Five years after COVID first hit, how has it shaped health care and education in Idaho?

Hospitals 'forever changed' five years since pandemic began

After five years since the pandemic began, Chatham-Kent Health Alliance's top boss believes hospitals everywhere are "forever changed."

Five years after COVID first hit, how has it shaped health care and education in Idaho?

Brad Kurtz-Shaw, the vice president of academic affairs at Northwest Nazarene University (NNU), remembers the day that, five years ago, he learned life in America would soon change. He heard the news from his daughter, then a sophomore at Seattle…

COVID 5 Years Later: Impact on Healthcare

COVID's lasting impact on the health system

By ERIKA ALLEN   IN March 2020, healthcare systems had to adapt rapidly as the first wave of COVID cases arrived. Hospitals, including Central Gippsland Health (CGH), introduced temperature checks at entrances and mask policies to manage the crisis. Staff took on heavier workloads to meet testing demands, while telehealth expanded rapidly. Concerns over patient care, particularly for the elderly, also grew as restrictions limited in-person visit…

The Long-Term Impact of COVID-19 on Oncology Care: A Five-Year Retrospective

Experts across specialties reflect on the long-term effects of COVID-19 on several aspects of cancer care.