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University of Missouri Health Care is pulling nurses from administrative positions and other jobs to cover clinic shifts, in order to keep up with the record number of COVID-19 patients.

University of Missouri Health Care is pulling nurses from administrative positions and other jobs to cover clinic shifts, in order to keep up with the record number of COVID-19 patients.

Reassigned nurses have the necessary education and credentials to handle patients, according to a MU Health Care spokesperson.

Postponing surgeries has become necessary for local hospitals to free up staff and beds with rising cases of the omicron variant of COVID-19.

As demand for COVID-19 tests continues amid the omicron variant, MU Health Care will open a new, larger testing site with expanded hours.

Missouri has reported more cases of COVID-19 in the first 12 days of January than any full month of the pandemic so far.

School districts are closing due to COVID outbreaks and hospitals are being forced to delay procedures. “Before this surge is finished, omicron will be responsible for many deaths,” one health care leader says.

Missouri has reported more cases of COVID-19 in the first 12 days of January than any full month of the pandemic so far.

A significant discussion on COVID-19 policies was not possible due to board rules that prohibit additions shortly before meetings.

MU Health Cares incident command team recommended moving some lectures to online instruction.