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OSHA issues new rules on COVID-19 safety for health care workers
- Author:
- Sheila Mulrooney Eldred
Publish date: June 14, 2021
“The science tells us that health care workers, particularly those who come into regular contact with the virus...
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Contact tracing in hospitals falls off as COVID-19 cases rise
- Author:
- Sheila Mulrooney Eldred
Publish date: December 18, 2020
Ad hoc approaches to contact tracing are likely to be short-lived.
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Health care workers implore OSHA for more oversight on COVID-19 safety
- Author:
- Sheila Mulrooney Eldred
Publish date: October 26, 2020
“OSHA is doing a lamentably poor job protecting workers during the pandemic,” said James Brudney, JD, a...
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NYC hospitals require health care workers to report in person, even for phone and telehealth work
- Author:
- Sheila Mulrooney Eldred
Publish date: April 13, 2020
Recently, many medical associations have issued statements supporting the rights of health care workers to speak up...
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Firings, furloughs, and pay cuts in advance of COVID-19 surge
- Author:
- Sheila Mulrooney Eldred
Publish date: April 1, 2020
Despite almost $200 billion earmarked for hospital systems in the recently passed federal stimulus package, many hospitals are still in dire...