The COVID-19 pandemic has produced the most serious crisis in healthcare in more than 100 years, exacerbating pre-pandemic healthcare staffing shortages. Two years into the pandemic, SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West launched a survey of allied healthcare workers to shed light on the state of staffing in California.
Crisis in Care presents the results of that unprecedented survey of 33,140 allied healthcare workers from nearly 200 medical facilities across California. The report exposes in alarming detail the devastating impact of staffing shortages on working conditions and patient care, and the failure of healthcare providers and government to adequately address the crisis.
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What happens when hospitals are chronically understaffed? Bedsores. Slips and falls. UTIs. Long ER waits. Late meals. Soiled linens. See how the #CrisisInCare puts you and your family at risk.
— SEIU-UHW #HealthcareJustice (@seiu_uhw) May 12, 2022
Think your ER wait is too long? See what healthcare workers are saying ⬇️ #CrisisInCare
— SEIU-UHW #HealthcareJustice (@seiu_uhw) May 12, 2022
Carla has seen firsthand how understaffing puts patients at risk. Get the facts about California’s #CrisisInCare and see how understaffing puts you and your family at risk ⬇️
— SEIU-UHW #HealthcareJustice (@seiu_uhw) May 12, 2022
