Becker's Clinical Leadership. Here's your industry news for Monday,
August 21st. First,
Auburn Community Hospital in New York is reinstating its universal mask mandate
after ending it only a month ago.
The hospital requires all staff, patients,
and visitors to wear masks in clinical areas.
Masks are also required at its physician practices and skilled nursing facility.
Patients with COVID-19 will be restricted to one visitor wearing full PPE E two
days ago.
Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse also reinstated Universal Masking.
C D C. Data shows new admissions in New York increased by 3%.
The C D C recommends hospitals take a risk-based approach that considers various
factors including local transmission.
Second,
a former respiratory therapist is sentenced to 18 years in prison for the deaths
of two Missouri Hospital patients. Over 20 years ago,
Jennifer Hall was initially arrested and charged with two counts of first degree
murder. In April,
she agreed to a plea deal for two counts of first degree involuntary
manslaughter and one count of second degree assault.
The two deaths are part of nine described as medically suspicious events at
Hedrich Medical Center in 2002. Third,
here are four COVID-19 updates.
This is the fourth straight week of increasing COVID-19.
Admissions overall levels are far below this time last year.
The C D C is now tracking the strain. BA six.
It's a highly mutated version of the virus detected in at least four countries,
including a single case in the us. However,
EEG five remains the dominant strain.
At least three New York hospitals are reinstating mask mandates.
Moderna says its updated.
Covid 19 shot will be ready in September and should be effective against EEG.
Five.
The Biden administration plans to urge Americans to get an updated shot this
fall, along with flu and r SV shots. Thanks for listening.
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