First Federal Campaign Launched to Tackle Health Care Workers’ Burnout
Mental Health
First Federal Campaign Launched to Tackle Health Care Workers’ Burnout
2023-11-01 19:43:55
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — A new federal campaign aims to provide hospital leaders with the critical, evidence-based resources they need to improve workplace policies and reduce burnout among their staff of health care professionals. As previously reported in The Well News, physician... Read More

OSHA Urged to Retain Emergency Temporary Standard for Health Care Workers
Health
OSHA Urged to Retain Emergency Temporary Standard for Health Care Workers
2022-04-06 15:06:51
by Alexa Hornbeck

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia heard an oral argument Monday from National Nurses United regarding the Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration's emergency temporary standard for protecting health care workers... Read More

Supreme Court Spurns Effort to Roll Back Vaccine Mandate in New York
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Spurns Effort to Roll Back Vaccine Mandate in New York
2021-12-13 21:59:26
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday rejected two emergency requests from health care workers who claimed New York State’s vaccine mandate unfairly refuses to exempt those with religious concerns. In the underlying complaint, three nurses and a group called... Read More

Hospitals Race to Set Vaccine Priorities for Health Care Workers
Health
Hospitals Race to Set Vaccine Priorities for Health Care Workers

Large hospital systems are grappling with how best to decide which health care workers will be vaccinated first for COVID-19, a daunting task when it's unclear which shots they'll get, how many and when they'll arrive. The first COVID-19 vaccine... Read More

Nurses Call on Senate to Protect Health Care Workers As Congress Spars Over Coronavirus Aid
Political News
Nurses Call on Senate to Protect Health Care Workers As Congress Spars Over Coronavirus Aid
2020-07-22 12:53:24
by Gaspard Le Dem

WASHINGTON -- Nurses from National Nurses United gathered at the U.S. Capitol on Tuesday morning to honor the lives of fellow health care workers who have died from the coronavirus, and to urge Congress to pass legislation to protect them... Read More

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