California is searching for 3,000 temporary medical workers to meet the demands of the pandemic. By Daisy Nguyen •
Updated on December 22, 2020 at 1:36 pm
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Since the coronavirus pandemic took hold in the U.S., Sara Houze has been on the road going from one hospital to another to care for COVID-19 patients on the brink of death.
A cardiac intensive care nurse from Washington, D.C., with expertise in heart rhythm, airway and pain management, her skills are in great demand as infections and hospitalizations skyrocket nationwide. Houze is among more than 500 nurses, doctors and other medical staff California has brought in and deployed to hospitals that are running out of capacity to treat the most severe COVID-19 cases.
2020/12/22 13:01 FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2020, file photo, registered nurse Virginia Petersen works on a computer while assisting a COVID-19 patient at Providence Holy. FILE - In this Nov. 19, 2020, file photo, registered nurse Virginia Petersen works on a computer while assisting a COVID-19 patient at Providence Holy Cross Medical Center in the Mission Hills section of Los Angeles. California is desperately searching for nurses, doctors and other medical staff, perhaps from overseas, to meet demands as the coronavirus surge pushes hospitals across the state to the breaking point. With many of the state s hospitals running out of capacity to treat the severest cases, the state has brought in and deployed more than 500 extra staff but it needs a total of 3,000 temporary medical staff members. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
California desperately looks for more nurses and doctors
CHULA VISTA, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 21: Long-term care patient Carlos Alegre smiles after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at Birch Patrick Skilled Nursing Facility at Sharp Chula Vista Medical Center on December 21, 2020 in Chula Vista, California. 72-year-old Alegre is the first patient to receive the vaccine in San Diego County. Long-term care patients and frontline healthcare workers are among those in the CDCs highest priority group for vaccination. Mario Tama/Getty Images/AFP
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Much of California has exhausted its usual ability to staff intensive care beds, and the nation s most populated state is desperately searching for 3,000 temporary medical workers to meet demand
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ACEP Applauds Congressional Action to Protect Patients from Surprise Medical Bills
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WASHINGTON, Dec. 22, 2020 /PRNewswire/ In response to the recently passed end-of-year package that includes legislation to protect patients from surprise bills, the American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) released the following statement: ACEP has advocated for more than two years at the federal level to protect patients from surprise medical bills, and we re pleased Congress has passed a thoughtful solution that should not endanger access to critical, life-saving care. Throughout this process, ACEP has been resolute in advocating for an accessible independent dispute resolution (IDR) process that takes patients out of the middle and provides a mechanism to fairly resolve out-of-network disputes between providers and insurers. While we still have concerns that the 90-day cooling off period that slows down access to IDR may be