A day in the life of Texas Childrenโs Hospital medical professionals
Doctors and nurses are heroes and walking a day in their shoes is no easy feat. Houston Life Reporter Joe Sam got a glimpse of what a typical day looks like for medical professionals working in the ER at Texas Children's Hospital.
ER visits, long waits climb for kids in mental health crisis
The coronavirus pandemic has led to rising emergency room visits and longer waits for U.S. children and teens facing mental health issues. There are no national studies on kidsโ ER waits for mental health treatment, a practice called โboarding,โ according to a recent review published in the journal Pediatrics. They are kept stable but often receive little or no mental health care during those waits. Shortages of psychiatrists in some areas and hospital closures have worsened the problem and contributed to rising ER mental health visits, the Pediatrics review said. The number of U.S. children's mental health hospitals dropped to 38 from 50 between 2008 and 2018.
Hospitals competing for nurses as US coronavirus cases surge
As the coronavirus pandemic surges across the nation and infections and hospitalizations rise, medical administrators are scrambling to find enough nursing help especially in rural areas and at small hospitals. (AP Photo/Robert Bumsted, File)FENTON, Mich. โ As the coronavirus pandemic surges across the nation and infections and hospitalizations rise, medical administrators are scrambling to find enough nursing help โ especially in rural areas and at small hospitals. Aspirus recently was able to hire 18 nurses from outside agencies, and may need more if the surge continues. Greg Abbott recently announced he was sending 75 nurses and respiratory therapists to El Paso to help handle the city's surge. Travel nurses say the need at small hospitals tends to be greater than at larger facilities.