Pennsylvania’s Hospital and Nursing Home Staffing Crises Worsened by COVID-19 Surge

Pennsylvania’s Hospital and Nursing Home Staffing Crises Worsened by COVID-19 Surge
Care giver visits with nursing home resident at a Quality Life Services facility in western Pennsylvania. Courtesy of the Pennsylvania Health Care Association
Beth Brelje
Beth Brelje
Reporter
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Hospitalizations for COVID-19 are up significantly in Pennsylvania and many other states, according to numbers from the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center. The surge in cases has reduced capacity in hospitals and long-term care facilities.

In Pennsylvania, COVID-related hospitalizations reached an all-time high this week with 7,488 cases on Jan.10. That is double the cases compared to Nov. 22 when there were 3,774 hospitalizations.

Beth Brelje
Beth Brelje
Reporter
Beth Brelje is a former reporter with The Epoch Times. Ms. Brelje previously worked in radio for 20 years and after moving to print, worked at Pocono Record and Reading Eagle.
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