South Mississippi hospitals work through nursing shortage
The nursing shortage seen across the country is still being felt here in Mississippi. Officials report nearly 3,000 nurse vacancies in the state right now. Medical facilities across the…
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Local hospitals in need of nurses amid new COVID variant
Hospitals did prepare for yet another COVID wave, but they’re struggling under the weight of a staffing problem. Hospitals are slammed with patients and there aren’t…
Loss of funding increases nursing shortage in Mississippi
Hospitals throughout the state of Mississippi are having to close floors and reduce patient rooms due to a nursing shortage that is growing worse each day. Through the…
Nearly 1,000 Mississippi beds empty because of lack of staff
By LEAH WILLINGHAM Associated Press/Report for America JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - Mississippi health officials say almost 1,000 hospital beds that could be used to treat patients during the latest surge of coronavirus in the state are unstaffed because of a…
Battling COVID with a nursing shortage
‘ There’s not a shortage of beds, there’s an RN shortage.” That’s a comment from Singing River Health System CEO Lee Bond regarding the negative bed situation hospitals are facing…
Memorial Hospital facing nursing and space shortage
Memorial Hospital has been going through a nursing shortage recently, but the new COVID surge has put a new layer of strain on their team. The system of care…