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Janet Leighton first volunteered to work as a nurse on the New Hanover Regional Medical Center COVID-19 unit in August.
Now, she’s permanently assigned to the unit. As a nurse only two years into her career, she said working with COVID-19 patients has been stressful at times, but she’s gotten used to the newness of the disease and the quick thinking required to be on the unit’s nursing staff.
She also likes the opportunity it gives her to help people.
“I m young, healthy, and now I m vaccinated,” she said. “I just feel better being able to, you know, do my part.”
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May 6, 2021
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) applauds South Carolina’s nurses during National Nurses Week, which begins May 6.
“Our state’s nurses are nothing less than superheroes,”
said Dr. Brannon Traxler, DHEC Public Health Director. “This has been highlighted for more than a year now as nurses have been on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic response, often serving as one of the first and last medical professionals a patient sees. Their devotion to caring for others at all times and in a variety of settings is unmatched, and I hope all South Carolinians will join me in celebrating all of our state’s nurses and recognizing them for the lifesaving and compassionate care they provide.”
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Originally published on April 8, 2021 5:35 pm
Thousands of health care workers across North Carolina, charged with the care of patients, have declined to get COVID-19 vaccinations, even as eligibility has opened to the entire state.
Hospitals that were willing to disclose employee vaccination rates reported between 40% and 75% of hospital staff members have been vaccinated, a NC Watchdog Reporting Network survey shows.
The informal survey was sent to 32 health systems, representing about 100 hospitals across the state. Fifteen health systems were willing to provide at least some data on the number of vaccinated employees.
The overall uptake rate among the state s roughly 200,000 hospital employees surprised even state health care leaders.