Central Virginia health care workers make holiday plea as hospital rates increase
Central Virginia health care workers make holiday plea as hospital rates increase By Henry Graff | December 22, 2020 at 1:06 PM EST - Updated December 22 at 6:10 PM
RICHMOND, Va. (WWBT) - Frontline health care workers in central Virginia are making a plea before the holidays. They want you to be mindful of your plans with COVID-19 hospitalizations on the rise in the commonwealth.
“It’s been kind of scary,” Henrico Doctors Hospital Nursing Director Ashley Lewis said.
Health care workers are sharing their stories and hoping their words will leave an impact on you at home.
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STARC Systems, a manufacturer of temporary modular wall containment solutions used for occupied renovations and instant isolation, today announced it is accelerating its manufacturing process to accommodate healthcare facilities of any size looking to apply CARES Act funds to their order before the Act expires on December 31, 2020. Recently large healthcare networks such as PruittHealth and several others have made system-wide investments to include STARC s modular walls in their emergency response plans. STARC walls will allow healthcare networks to rapidly deploy them, as needed, to increase negative pressure isolation capacity within a room, an entire wing, or open spaces to help prevent the spread of coronavirus to staff, patients, residents and visitors.
Frontline health workers describe emotional toll of COVID care Medical professionals are carrying a heavy burden. Monday they offered a glimpse of what they re going through during a call with Senator Tim Kaine. (Source: WDBJ) By Joe Dashiell | WDBJ | December 14, 2020 at 8:01 PM EST - Updated December 14 at 10:58 PM
ROANOKE, Va. (WDBJ) - Health care workers on the front lines of the pandemic are bearing a heavy burden. Monday morning, nurses and doctors in Virginia provided a glimpse of what theyâre going through.
âOur health system is exploding with COVID-19 health numbers,â said Dr. Amit Vashist, Chief Clinical Officer of Ballad Health, which operates hospitals in Virginia and Tennessee. âAs of today we have 340-plus patients in our health system who are fighting for their lives.â