96% of COVID patients at Methodist, Baptist are unvaccinated
Out of the 1,826 COVID-19 deaths reported by the Shelby County Health Department since the coronavirus pandemic began, 10 were among vaccinated individuals.
Jane Roberts
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Jane Roberts has reported in Memphis for more than 20 years. As a senior member of The Daily Memphian staff, she was assigned to the medical beat during the COVID-19 pandemic. She also has done in-depth work on other medical issues facing our community, including shortages of specialists in local hospitals. She covered K-12 education here for years and later the region’s transportation sector, including Memphis International Airport and FedEx Corp.
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Health CareNursing ranks are gutted; those left feel unappreciated, overworked
Travel nurses filling the gaps make two to three times more an hour than staff RNs; it rankles, nurses say. But there are other reasons, including appreciation, exacerbating the nursing shortage.
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Coronavirus National Guardsmen arrive, go to work in emergency rooms
At Baptist, they extend the reach of nurses from four to six patients and allow beds to open.
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Coronavirus‘Dangerously over capacity’ ERs at risk of treating only those likely to survive
The Pipkin Building vaccination site will not close at the end of August and Germantown and Collierville partners will open a high-volume site, said City of Memphis COO Doug McGowen.
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Shelby County Mask mandate may not apply in church, other cases
Other examples include K-12 schoolchildren whose parents have asked in writing for masking exemptions.
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Metro New mask mandate goes into effect 7 a.m. Friday
Masks will be required in all public, indoor settings, including restaurants and bars.
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Health Care ‘Smart’ pump latest medical device created in Memphis
“The patent is the backbone of our platform of solutions we are going to launch in the future,” says Esra Roan, co-founder of SOMAVAC Medical Solutions.
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Health Care Boosters expected week of Sept. 20 for the elderly, health care workers
“I anticipate, honestly, that everyone that got the vaccine is going to want the booster. That is the feedback I have been getting,” says Melanie Keller, CEO of Meritan.
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Coronavirus Health care workers by thousands petition Lee’s executive order
Health care workers say they are standing in solidarity with colleagues in Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina and Texas who have petitioned their state governments to remove mandates that interfere with public health.
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Shelby County Health Dept.: Local mask order still in effect in schools, day cares
Students are still mandated to wear masks, unless parents present a formal, written request to school officials to opt out.
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DowntownIdea born in Victorian Village spreads throughout city
EcoPro Services, a division of Empower Employs, provides jobs to the disadvantaged who sanitize agencies working with the homeless in Memphis.
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City of Memphis ‘We are afraid:’ Doctors worry about strain on hospitals, need to protect children
“The ERs are inundated,” said Dr. Shailesh Patel. “If we do not change course, we are headed to our darkest hours, our darkest days.”
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Coronavirus Local ICU capacity expected to be ‘severely stressed,’ ER wait times up
Within days, the Memphis-Shelby County COVID-19 Task Force is expected to announce plans for how the local health care system will handle a number of coronavirus cases expected to surpass last winter’s peak.
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State GovernmentNurse practitioners fight supervisory restrictions, say they could treat more patients
In 24 states, nurse practitioners are allowed to practice independently, without supervision by physicians. During the pandemic, 15 other states loosened restrictions to give them more autonomy.
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Health Care Baptist system requiring 19,000 staffers to be vaccinated
“With the growing threat of COVID-19 variants and our duty to provide a safe environment for vulnerable patients, a COVID-19 vaccine requirement for our employees is the responsible and right thing to do.”
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Coronavirus Health Department can mandate masks, director says
Shelby County Health Department director Dr. Michelle Taylor stands firm on agency’s authority to require masks.
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Shelby County Shelby County to start mandatory testing of unvaccinated staff
Testing will begin Sept. 6 for Health Department staff.
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Coronavirus COVID admissions double in week at Le Bonheur
Hospital has nearly half the serious cases in the state.
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Health Care Staff vaccinations mandatory at four hospital systems; Baptist undecided
No decision yet at Baptist, the area’s largest system; 58% of its 19,000 employees are vaccinated.
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City of Memphis Mask mandate starts in schools, applies to everyone indoors
Students who do not comply and do not qualify for an exemption are to be sent home.
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Education Masks will be required in all K-12 schools in Shelby County
The Shelby County Health Department amended Directive No. 24 to require face coverings for students and teachers in all K-12 schools, officials announced Friday.
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Education Three Memphis colleges to require vaccines for students, staff
Here’s how some area colleges are handling vaccinations as students return to school for the fall. One is even paying students $1,000 to be vaccinated for COVID-19.
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State Government Vaccine first doses up 90% in Tennessee over past two weeks
Pediatric hospitalizations reflect COVID, rising number of respiratory infections.
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Health CareGroup campaigning against masks in schools met at local dentist’s home
Attorney Ralph Gibson said in a letter that Christopher Rowland did not participate in the meeting: “While the meeting was happening, Mr. Rowland had dinner with his children, took an important phone call, and dealt with the dogs which needed to be let out during the meeting.”
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State Government Masking in schools is a local decision, state says
Tennessee officials say local school boards and parents, not the state, should have the final say in whether students wear masks to school.
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