Researchers have estimated approximately 8% of Americas have ever experienced long COVID, or lasting symptoms, following an acute COVID-19 infection. Now two recent international studies suggest that the percentage is much higher among healthcare workers and dental professionals.
The $10 million that Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration diverted to a state-created charity last year consisted of Medicaid dollars owed to state and federal taxpayers, contrary to what the governor and other officials have publicly asserted.
When Northern Light's Inland Hospital closes in a few weeks, Waterville will soon have only one emergency room and no inpatient beds. The hospital's closure, announced on March 13, has forced the city's leadership to contemplate adapting its EMS resources. An emergency call in Waterville has an average response time of ten minutes. However, after May 27th, when a patient needs inpatient care, ambulances must travel to Augusta or Skowhegan, which is at least an hour round trip.
Emergency rooms at two Delaware County hospitals stopped accepting patients on Wednesday. It's all part of the expedited shutdown of the hospital system owned by Prospect Medical Holdings. A judge approved the closure plan on Tuesday. Taylor Hospital is set to close on Monday, while the last day for Crozer-Chester Medical Center is set for May 2. Already, nearby hospitals within the Main Line Health Network, like Riddle and Lankenau hospitals, are seeing an increase in patients with the bulk at Riddle.
Attorney General Todd Rokita has informed the Indiana Department of Health he opposes a proposed merger of two Terre Haute hospitals. IDOH must soon decide to either deny the merger or permit the consolidation of Terre Haute's only two hospitals, Union and Terre Haute Regional. Rokita says the creation of a regional monopoly would impose a negative impact on Hoosiers in the area seeking quality health care and affordable costs.
Arkansas Methodist Medical Center in Paragould and Baptist Memorial Health Care in Memphis said Wednesday that they have signed a non-binding letter of intent for a merger.