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“There is a real concern that we’re hitting the holidays with a health care worker force that’s already burned out.”
“It’s just remained very busy, effectively, for the past two months or so,” said Dr. Jonathan Siner, the medical director at the hospital’s medical intensive care unit. New data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services shows the adult ICU occupancy rate at Yale New Haven Hospital currently stands at 87.9%. “Effectively, the ICUs are full even though the number says they’re not,” said Dr. Siner. The surge in ICU patients in the spring arrived and exited more rapidly but the situation is much different now, Dr. Siner said. “Everybody’s working very hard and I thin...
Pandemic lessons learned could help CT in future crises, health experts say FacebookTwitterEmailLinkedInRedditPinterest The COVID-19 pandemic tested the nation’s health care system in ways never imagined, and officials say the lessons learned have left the state better prepared for the next one. “We will be so much better prepared just because of the recognition of how important public health is,” said Greg Buller, chief medical officer at Bridgeport Hospital. “Our health systems have been overused and we have begun rebuilding our public health infrastructure and looking at what to ex...
The Real Story: The COVID-19 vaccine arrives in Connecticut FOX61's Jenn Bernstein speaks to multiple doctors from across the state about what the vaccine's arrival will mean for Connecticut. Author: Jenn Bernstein Updated: 3:16 PM EST December 20, 2020 CONNECTICUT, USA — The cavalry is here. Vaccines are now being administered here in Connecticut. Real Story Host Jenn Bernstein talks with the CEO and President of Hartford Healthcare, Jeffrey Flaks, about the moments the first vaccine shipments arrived at the hospital, and where the system’s resources and f...
'We are at a crossroads': First five receive coronavirus vaccinations at Yale New Haven Hospital FacebookTwitterEmail 1of9 Onyema Ogbuagu, an infectious diseases specialist for Yale New Haven Health and principal investigator at the Yale Center for Clinical Investigation for the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine trial, receives his vaccination from pharmacist Natasha Stroedecke Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020.Kristin Hynes / Yale New Haven HealthShow MoreShow Less 2of9 Yale New Haven Health System’s Nilesh Amin, supervisor of pharmaceutical procurement, pushes a cart that contains a delivery of 2,925...