Man attacks 3 at hospital because mother could not join him in ER lobby, Flagler deputies say
A man faces charges after he attacked three people at an AdventHealth hospital in Palm Coast after staff told him that his mother could not accompany him in the ER waiting room, according to the Flagler County Sheriff's Office.
AdventHealth opens outpatient COVID-19 antibody treatment clinic
ORLANDO, Fla. โ AdventHealth opened a new clinic offering monoclonal antibody therapies for COVID-19 patients. The clinic is at AdventHealth Orlandoโs campus and is separate from the COVID-19 unit in the ER. Theyโre offering the antibody treatments to help keep people out of the hospital so they can recover from COVID-19 at home. Someone at greater risk of developing a more severe disease ... There is a separate location for COVID-19 patients ages 12-17 to receive the antibody treatment.
ER visits, long waits climb for kids in mental health crisis
The coronavirus pandemic has led to rising emergency room visits and longer waits for U.S. children and teens facing mental health issues. There are no national studies on kidsโ ER waits for mental health treatment, a practice called โboarding,โ according to a recent review published in the journal Pediatrics. They are kept stable but often receive little or no mental health care during those waits. Shortages of psychiatrists in some areas and hospital closures have worsened the problem and contributed to rising ER mental health visits, the Pediatrics review said. The number of U.S. children's mental health hospitals dropped to 38 from 50 between 2008 and 2018.
Hospitals competing for nurses as US coronavirus cases surge
As the coronavirus pandemic surges across the nation and infections and hospitalizations rise, medical administrators are scrambling to find enough nursing help especially in rural areas and at small hospitals. (AP Photo/Robert Bumsted, File)FENTON, Mich. โ As the coronavirus pandemic surges across the nation and infections and hospitalizations rise, medical administrators are scrambling to find enough nursing help โ especially in rural areas and at small hospitals. Aspirus recently was able to hire 18 nurses from outside agencies, and may need more if the surge continues. Greg Abbott recently announced he was sending 75 nurses and respiratory therapists to El Paso to help handle the city's surge. Travel nurses say the need at small hospitals tends to be greater than at larger facilities.