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A healthcare worker wears personal protective equipment on his way to see a patient at Medical Arts Hospital in Lamesa, Texas, U.S., December 17, 2020. Picture taken December 17, 2020. REUTERS/Go Nakamura
More than 170 hospitals in Texas report intensive care units near or at capacity, according to federal data. More than 130 report critical staffing shortages.
It s a bad pairing. Staffing shortages reduce quality of care, cause larger care centers to reject transfers at higher than normal rates, and can lead to burnout and compassion fatigue.
These figures come as the state experiences its worst surge in cases yet, setting multiple records throughout December.
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Mayor Ron Nirenberg addresses the public at a press conference on March 16.
Mayor Ron Nirenberg spoke with Texas Public Radio Friday morning, hours before San Antonio Police Chief William McManus announced a new body camera footage release policy.
The new policy set to go into effect on Dec. 21 lays out a timeline for potential releases of body camera footage. Whenever an SAPD officer shoots someone or uses force “that results in death or serious bodily injury,” the chief will make a public decision on whether or not to release footage within 60 days. The change comes weeks after the mayor’s office called for a review of the current policy, which does not include any timeline for decisions on footage releases.