Leaders at the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke made "substantial errors" and "baffling decisions" in responding to the coronavirus pandemic, which claimed the lives of at least 76 residents, according to an investigation. Gov. Charlie Baker ordered a probe lead by former federal prosecutor Mark Pearlstein into the way the Holyoke Soldiers' Home prepared for and responded to the outbreak.
Wisconsin hospitals have largely reactivated elective surgeries and other services after losing an estimated $2.5 billion revenue during the Covid-19 outbreak, and Milwaukee-area health care executives say they will not resume that money-losing policy even if there is a spike in virus hospitalizations.
The 21st Secretary of United States Department of Human and Health Services and former governor of Kansas, Kathleen Sebelius has said that the country is ‘still reacting’ and not ‘ahead’ of coronavirus contagion. In a televised interview with an international media outlet, the former HHS secretary not only showed her scepticism regarding US President Donald trump’s handling of COVID-19 pandemic but also indicated that the US has to ramp up its testing and tracing of the novel coronavirus.
IOWA CITY, Iowa (KCRG) - While individual staff at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics will feel the pain of lost pay, hospital administrators are proud to avoid layoffs as it tries to solve a financial crisis from COVID-19.
Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, testified before Congress Tuesday, referring to the spread of COVID-19 in a dozen U.S. states as "a disturbing surge." Fauci and other top health experts reiterated the need for more testing, even as President Trump claimed that "testing is a double-edged sword" in the pandemic fight.
More than 35,000 new coronavirus cases were identified across the United States on Tuesday, according to a New York Times database, the highest single-day total since late April and the third-highest total of any day of the pandemic.