Coronavirus has "really shown us how much of a benefit we can provide to the South Side of Chicago if we were organized in a different manner," South Shore Hospital president Tim Caveney said.
Quest Diagnostics, which has processed roughly 40 percent of the coronavirus tests in the United States in its commercial labs, is furloughing employees, reducing hours for non-exempt workers, and freezing “virtually all hiring,” according to Reuters.
Health care workers are a pivotal force in the war against the coronavirus, but as the pandemic curbs elective surgeries and doctor visits that keep hospitals financially afloat, they are facing furloughs, layoffs and pay cuts.
Thousands of state health care workers will be getting a raise after the union representing licensed nurses and caregivers working in Massachusetts state hospitals and group homes struck a deal Sunday night with the state to increase pay by as much as $10 an hour for the duration of the COVID-19 health emergency.
Health care workers are a pivotal force in the war against the coronavirus, but as the pandemic curbs elective surgeries and doctor visits that keep hospitals financially afloat, they are facing furloughs, layoffs and pay cuts. In Tennessee, several hospitals have slashed staff to offset a dramatic drop in revenue, even as the demand for nurses and doctors surges.