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A bill in the Pennsylvania legislature would mandate registered nurse-to-patient ratios. Some nurses say doing so would encourage RNs to return to the workforce.

Robert Shipp was last seen about 3 a.m. Tuesday in the 900 block of 55th Street, near Temescal Creek Park, according to the Oakland Police Department.

COVID-19 cases have crept up once again in the Lehigh Valley, and the cause this time is the BA.2.12.1 variant.

Deb Cardenas, president of the Pennsylvania State Nurse Association’s board of directors, said many nurses who waited 8 to 12 weeks for the process to complete.

Amid the ongoing health care worker shortage, Pennsylvania nursing license delays have gotten attention from health industry advocacy groups and state lawmakers.

"They’re dealing with a crisis. The beds are crowded. The emergency room is full. They do not want to alarm the public,” said David Savitsky, of ATC Healthcare in Philadelphia.

Sudok1/iStock(NEW YORK) -- As COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to climb in Pennsylvania, straining health care facilities across the state, hospitals are

Sudok1/iStock(NEW YORK) -- As COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to climb in Pennsylvania, straining health care facilities across the state, hospitals are working to find ways to free up valuable bed space once again. WellSpan Health, which operates six acute care facilities in south-central Pennsylvania, has been approaching 400 hospitalized COVID-19 patients in recent days -- a volume not seen in nearly a year. About one-third of current hospitalizations are for COVID-19, hospital official...

As COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to climb in Pennsylvania, one hospital system is finding ways to free up valuable bed space once again.

Sudok1/iStock(NEW YORK) -- As COVID-19 hospitalizations continue to climb in Pennsylvania, straining health care facilities across the state, hospitals are