Prognosis
U.S. Hospital Staffing Improves as Rural States Still Struggle
- Fewer facilities in New York and Illinois report shortages
- Rural areas have found it more difficult to transfer patients
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The U.S. hospital-staffing shortage exacerbated by the latest Covid-19 wave is showing signs of easing, but many West Coast and rural states are still seeing the worst of it.
Over the past seven days, about 16.7% of U.S. hospitals have reported critical staffing shortages, down from a recent peak of 18.7% on Jan. 9, according to data from the Department of Health and Human Services. Fewer facilities are reporting shortages in populous New York, Florida and Illinois.