West Virginia debates cross state health worker travel in emergencies
West Virginia officials urge lawmakers to oppose a uniform act allowing out of state health workers to aid during disasters citing liability and credential issues. The state plans to pre certify providers, with 4000 plus volunteers ready, while praise from Trust for America’s Health highlights testing labs surveillance and hospital bed capacity for a moderate pandemic. High marks for preparedness contrast with calls to bolster hospital surge capacity.
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Virginia Faces Bed Shortage If Pandemic Strikes
A Virginia health report warns half the states may run short of hospital beds within two weeks of a moderate pandemic. Virginia’s 14,700 beds plus 4,241 surge beds may not cover demand. Officials plan triage facilities, stockpile PPE and ventilators, and expand information hotlines as they use federal funds and state money to prepare.
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