Help is coming for tired doctors and nurses in the Inland Empire still treating COVID patients.
“Compassion fatigue is a very real thing in healthcare today,” said emergency medicine director Dr. Rodney Borger.While other parts of the region pass through the Omicron peak, hospitals in the Inland Empire are still packed with patients. Borger believes it is because of the region’s low vaccination numbers.Colton, CA – December 23: Doctors one their morning round check coronavirus patients housed in Intensive Care Units at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center on Wednesday, Dec.
“We’ve been doing better with the vulnerable population than the general population, but it’s still very challenging,” said Borger.As of Thursday, 35 patients are being treated for COVID at Borger’s hospital, spreading nurses thin. However, the healthcare staff is getting help from all over the country.
SB County recently approved double time and adopted an in-house registry program to help nurses from burning out. Arrowhead and Borger are desperately awaiting the incoming assistance as their hospital, much like other medical facilities, are short-staffed by about 15%.
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