Nearly half of U.S. states are expected to be facing widespread critical staffing shortages in hospitals by next week.
support from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which sent 20 medical workers from the U.S. Army to help healthcare workers in the state this month.
Four states are dealing with critical staff shortages in at least a third of their hospitals: South Carolina , North Dakota , West Virginia and Rhode Island —all more than double the nationwide average of 16.5%. "At some point, there will be no more elasticity in the hospital system to make space for people," Dr. Andrew Thomas, chief clinical officer at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, which itself faces a staffing shortage,on Wednesday, adding that about half of the region’s facilities have postponed elective surgeries due to lack of space.
With new Covid cases soaring, the number of hospitalizations has risen as well: About 71,458 Americans were hospitalized with Covid-19 on Saturday, up nearly 4% from the day prior, but still below peak levels from the latest wave and roughly half the record set in January. Rounding out the list of states with critical staffing shortages in more than 25% of hospitals are Arizona , Wyoming , Kentucky , Wisconsin , California , Alabama and Oklahoma .Of the 13 states reporting critical staffing shortages in at least 25% of their hospitals, only one state, Arizona, expects the situation will improve within the next week, while eight anticipate the situation will worsen—with California and West Virginia among states reporting the sharpest expected uptick.
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