MA governor implements new hospital policies to combat staffing shortages

New emergency orders issued to help understaffed Mass. hospitals

Hospitals are also seeing many more patients than usual, mostly due to non-COVID-19-related reasons. See Boston.com.

Massachusetts enacts emergency measures to preserve hospital capacity amid COVID surge

Hospitalizations in Massachusetts are skyrocketing, even as COVID levels in wastewater in the Boston area appear to be plummeting.

Gov. Baker issues new orders to ease pressure on hospitals

BOSTON (AP) — Curtailing unnecessary emergency department visits and letting qualified physician assistants practice independently are some of the new steps announced Friday by Gov. Charlie Baker to help make sure hospitals can serve those in need of acute care in the face of continuing staffing shortages.

Gov. Baker issues new orders to ease pressure on hospitals

BOSTON (AP) — Curtailing unnecessary emergency department visits and letting qualified physician assistants practice independently are some of the new steps announced Friday by Gov. Charlie Baker to help make

Baker administration issues new emergency orders as Mass. hospitals struggle amid COVID-19 surge - The Boston Globe

The state healthcare system, according to the Department of Public Health, faces a “critical staffing shortage” that’s been a factor in the loss of about 700 medical/surgical and ICU hospital beds.

Gov. Baker issues new orders to ease pressure on hospitals

BOSTON (AP) — Curtailing unnecessary emergency department visits and letting qualified physician assistants practice independently are some of the new steps announced Friday by Gov. Charlie Baker to help make sure hospitals can serve those in need of acute care in the face of continuing staffing shortages.Other measures announced by the state Department of Public Health include providing greater staffing flexibility for dialysis units and allowi…