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Coverage of Mullan Institute COVID-19 Initiatives

Institute for Democratic Renewal aggregates content from government and leading institutions engaged in the global effort to curtail the coronavirus pandemic. The Center delivers original content from Claremont Graduate University researchers and creates graphic content in GIS modeling. IPRC lists the Mullan Institute Contact Tracing Estimator as a resource. Read More. 

WebMD: Steven Reinberg of HealthDay - THURSDAY, July 30, 2020 (HealthDay News) -- As COVID-19 infections surge across the United States, 11 states could find themselves with too few doctors to treat non-COVID patients in intensive care units, a new report finds. "This week's update shows that Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Idaho, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Utah and Washington all could face a shortage of intensivists," said researcher Patricia Pittman, director of George Washington University's Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity in Washington, D.C. "In these states, less than 50% of intensivists are available for non-COVID patients." Read full article. 

One News Page - Besides Lacking Beds, Eleven US States Face Critical Shortage Of ICU Medical Professionals. As COVID-19 infections surge, health care professionals across the US are struggling to keep up with the demand for personal protective equipment. Read more.

Kelly Gooch - Two states face a shortfall of physicians providing care in intensive care units, known as interventionists, while 11 others are at risk of straining their supply, according to a July 23 update of the Mullan Institute State Hospital Workforce Deficit Estimator. Read More.