This article is reprinted from the Speak Out Now healthcare newsletter at Kaiser and Highland Hospitals in Oakland, CA.
COVID cases are on the rise again the Bay Area and many of us probably know of someone who has gotten it again in the past few weeks. While luckily this hasn’t translated to a bunch of hospitalizations at Kaiser and Highland, this is the “new normal” to have COVID waves every so often with new variants.
Regardless of if we are “over” thinking about COVID, it is an ongoing hazard that faces healthcare workers. And now that any form of COVID leave has expired, more workers may be forced to come in sick, which negatively impacts themselves, coworkers and patients.
Click here to read the article printed in the 07-15-24 Healthcare Newsletter