As the healthcare industry faces a trifecta of the flu, RSV and COVID-19, hospitals continue to face staffing issues.
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - State leaders tell WBRC that many Alabama hospitals are still understaffed and struggling. Now, many are working through an early flu and RSV season.
“Staffing remains a major challenge for us,” Dr. Don Williamson with the Alabama Hospital Association said. “We certainly are not back where we were before Covid in terms of staffing. Some hospitals still have areas of their hospital that are closed because they simply don’t have enough staff.”
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