Covid-19

Public Health Officials Are Quitting or Getting Fired in Throes of Pandemic
A review by KHN and The Associated Press finds at least 49 state and local public health leaders have resigned,...
Local Officials Say a Nursing Home Dumped Residents to Die at Hospitals
The deaths of 18 residents of a New York nursing home highlight the continuing controversy over the Cuomo administration's decision...

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6 Approaches to Managing Coronavirus Patient Surges in Emergency Departments
Emergency departments have developed strategies to handle coronavirus patient surges such as addressing limited space in their facilities.
Business Is Booming for Dialysis Giant Fresenius. It Took a $137M Bailout Anyway.
The full amount going to Fresenius and many other dialysis providers is far higher than what KHN could confirm.
The White House Paid Up to $500 Million Too Much for These Ventilators, Congressional Investigators Say
A House panel says "gullible" White House negotiators overpaid for Phillips ventilators, and it has asked the Department of Health...
What Should Hospital Leaders Focus on in the Latest Coronavirus Stimulus Package Negotiations?
Heather Meade, a principal at Washington Council Ernst & Young, said it will likely take at least another week to...
In Rural Missouri, Latinos Learn to Contain and Cope With the Coronavirus
Hispanics have been disproportionately affected by COVID-19. Nationwide, Hispanic patients are hospitalized for COVID-19 at four times the rate of...
HHS Secretary Alex Azar expects U.S. vaccine by December
UTMB Health expected to lay off 200 as budget falls short by $174M, officials say in letter
'I remember him with that smile': Beloved Phoenix doctor dies of COVID-19 at 99
Exclusive: Over 900 health workers have died of COVID-19. And the toll is rising.
Has California 'bent the curve'? Hospital numbers suggest plateau of summer coronavirus surge
Nurses and staff are high priority for Mississippi's hospitals
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