Researchers at George Washington University's Milken Institute School of Public Health found that the majority of states are now at risk for shortages in healthcare workers needed to treat critically ill patients.
A nurse cares for a COVID-19 patient in the Intensive Care Unit at El Centro Regional Medical Center in hard-hit Imperial County on July 28, 2020, in El Centro, Calif.
A nurse cares for a COVID-19 patient in the Intensive Care Unit at El Centro Regional Medical Center in hard-hit Imperial County on July 28, 2020, in El Centro, Calif.to help states and the federal government gauge the demand for healthcare professionals given different scenarios of COVID-19 and the normal attrition rates for workers. The Workforce Estimator allows policymakers to plan for looming spikes in COVID-19 cases and begin staffing up to help meet the demand.
In this July 28, 2020, file photo, members of the medical staff treat a patient who is wearing a helmet-based ventilator in the COVID-19 intensive care unit at the United Memorial Medical Center in Houston. In this July 28, 2020, file photo, members of the medical staff treat a patient who is wearing a helmet-based ventilator in the COVID-19 intensive care unit at the United Memorial Medical Center in Houston.The problem of a shortage of healthcare workers in ICU is not new, but it is certainly a more pressing one in the context of a pandemic. In 2019, the Society for Critical Care Medicine released a statement on the projected workforce shortage and possible solutions.
Telemedicine services may pose another mitigation strategy in specific circumstances to address the need. Advanced practice providers, such as nurse practitioners and physician assistants may be more easily pulled up the ranks to round out a multidisciplinary team.
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