ABC News chronicles the rising cases of coronavirus across the U.S. and how politicians, celebrities and the public reacted.ramps up across the nation, health care professionals at small and rural hospitals are getting furloughed, reassigned and told their employment contracts are canceled.
Leanne Helmerich is one of 600 staff members furloughed at Hillcrest Medical System in Tulsa County, Oklahoma. She's out of a job after the hospital announced staff reductions Monday, hoping to consolidate resources during the"It's a big pot of emotions," Helmerich said."But mostly I'm worried about how I'm going to pay the bills."
Inside a COVID19 patient treatment area. Dr. Colleen Smith tells ABC News that multiple departments in the hospital have now been transitioned into the ICU as well. Inside a COVID19 patient treatment area. Dr. Colleen Smith tells ABC News that multiple departments in the hospital have now been transitioned into the ICU as well.Abby Cachero works as a contract nurse at Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City. After weeks of canceled shifts and reduced hours, her hospital said it would cease virtually all operations outside the emergency room, leaving Cachero in the dark on her employment status.
"I don't even know if I still have a contract with them," Cachero said."I'm talking with my recruiter asking if I should be prepared to leave the state for work."report from Altarum, a nonprofit research firm for government health insurers, found the health care sector lost 43,000 jobs in March -- the largest decline in three decades -- amidst the ongoing pandemic.
This is exactly what happened where I live in Brookings, Oregon.
What ia wrong with this country where people in the most needed field are looking at unemployment? That’s a broken system.
Laid off our 50 nurses when we need them we wont have them its insane
For God’s sake - what is wrong with the ....?!
It's almost like, comingling profits & basic healthcare is a bad idea?
Not just happening down south it’s happening in New York too!! All this need to bring people in from all over the country and we have workers here in New York being laid off its mind boggling!
i thought it said sleep revenue lol
Health care should not be linked to profits. How hard can this be?
...or put people on ventilators.
If this is happening, then they are just not thinking outside the box - large hospitals in hard hit Virus centers have overworked medical staff. Find a locum position for underworked medical staff.
No profit no healthcare, the American way, I`ll take our healthcare with all it`s warts any 🇨🇦day.
Because of Fake News media spreading lies and fear, hospitals all over America is empty.
DavidJUrban This shows that rural areas should not be treated the same as if they were NYC. One size fits all stay-at-home orders are extreme for rural towns, mostly rural states. Common sense. Right, GovHolcomb ?
Capitalism is evily motivated. ABC will never tell you the truth.
MSM narrative has caused this. Most hospitals are empty.
where's the reporting of how much the owners make, the execs, the profits?
Follow me and get follow back instantly 🤞❤️. Let's gather do dis asap
Ah, the joys of for-profit health care. Truly an American tradition.
The whole world need to act very fast
It’s not only small and rural hospitals... what a mess.
But thats the opposite of you have been reporting ... Overwhelmed was the narrative
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