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U S counties need to implement crisis workforce strategies to deal with shortfalls in ICU doctors

U.S. counties need to implement crisis workforce strategies to deal with shortfalls in ICU doctors Over the next month, 209 U.S. counties in the United States will need to implement crisis workforce strategies to deal with potentially dangerous shortfalls of intensive care unit doctors, according to a new analysis published today. The analysis draws on data from a just-launched county-level hospital workforce estimator, one that takes into account the strain on staffing due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The shortages could occur just as public health officials warn that variants of the coronavirus are spreading in the United States and could trigger a sharp rise in the number of Americans infected. Our new online estimator will help county and local public health officials project shortages in the near future and take steps to help keep staffing at safe levels.

Hospitals will likely continue to have staffing shortages despite falling COVID-19 cases

Hospitals will likely continue to have staffing shortages despite falling COVID-19 cases Estimations show that between now and March 20, 7% of U.S. counties will experience significant strains on their hospital workforces. , Associate Editor Despite recent declines in coronavirus cases nationwide, many hospitals may still have workforce shortages over the next 30 days due to COVID-19 hospitalizations, according to estimates from George Washington University. The university s Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity recently launched its COVID-19 County Workforce Estimator, which predicts that between now and March 20, 7% of U.S. counties will experience significant strains on their hospital workforces. It attributes the strain to long-standing staffing problems with the added pressure of the pandemic.

209 US counties face a crisis in staffing ICUs that care for COVID-19 patients

Over the next month, 209 U.S. counties in the United States will need to implement crisis workforce strategies to deal with potentially dangerous shortfalls of intensive care unit doctors, according to a new analysis published today. The analysis draws on data from a just launched county-level hospital workforce estimator, one that takes into account the strain on staffing due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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