3/1/21 Health Care Workers Continue Their Marathon

The pandemic is far from over. In California, the death toll is close to 52,000 and counting. There, and elsewhere, health workers at still running their marathons.

While new case numbers have dropped, new variants have put a dent in that welcome news.

New studies show that nearly half of hospital workers may have mental health issues including anxiety, depression, insomnia and post-traumatic stress disorder. Every surge brings increased workloads, personal risk of infection and the loss of many patients. Those workers note grimly that the number of Latino and Latina patients is double the number of Anglo patients.

There are signs of hope. In County USC Medical Center in Southern California, Biden's administration has literally sent troops to help vaccinate people and to help tired employees in the ICU. (In ancient Rome, idle troops built roads, so why shouldn’t the Military use their time to help out?)

If you have a way to ease the burdens these health workers face, don't hesitate to do it. 


https://www.cbsnews.com/news/california-healthcare-workers-confronting-mental-health-crisis/?fbclid=IwAR3vWYdFDTuHRF-J7nCH0v4znNZSFZsaPDjJb9HUyu9gxrgyfRFziMyXrqU