There are 3 article(s) tagged Tina Gerardi:

• July 2020

  • Hospitals adding beds, staffing up

    With hospitals 90% full in and right at the red range of capacity, leaders are working their plans for the COVID-19 surge.

    By Jane Roberts July 11, 2020

• April 2020

  • Saint Francis announces furloughs; experts say other hospitals have few choices

    Elective surgery bans — in place in Tennessee since March 19 — have left big holes in hospital budgets. Outpatient procedures account for about 45% of hospital revenue in Memphis.

    By Jane Roberts April 17, 2020

• February 2020

  • Nurses want to do their jobs without physician oversight

    Nurse practitioners and other advanced-practice nurses say mandatory supervision is a way for doctors to keep control. They have taken the battle to work without physician oversight, including prescribing drugs, to the Tennessee Legislature for the fourth time since 2014.

    By Jane Roberts February 19, 2020