In his 13 years working at Valley Regional Hospital, Nick Swift says this is by far the most challenging time to be in health care. “Things are pretty stressful at the given moment. We’re dealing with a lot of patient volume and acuity, and it coincides with a lot of staff vacancies. So we’re dealing […]
Behind the backlogs: waiting and waiting some more for health care
Morning File, Wednesday, July 27, 2022
News 1. Vandalism threatens trees at Public Gardens Ever heard of girdling? You might know it by another name: ring-barking. For those unfamiliar, it’s the act of removing a strip of bark from the entire circumference of a tree trunk or branch. This creates a bark-free ring on a tree; everything above that ring will […]