hospitals
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Huge Sinkhole Opens Up in Italian Hospital Parking Lot After Heavy Rains
In case you need more proof that we live in hell, a massive sinkhole opened in an Italian hospital’s parking lot on Friday. The gaping hole, which was 20 metres deep and 2,000 square metres wide, swallowed at least three cars in the Naples car park. It also disrupted the hospital’s electricity and water lines,…
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These Guys Repackaged Nonmedical Masks and Tried to Sell Them to Texas Health Workers: Report
Amid nationwide PPE shortages, one Silicon Valley investor and his business partner apparently found the most ridiculously shady way to profit off medical facilities’ scramble for medical-grade face masks in the wake of the coronavirus. The two would leverage popular gig economy apps like Venmo and TaskRabbit to pay workers to repackage thousands of non-medical…
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Rotten Masks, DIY Equipment, Exhausted Staff: Report Shows Coronavirus’ Impact On U.S. Hospitals
A grim look inside U.S. hospitals confirms impressions gathered from medical professionals and state officials in recent weeks: American hospitals are in crisis. The Department of Health and Human Services’s inspector general’s office interviewed administrators from 323 hospitals in the United States, finding shortages across the board—including staff, medical supplies, tests, beds, and personal protective…
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Philly Officials Say Rich Jerk Who Owns Shuttered Hospital Is Trying To Cash In On Covid-19 Emergency
Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney has accused the owner of a closed-down hospital of trying to profiteer off a deal to re-open during the coronavirus pandemic, while City Councilmember Helen Gym has called for government officials to just seize the property outright, WHYY reported on Tuesday.