Focus: Infection Control

California Hospital Workers Say They're Not Being Protected

Ad hoc COVID-19 medical centers are often remote and security is often a lower priority


Workers at some California have warned about hospital practices that leave them vulnerable to the coronavirus, according to an article on the NBC News website.

Workers have cited lack of testing, reuse of personal protective equipment and inadequate infection control.

"It's pretty crazy that major league baseball players have access to testing every other day, but nurses, certified nursing assistants, respiratory therapists — folks that are really in it caring for people that have COVID — can't get tested at all," registered nurse Jessica Early, said in the article.

 In July, the National Union of Healthcare Workers submitted a complaint to the California Department of Public Health, which the union said prompted an investigation that continues. 

June data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)  said more than 60,000 healthcare workers have been infected, and close to 300 have died from COVID-19, according to an article on the NPR website.

Read the full NBC News article.

 

 



September 2, 2020


Topic Area: Infection Control


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