Most workers are getting their shots, but understaffing remains a threat
health care facility workers across the United States, the problems plaguing New York could soon spread elsewhere, too.has taken thousands of employees out of New York’s health care workforce, according to the Iroquois Hospital Association , which represents 50 hospitals across 16 New York counties, as well as reports from other hospitals in the state. An IHA survey of 33 New York hospitals conducted on Sept. 13, before the mandate went into effect, found a job vacancy rate of 13.
Two weeks ago, Oneida Health reduced its inpatient capacity by 25% in part to enable surgeons to treat patients from the emergency room. But the ER has become overwhelmed anyway—it has sometimes been placed on “diversion,” which means ambulances are warned to avoid bringing in patients. When that happens, ambulances must drive people further away for specialized care, sometimes delaying their next pickup, leaving those in need of emergency help waiting even longer.
There’s another wrinkle in New York’s staffing dilemma. Dr. Dennis McKenna, president and CEO of Albany Medical Center, a teaching facility with 11,000 employees, says that his hospital and others across upstate New York are seeing a larger volume of patients than usual, and those patients are sicker than on average, but in many cases with illnesses other than COVID-19.
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