Category: Hospitals
Hospitals Start Requiring Workers to Get COVID Shots
“You take care of physically very vulnerable people and you need to protect them. I’m always surprised that there’s a contingent in health care that don’t want to get vaccinated.”
Is Your Living Room the Future of Hospital Care?
Hospital-level care at home — some of it provided over the internet — is poised to grow after more than a decade as a niche offering.
‘Kicking You When You’re Down’: Many Cancer Patients Pay Dearly for Parking
The cost of parking while in cancer treatment is drawing scrutiny from oncology researchers and even some hospital administrators.
How one SARS-CoV-2 protein keeps cells from fighting back
Findings may explain why people can produce high levels of the coronavirus and spread infection before symptoms appear.
Dog Aging Project seeks more canine participants
Project is looking for puppies, big and giant dogs, rural dogs, certain breeds, and working dogs.
King County gets high marks for masking, UW study finds
More than 85% of observed King County residents masked up in public, UW researchers find in partnership with King County and the Washington State Department of Health
Her Doctor’s Office Moved One Floor Up. Her Bill Was 10 Times Higher.
Her cost for each round of injections has been roughly $30. Then it jumped to $354.68.
Dying on the Waitlist
A key reason lifesaving ECMO is being rationed in the U.S. is a lack of regional coordination.
Paw hygiene is no reason to ban assistance dogs from hospitals – they’re cleaner than people’s shoes
The paws of assistance dogs are cleaner than the shoe soles of their users.
Can vaccinated people still spread the coronavirus? – UW expert answers your vaccine questions
The short answer is no. You can still get infected after you’ve been vaccinated. But your chances of getting seriously ill are almost zero.
COVID-19 impact can persist even after a mild case, UW researchers find
Fatigue, a loss of smell and taste, and other problems can continue for several months after the acute infection.
No more ICU beds at LA County+USC hospita
The county of Los Angeles, the nation’s largest, ICU units are perilously close to zero capacity.
Hospitals Scramble to Prioritize Which Workers Are First for COVID Shots
Hospitals across the country have been grappling with how to distribute the first scarce shots that protect against SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.
Inslee extends COVID-19 lockdown tothrough Jan. 4 in Washington state
The hospitalization projections are scary. We’re already at 80% ICU capacity in Washington. Unless this turns around, our system will be overrun.
As Hospitals Fill With COVID Patients, Medical Reinforcements Are Hard to Find
The typical workaround for staffing shortages — hiring clinicians from out of town — isn’t the solution anymore