Hospital capacity and staffing shortages remain acute concerns, Gov. Laura Kelly and Lee Norman, secretary of health and environment, said Tuesday, although statewide mitigation tactics aren’t yet on the cards. As facilities from Topeka to Wichita are seeing a shortage of available workers, Norman said the “competition for beds is getting stiffer.” And staff shortages remain a problem as doctors, nurses or technicians contract the virus or await test results. Some hospitals in Kansas had adopted a bonus structure to encourage staff to take on more shifts, Norman said.
Source: News – Wellington Daily News – Wellington, KS
