Understaffed State Psychiatric Facilities Leave Mental Health Patients in Limbo
By Andy Miller
The pandemic has so seriously strained already tight state psychiatric hospitals in Georgia, Virginia, Texas and elsewhere that these facilities for the poorest and most vulnerable people with mental illness struggle to admit new patients.
Daily Edition for Monday, October 25, 2021
Monday’s summaries of California health news covers state covid testing gaps, vaccine and boosters, mandates, end of life, drought and more.
In Maine, Vaccine Mandate for EMTs Stresses Small-Town Ambulance Crews
By Patty Wight, Maine Public Radio
The covid vaccination rate for first responders in the state is more than 95%. But it’s lower in more rural areas, where ambulance crews can’t function if even just a few people quit.
Direct Primary Care, With a Touch of Robin Hood
By Bernard J. Wolfson
Photos by Heidi de Marco
Some doctors, sick of mainstream health care’s red tape, are finding refuge in practices that combine concierge medicine with charity care.
Fresh Faces, Fewer Tools: Meet the New Bosses Fighting Covid
By Nick Ehli
Local health officials who quit or were forced out during the pandemic have been replaced by people who must face an increasingly polarized public with fewer powers than their predecessors.
3 States Limit Nursing Home Profits in Bid to Improve Care
By Susan Jaffe
Following the devastating impact of covid-19 on nursing homes, state lawmakers want to be sure that government and private payments primarily go to improve care and staffing.
Atención primaria directa con un toque de Robin Hood
By Bernard J. Wolfson
St. Luke’s Family Practice es una respuesta local a los problemas sistémicos de la sanidad estadounidense, como el agotamiento de los médicos, la insatisfacción de los pacientes y el hecho de que millones de personas sigan careciendo de asistencia.
Confronting Ageism in Health Care: A Conversation for Patients, Caregivers and Clinicians
A frank, practical and empowering conversation about this pervasive, systemic problem of bias, discrimination or stereotyping based on age.
Daily Edition for Friday, October 22, 2021
Apple Tightens Its Vaccine Mandate: Apple will require unvaccinated corporate employees to test for covid each time they want to enter an office, a move that tightens its virus protocols while still stopping short of a vaccine mandate. The new rule will also apply to employees who decline to report their vaccination status to Apple. Vaccinated staff will be required to take rapid tests once per week. Read more from Bloomberg and the San Francisco Chronicle.
