Dr. Nelson tells WWL he hasn t seen anything like this since the HIV epidemic. Author: Candese Charles Updated: 10:31 PM CDT July 24, 2021
NEW ORLEANS There are six thousand nursing positions open in Louisiana today and health experts warn that number could go up. As the numbers increase, the more and more people are admitted to the hospital, and some of them to the ICU, the shortage will only get worse, said Dr. Steve Nelson, LSU Medical School Dean.
An ongoing shortage of health care workers has been made even worse by the pandemic, leaving many facilities short-staffed. They are exhausted, physically exhausted, emotionally exhausted and in many cases they are working short handed, said Louisiana Governor John Bel Edwards at a coronavirus briefing on Friday.