Two and a half years after the COVID-19 pandemic and staff shortages remain. Health systems are paying a higher price to protect workers. Supply costs are soaring, and some service routes have yet to return to pre-pandemic levels. As a result, many hospitals operate in a red-eye in the first half of 2022, with operators concerned about financial diversion as federal relief funding is made available.
Ed Lovern, president and chief executive officer of Ascension Saint Agnes, joins The Check Up to talk about operational challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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