Washington faces nursing shortage among record-high COVID hospitalizations

Name: Washington faces nursing shortage among record-high COVID hospitalizations
Uploaded: 2021-09-24T06:22:00Z
Duration: 2 min 42 s
Description: "Not only do we have roughly 50% more cases than we had during the December surge, but we're caring for all of those patients with fewer staff, because it's been so challenging for particularly our nurses, that people are choosing to leave healthcare because of how stressful it’s been," says Dr. Steven Mitchell, the medical director of Harborview Medical Center's Emergency Room.

"Not only do we have roughly 50% more cases than we had during the December surge, but we're caring for all of those patients with fewer staff, because it's been so challenging for particularly our nurses, that people are choosing to leave healthcare because of how stressful it’s been," says Dr. Steven Mitchell, the medical director of Harborview Medical Center's Emergency Room.

Posted September 23, 2021 11:22pm PDT