Hospitals

10:37am Apr 01, 2020

Health & Safety Health & Safety

Fact Check: Are North Carolina's Hospitals Typically '85 Percent Full?'

by Neal Charnoff and Paul Specht, Politifact NC, WRAL

Hospitals are preparing for an influx of patients as the novel coronavirus spreads across the U.S.

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7:41pm Mar 31, 2020

Science Science Health & Safety

To Stop The Pandemic, Seema Verma Is 'Getting Rid Of A Lot Of Regulations'

by Mary Louise Kelly

As head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services, Verma says she's working to ease safety rules and lighten licensing requirements, to expand the number of hospital beds and health workers.
Elaine Thompson / AP

6:06pm Mar 31, 2020

Science Science Health & Safety

Are Hospitals Seeing A Surge Of Coronavirus Patients? Some Officials Aren't Saying

by Lauren Sommer

With a lack of tests, epidemiologists say the next best way to monitor the pandemic is by tracking hospitalizations. But hotspots like California and Washington are releasing little information.
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4:22pm Mar 31, 2020

Science Science Health & Safety

New York City Hospitals Struggle To Get Virus Testing Online Amid Patient Surge

by Rebecca Hersher

On-site testing was delayed for weeks at a Brooklyn hospital that has been designated COVID-19 only. Rapid on-site testing can help hospitals prevent the virus from spreading inside their facilities.
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7:47pm Mar 25, 2020

National National Health & Safety

ICU Bed Capacity Varies Widely Nationwide. See How Your Area Stacks Up

by Robert Benincasa

An NPR analysis of the nation's 100,000 ICU beds finds some communities can accommodate far more critically ill patients than others, signaling potential disparities in care in the COVID-19 pandemic.

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8:40am Mar 25, 2020

Health & Safety Health & Safety Education

States Get Creative To Find And Deploy More Health Workers In COVID-19 Fight

by Selena Simmons-Duffin

To stop COVID-19, retired doctors are signing up to take clinical shifts. Specialists, including dentists, could move to front line care. And med students are fielding calls in overwhelmed clinics.

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10:56am Mar 24, 2020

Politics & Government Politics & Government Health & Safety

North Carolina Hospitals Ask Cooper To Issue 'Shelter In Place' Order

by Neal Charnoff

A coalition of North Carolina hospitals has asked Governor Roy Cooper to issue a “shelter in place” order to prevent a surge in COVID-19 cases.
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9:39am Mar 21, 2020

Health & Safety Health & Safety

Coronavirus Threatens Rural Hospitals Already At The Financial Brink

by Lauren Weber

About half of U.S. rural hospitals operate in the red on a good day. Now facing a pandemic, hospital CEOs warn that, without federal help, their doors may close when the community most needs them.
Will Stone/for NPR

12:50pm Mar 20, 2020

Health & Safety Health & Safety

Seattle Nurses Scrounge For Masks To Stay Safe On Pandemic's Front Lines

by Will Stone

The first U.S cluster of coronavirus cases began in the Seattle area, and the case count is growing. Now nurses face shortages of protective gear, and confusion and fear about how to stay safe.
Gabriela Bhaskar / Bloomberg via Getty Images

4:10pm Mar 17, 2020

Health & Safety Health & Safety

New Analysis Suggests Months of Social Distancing May Be Needed To Stop Virus

by Nell Greenfieldboyce

Modelers of epidemics at Imperial College of London now say months of strict social distancing may be needed to prevent overwhelming the U.S. health care system with COVID-19 cases.
Ryan Kellman / NPR

2:16pm Mar 17, 2020

Science Science Health & Safety

Are U.S. Hospitals Ready?

Here's what it will take for medical facilities across the nation to handle the coming surge of COVID-19 patients.
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3:11pm Mar 14, 2020

Science Science Health & Safety

As The Pandemic Spreads, Will There Be Enough Ventilators?

by Patti Neighmond

In severe cases of COVID-19, as lungs become inflamed, membranes that transfer oxygen into the blood can become blocked. Some hospitalized patients need mechanical breathing support to recover.

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