, asking retired nurses to get in touch with former employers about returning to work. Lamont also said the state is in talks to accelerate the training requirements for nursing students to get them into service more quickly.
The Department of Health and Human Services has also waived regulations to allow doctors to practice medicine in states other than the one that issued their license—allowing doctors from other states to provide services across state lines.U.S. healthcare workers like doctors and nurses face risks greater than the nature of their jobs—in the form of shortages of much-needed treatment supplies and protective equipment like N95 face masks, ventilators and coronavirus test kits.
“There are limited supplies of ventilators and hospital beds, which is why hospitals and public health officials all across the country are urging the public to follow the guidance of the CDC and other public health leaders on social distancing and other actions,”Nancy Foster, vice president for quality and patient safety policy at the American Hospital Association. “The best way not to overtax the health care system is to keep more people healthy.
The Trump administration has been heavily criticized for its handling of the crisis in the lead-up to virus’s current state—the government’s testing program was delayed for weeks while the virus spread around the country undetected.