Hospital Employee Health – October 1, 2022

Special Report: Humbled CDC Seeks Reinvention, Culture Change

The CDC has taken responsibility for its haphazard response to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, admitting to mistakes and miscalculations that often directly affected healthcare workers.

CDC to Translate Data into ‘Easy-to-Understand’ New Policy

The CDC has begun an ambitious revamping after admitting it was not ready for the plethora of issues raised by the COVID-19 pandemic. The agency is pursuing a culture change to break down silos and communicate better in house and to the public.

Calling Out Systemic Racism in Healthcare

It is time to speak out about entrenched racism in the American healthcare system, particularly after researchers have been targeted by white supremacists who claim better care for people of color will come at the expense of Caucasian patients.

Leading Nursing Group Experiences ‘Racial Reckoning’

In an act of unvarnished accountability, the American Nurses Association has examined its past actions on race and found them wanting.

With HCV Cases Climbing, Needlesticks Pose Risk

The national opioid epidemic has driven a steady increase in hepatitis C virus, putting healthcare workers at risk of acquiring the bloodborne pathogen if they incur a needlestick. Although most infections in opioid users — primarily via sharing needles — are completely treatable, 14,000 people a year die of hepatitis C, according to the CDC.