Quality and Safety
The agreement provides staffing improvements, and will allow striking nurses to return to their original posts.
The rule requires all healthcare workers in facilities that participate in the Medicare and Medicaid program to get vaccinated.
After Houston, El Paso, Austin and Dallas, this an expansion to a fifth major Texas market.
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The move is due to a critical staffing shortage that has contributed to the loss of approximately 500 medical/surgical and ICU beds.
The effectiveness of the COVID-19 vaccine has been shown to wane months after the second dose of the primary series.
Initial supply limitations forced the CDC's Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices to make difficult patient prioritization decisions.
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The ratio of hospitalizations per number of new cases might show a less severe form of the virus, says Dr. Anthony Fauci.
The organizations are experiencing "unprecedented demand" for inpatient care, leaving many facilities at full capacity.