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An inspections backlog grew in Missouri during the COVID-19 pandemic, exacerbated more recently by staffing shortages and a spike in complaints that have tapped available resources
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Hospitals relied on travel nurses during the pandemic, but they came at a high cost. Now, states including Missouri are considering legislation to crack down on hospital spending.
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The percentage of nursing positions that are vacant at St. Louis-area hospitals has risen sharply since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report by the Missouri Hospital Association. The report found vacancies for registered nurses in the metro area increased from 11% in 2020 to 20% in 2021.
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Missouri and Illinois rank last in the nation in hours of care nursing home residents receive from workers each day. Advocates for nursing home residents say the Biden administration's plans to call for increased staffing could help residents.
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It was common knowledge in the nursing home business, but perhaps not to the families trusting those facilities with a loved one’s care.
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Unions representing health care workers, including those who work in nursing homes, support a new federal rule that requires their members to get the COVID-19 vaccine.
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The University of Missouri-St. Louis is spending $7 million to expand a simulation center where nursing students use high-tech robotic mannequins and computers to learn and prepare for human patients.
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Marjorie Moore, executive director of VOYCE, a nonprofit that advocates for nursing home residents, said the facilities are trying to keep residents and workers safe as infections rise.
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Cindy Lefton has worked as a registered nurse for 37 years. For her, the job requires attention to not only patients’ physical needs, but to their loved…
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Gabrielle Bahr remembers being fascinated by the medical field even as a young child. And her family’s experience a handful of years later, when her…