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Matthew Crecelius, a traveling contract nurse who has worked in a dozen hospitals since the pandemic began, says that he can recall numerous instances where health care worker burnout has had a direct impact on patient care.

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Health workers know what good care is. Pandemic burnout is getting in the way

The pandemic has intensified burnout among health care workers. They say it's eroding their passion for the job and the quality of patient care. Here's how some of them are trying to solve it.

October 02, 2021
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  • Yuki Noguchi
A new federal rule requires hospitals and other high-risk health care settings to implement COVID-19 safety measures, including providing personal protective equipment to workers, ensuring proper ventilation and giving workers paid time off to get vaccinated.

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Federal COVID Workplace Safety Rules Are Here. But Only For Health Care Workers

The Biden administration has issued an emergency rule that requires health care employers to take steps to protect their workers from COVID-19.

June 10, 2021
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  • Andrea Hsu
Nurse with note from Taylor Swift

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Taylor Swift Sends A Gift And Handwritten Note To Middle Georgia Nurse On Front Lines

A Dublin flight nurse had one of her wildest dreams come true this week when Taylor Swift sent her a handwritten note and a box of clothes and other merchandise after reading about her journey in The Telegraph.

April 15, 2021
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  • Justin Baxley
Assistant Director of Nursing Jenn Schmid is in one of Livingston HealthCare's two ICU rooms. Before COVID-19, Schmidt's job was mostly administrative — but she stepped in to fill the hospital's need during the area's coronavirus surges. One duty she took up was spending time with families as they said farewell to loved ones through the ICU's glass windows.

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Health Care Workers Try To Bring COVID-19 Patients Joy, Less Isolation As Life Ends

Medical staff are liaisons to the sick and dying for relatives not allowed at bedsides. The emotional toil at one Montana hospital is a case study of what caregivers are grappling with across the U.S.

December 31, 2020
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  • Nick Mott
Dry ice will be used to help keep the Pfizer vaccine at ultracold temperatures.

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At Hospitals, A Race To Save 'Hundreds Of Thousands' Of Lives With New Vaccine

With the first COVID-19 vaccine doses expected to be shipped out within days, health care providers are scrambling to prepare for an unprecedentedly high-stakes vaccine rollout.

December 09, 2020
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  • Sarah McCammon
"I got a lot of emails after we posted our first video," says violinist Dr. Erica Hardy. She says the orchestra's virtual performances are a way to give back to the community.

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Meet The Medical Professionals Playing Classical Music Together Online

The National Virtual Medical Orchestra brings together health care workers and gives them a creative outlet during the pandemic.

August 10, 2020
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  • Lulu Garcia-Navarro and
  • Isabella Gomez Sarmiento

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