Houston hospital system is offering its employees a $500 bonus if they get Covid-19 vaccine
Houston Methodist, a Texas hospital system with more than 26,000 employees, is offering a $500 bonus to workers if they get vaccinated against the novel coronavirus.
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EEOC Announces Extension of Act Mediation Pilot
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) announced that it was extending the pilot program that expanded opportunities to voluntarily resolve charges through mediation through Sept. 30, 2021. “The ACT…
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More Than Half of Ohio’s Nursing Home Staff Refusing Vaccine as First Round Is Nearly Over
Now that the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are finally in the hands of medical professionals ready to vaccinate as many high-risk people as possible, more than half of Ohio’s nursing…
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LA County Paramedics Told Not to Transport Some Patients with Low Chance of Survival
Paramedics in Southern California are being told to conserve oxygen and not to bring patients to the hospital who have little chance of survival as Los Angeles County grapples with…
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Freezer Failure at CA Medical Center Forces Emergency Mass Vaccine Distribution
A power failure for the freezer holding the county’s ration of the Moderna vaccines forced an emergency distribution of 850 doses of that vaccine January 4 in Ukiah.
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Family Sues over Cold Weather Death of Georgia Man Who Left Madison Veterans Hospital
The family of a Georgia veteran who died in Madison nearly three years ago when he wandered away from the Veterans Hospital in bitterly cold temperatures filed a lawsuit Tuesday…
Read More »Belgian St. Nick Party for Elderly Leads to 27 Virus Deaths
Authorities in Belgium say a 27th elderly person has died in an outbreak at a nursing home from a super-spreading St. Nick party last month but they hope the situation…
Read More »NH Emergency order will let EMTs, qualified military members get temporary nursing assistant licenses to help in nursing homes
Emergency medical technicians and military members whose training has equipped them for work in nursing homes can work in long-term care facilities with temporary licenses, after Gov. Chris Sununu signed…
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CT Governor Commits an Additional $31.2M to Support Nursing Homes during COVID-19 Pandemic
Governor Ned Lamont announced December 30 that he is committing an additional $31.2 million, as well as continued support for COVID-19 recovery and alternate COVID recovery facilities, to support Connecticut’s…
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Alarming Number of US Healthcare Workers Are Refusing COVID-19 Vaccine
US healthcare workers are first in line to receive the COVID-19 vaccine — but an alarming number across the country are refusing to do so. 1
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