When the Pueblo Community Health Center opened its 14,000 square-foot facility in 2003, Pueblo s east side, home to mostly minority residents, had the highest level of unmet need for primary health care in the city. Donald Moore, CEO of the Center, said its new 64,000 square-foot building, which opened this month, will increase the number of patients they can serve from 6,600 to 24,000. "We re increasing the number of that target population that can be reached with primary care," Moore explained. " .
As Wisconsin pushes through the Omicron surge, AARP is urging people to ensure their loved ones in assisted living facilities are protected. According to AARP s COVID-19 dashboard, nearly 60% of the state s nursing-home residents have been fully vaccinated and boosted as of mid-December. Helen Marks Dicks, state issues advocacy director for AARP Wisconsin, encouraged families to learn more about how their loved ones facilities are handling vaccinating and boosting residents and staff. .
As COVID hospitalization in Arkansas hit their highest levels of the pandemic, Gov. Asa Hutchinson is asking the state Legislature to allocate funds to open up more beds. On Monday, Arkansas reported more than 1,800 people hospitalized for COVID-19, a record high Hutchinson said is straining the health-care system. .
Pennsylvania deployed its first state-directed healthcare "strike team" over the weekend to help support hospitals under the strain of staffing shortages in the Omicron-variant surge. Ten registered nurses arrived Saturday at Grand View Health in Bucks County, where they will pitch in for up to 14 days. Hospitals were notified last week by the state Department of Health of the process to request short-term staffing support from a strike team. .