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NY hospital reinstates masks 1 month after ending mandate; 4 COVID-19 updates · Becker’s Healthcare - Clinical Leadership Podcast

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  Becker's Clinical Leadership. Here's your industry news for Monday,
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  August 21st. First,
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  Auburn Community Hospital in New York is reinstating its universal mask mandate
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  after ending it only a month ago.
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  The hospital requires all staff, patients,
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  and visitors to wear masks in clinical areas.
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  Masks are also required at its physician practices and skilled nursing facility.
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  Patients with COVID-19 will be restricted to one visitor wearing full PPE E two
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  days ago.
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  Upstate University Hospital in Syracuse also reinstated Universal Masking.
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  C D C. Data shows new admissions in New York increased by 3%.
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  The C D C recommends hospitals take a risk-based approach that considers various
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  factors including local transmission.
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  Second,
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  a former respiratory therapist is sentenced to 18 years in prison for the deaths
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  of two Missouri Hospital patients. Over 20 years ago,
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  Jennifer Hall was initially arrested and charged with two counts of first degree
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  murder. In April,
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  she agreed to a plea deal for two counts of first degree involuntary
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  manslaughter and one count of second degree assault.
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  The two deaths are part of nine described as medically suspicious events at
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  Hedrich Medical Center in 2002. Third,
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  here are four COVID-19 updates.
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  This is the fourth straight week of increasing COVID-19.
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  Admissions overall levels are far below this time last year.
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  The C D C is now tracking the strain. BA six.
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  It's a highly mutated version of the virus detected in at least four countries,
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  including a single case in the us. However,
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  EEG five remains the dominant strain.
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  At least three New York hospitals are reinstating mask mandates.
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  Moderna says its updated.
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  Covid 19 shot will be ready in September and should be effective against EEG.
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  Five.
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  The Biden administration plans to urge Americans to get an updated shot this
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  fall, along with flu and r SV shots. Thanks for listening.
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