Like the rest of the nation, Alaska is experiencing a workforce shortage in virtually every industry. We see help wanted signs, long lines, and pleas for patience everywhere. Unfortunately, Alaska’s healthcare system is no exception. While we all grapple with how to “solve” these workforce shortages over the long term for healthcare, there are immediate, […]
“Rather than CDC shortening isolation periods so that healthcare workers can rush back to work after getting infected, maybe they can recommend universal N95 use during big surges and emphasize airborne transmission of the virus,” said one infectious disease expert. The largest nurses’ union in the United States is condemning the Centers for Disease Control and […]
(Anchorage) – Governor Mike Dunleavy Friday announced that $2.1 million from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Funds have been awarded to the University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) College of Health to increase the school’s capacity to train registered nurses. Alaska was experiencing a nursing shortage even before the COVID-19 pandemic. The field of health education […]
“OSHA must act swiftly to extend lifesaving protections for health care workers and to create new Covid-19 safety rules for all workers.” More than 40 labor unions and advocacy organizations representing over 14 million employees issued a petition this week demanding that the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration permanently adopt Covid-19 protection standards—which are set to expire […]