts that include implementing scholarship programs, hiring recent nursing graduates, offering higher overtime rates, better pay, and benefits.
37:34 - 39:54 (02:19)
nurse shortages
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Hospitals are combating nurse shortages with retention efforts that include implementing scholarship programs, hiring recent nursing graduates, offering higher overtime rates, better pay, and benefits.