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One sign of the severity of Georgia’s nurse shortage can be seen in the bonuses offered to experienced RNs to join a hospital workforce. Some health systems in the state are paying bonuses of more than $10,000 to attract nurses. And Piedmont Healthcare, which is rapidly becoming Georgia’s biggest health system, said
Primary Content Caption Nurses are not the only personnel in short supply. Respiratory therapists are also in high demand. Credit: Stock photo One sign of the severity of Georgia’s nurse shortage can be seen in the bonuses offered to experienced RNs to join a hospital workforce. Some health systems in the state are paying bonuses of more than $10,000 to attract nurses. And Piedmont Healthcare, which is rapidly becoming Georgia’s biggest health system, said it has offered bonuses of up to $30,000, a figure that has startled local health industry officials. Nurses are not the ...
Childrenâs Healthcare of Atlanta has also experienced the rise in cases. âWe are currently caring for 16 children in our hospital system,ââ a Childrenâs spokeswoman, Allyson Wright, said Monday. âThe number of children in our care with COVID-19 has fluctuated throughout the pandemic, but we are seeing an increase in numbers, likely due to holiday gatherings and travel,ââ Wright said. Rates of illness and spread of the virus in children follow patterns like those of other age groups, she noted, although overall there is less severe illness and death amon...
Georgia’s recent spike in COVID-19 cases includes a comparable rise in the number of children getting the disease. “These aren’t necessarily cases linked to a [school] setting, but rather cases among children who are in these age groups,’’ said Amber Schmidtke, who tracks Georgia COVID trends in the Daily Digest. College-aged adult and young adults have a similar case rate increase over the past two weeks, Schmidtke said. Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has also experienced the rise in cases. “We are currently caring for 16 children in our hospital system,’’ a Children’...