The Western Australia (WA) government has decided it will be pausing some elective surgery bookings in a bid to alleviate pressure on the state’s health system as Omicron cases continue to rise. All category 2 and 3 bookings—that is, those that need treatment within 90 days or one year—will be paused for a two-month period…
Western Australia Cancels Elective Surgeries To Handle Growing Omicron Cases
Florida Lawmakers Aim to Extend Protection to Hospitals in Treating COVID-19; Lawyers Object
February 8, 2022
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Florida lawmakers plan to vote Wednesday on whether to extend a law that makes it difficult to sue health care facilities for their treatment of COVID-19. The law that’s set to expire, unless the legislation passes to extend it, also protects facilities from being sued by patients who become infected with COVID-19 in the facility….
Unvaccinated Australian Denied Entry to See Wife Before Brain Surgery, Allowed in After Public Outcry
February 7, 2022
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A Western Australia (WA) man has only been allowed to support his wife before a serious brain operation after a concerned crowd gathered outside the hospital entrance to show support. Under the WA Labor government, proof of vaccination is required to enter restaurants, gyms, theatres—and all other hospitality, fitness, and entertainment venues. Unvaccinated adults looking…
DeSantis Wants Legislation to Protect Hospitalized Patients’ Rights
February 3, 2022
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GAINESVILLE, Fla.—Florida is determined to protect the rights of patients in nursing homes and hospitals, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Feb. 2. After a press conference about an $89 million investment in workforce education, DeSantis said legislation was being drafted to combat an alarming trend around his state and across the county—restrictions on families visiting loved ones. …
Capitol Report (Jan. 14): Congress Hands Out Masks Made in China
January 14, 2022
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The U.S. Marine Corp. becomes the first branch of the military to grant a religious exemption to the vaccine mandates. The Supreme Court has ruled, and President Joe Biden’s vaccine mandate for large businesses is no longer in effect. How will this impact Americans moving forward? The U.S. Defense Department is sending additional military medical…
Pennsylvania’s Hospital and Nursing Home Staffing Crises Worsened by COVID-19 Surge
Hospitalizations for COVID-19 are up significantly in Pennsylvania and many other states, according to numbers from the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center. The surge in cases has reduced capacity in hospitals and long-term care facilities. In Pennsylvania, COVID-related hospitalizations reached an all-time high this week with 7,488 cases on Jan.10. That is double the cases…
Australian Medical Association Report Says Public Hospitals in Crisis
Public hospitals are caught in an unending cycle of crisis caused by a funding formula that has failed to arrest a decline in performance over a decade, the Australian Medical Association says in a new report. “Our hospitals are full—there simply aren’t enough hospital beds or enough doctors and nurses—and tragic stories of deaths, deterioration…
Short-Staffed Michigan Hospitals Cut Workers, Beds Amid Patient Surge
Staff shortages have forced two large Michigan hospital systems to cut hundreds of beds. The action comes as a fourth wave of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus, the pathogen that causes COVID-19, has caused hospitals to be swamped with patients. The Detroit-based Henry Ford Health Systems announced on Sept. 13 that it was cutting…
Blaze at COVID-19 Field Hospital Kills 14: North Macedonia
SKOPJE, North Macedonia—North Macedonia’s government declared three days of mourning Thursday following a deadly overnight fire in a COVID-19 field hospital that killed 14 people and injured a dozen. The blaze broke out late Wednesday in the western city of Tetovo, where the unit had been set up following a recent spike in infections in…
J&J CEO Gorsky to Step Down, Company Veteran to Lead in 2022
August 20, 2021
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Johnson & Johnson will replace Chairman and CEO Alex Gorsky with another veteran company executive starting next year. The world’s biggest maker of health care products said late Thursday that Joaquin Duato will become CEO and a member of the company’s board of directors on January 3. Duato currently serves as vice chairman of Johnson…
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