hospital staffing

Many rural hospitals have closed during the pandemic, and their staffers found other work far away.

The “grow your own” approach involves offering paid training to employees so they can work with patients.

With COVID-19 cases rising, at least a few hospitals in almost every state are dealing with critical staffing shortages, including nurses and custodians.

Over 100,000 new coronavirus cases were recorded every day for more than a week, and hospitalizations around the country reached a record high on Tuesday.