Novel tool reveals which states could face shortages of COVID-19 workforce

EurekAlert! - WASHINGTON, DC (April 16, 2020) - As the U.S. healthcare workforce struggles to care for a rise in COVID-19 cases, there are growing reports that there are not enough workers to meet the surge in demand. Some hospitals are reporting they do not have enough respiratory therapists to operate ventilators. And rising numbers of nurses and other health care workers in New York and other states have fallen ill and are quarantined, or simply unable to report to work due to family needs. Read more.