A recent challenge for hospitals across Alabama, along with the rest of the nation, has been staffing. Dr. Don Williamson, with the Alabama Hospital Association explained in a recent interview that less health care professionals are working now than during the omicron and delta spikes. “We might have substantially greater difficulty dealing with 1,500 people […]
The news was a mixed bag at the weekly press briefing of the COVID-19 coronavirus at the Huntsville City Council chambers Wednesday. Jeff Samz, CEO of the Huntsville Hospital System, said the two facilities in the city and Madison have seen about a 10 percent drop in COVID-19 patients over the last two weeks. […]
A United States congressman declared in recent days that, “Real America is done with COVID-19.’’ The families of four people who died from the virus within 24 hours between Tuesday and Wednesday in Huntsville, Alabama hospitals might disagree. “Our staffs are frustrated,’’ Dr. Pam Hudson, CEO of Crestwood Medical Center, said of her hospital and […]
In the ongoing battle against the pandemic, it’s important to have a variety of weapons in the medical arsenal. The Delta variant has clearly demonstrated that vaccines alone might not be enough in the war against COVID-19. Although vaccines have been highly effective for many, acquiring the breakthrough COVID has been a real concern, especially […]
As a business, the construction industry in North Alabama is highly competitive; but as an industry, the contractors and builders are friends or, at least, casual acquaintances who come together to share ideas, discuss problems, and seek solutions that affect everyone across the industry. When the labor shortage for instance, began affecting the industry, these […]
85% of Huntsville Hospital inpatients were unvaccinated; three unvaccinated patients accounted for three deaths in a 24-hour period
The most recent eviction moratorium is still in effect … for now. However, those in the Huntsville area who are having trouble meeting their rent payments would be wise to seek help from rental assistance programs as the moratorium’s future is still anything but certain. Last Friday, U.S. District Judge Dabney Friedrich allowed the revised […]
Huntsville Hospital CEO: 91% of local COVID patients are unvaccinated
The leaders of the state’s top health-care providers issued a joint statement about COVID-19 vaccines and urging residents to be vaccinated. Dr. Don Williamson, president of the Alabama Hospital Association; Brandon Farmer, president/CEO of the Alabama Nursing Home Association; John Ziegler, executive director of the Alabama State Nurses Association; Tim Vines, president/CEO of Blue Cross and Blue […]
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