Alaska will bring nearly 500 health care workers

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Alaska will bring nearly 500 health care workers from the Lower 48 to
support strained hospitals

In the middle of a COVID-19 surge that has overwhelmed Alaska’s
hospitals to crisis levels, Alaska officials said Wednesday that the
state has signed a contract to bring nearly 500 health care workers
from the Lower 48 to provide some relief.
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Gov. Mike Dunleavy on Wednesday announced that Alaska was implementing
crisis standards of care for the entire state, a drastic step that
signals staff shortages and influx of COVID-19 patients could make it
impossible for some hospitals to treat everyone.

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Hospitals in the state say that staff are burned out from over a year
and a half of working through a pandemic with little relief, and that
many have retired early, or left the state or profession entirely.
COVID-19 patients also often require more complex, staff-intensive
care than other patients, which has put further strain on the system.