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As health care workers battled the coronavirus in 2020, the pandemic laid bare issues of nurse staffing at the region’s medical systems. What was a point of debate pre-pandemic became front-and-center as patients suffering from COVID-19 inundated hospitals.
Nurses negotiated new contracts at Einstein Medical Center Philadelphia, Mercy Fitzgerald and Crozer Health hospitals and nursing facilities in Delaware County, St. Christopher’s Hospital for Children in Philadelphia, and St. Mary’s Medical Center in Langhorne last year and staffing grids were the primary concern of union leadership.
Staffing grids are essentially standards that determine how many patients a nurse can take care of in a given hospital unit. For example, in an intensive care unit there may be a 2-1 patient-to-nurse ratio.
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Although not nearly as cold, today promises to be another chilly day. Expect the sun to shine as we reach a high of about 40 degrees.
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A YEAR LIKE NO OTHER: CORONAVIRUS
As the new coronavirus was bearing down on Montgomery County last March, Dr. Valerie Arkoosh was thrust into the spotlight, becoming the face of the local public health response to the outbreak. It was a challenge unlike any she had faced before in her medical career but one she took on with unflinching determination. âIt is an enormous responsibility and I continue to see it that way. It was particularly challenging, because I, like everyone else, did not know much about this virus,â Arkoosh, chair of the Montgomery County commissioners, said during a recent interview as the one-year anniversary of the virusâs appearance in the county approached.
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