The drug shortage has hit Michigan unevenly. Hospitals are relatively comfortable now with their supply of drugs, but are concerned about another sharp rise in patients. In southeast Michigan, the shortage is already showing itself.
Michigan Health Watch
In-depth reporting on the intersection between public policy and important health topics ‒ such as insurance coverage, hospital admissions, opioid abuse, access to care, medical research and the business of health care ‒ that impact nearly every Michigan resident.
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Wary of hospitals during coronavirus, some Michigan moms turn to midwives
Midwives, mostly paid out of pocket, say they could serve more women and better respond to a long-term pandemic if insurance companies would cover home deliveries.
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Detroit hospitals resuming surgeries, procedures after weeks of red ink
Henry Ford Health System, DMC and others say they are expanding surgeries and other procedures that had been halted for weeks during the coronavirus crisis.
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As Michigan fights coronavirus, hospitals gush money and workers lose jobs
From metropolitan health systems to independent rural hospitals, hospital budgets are taking big financial hits as surgeries and other money making medical procedures are put on hold.
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McLaren Medical to furlough many of its 500 doctors, health practitioners
The CEO said the pandemic has significantly affected operations but did not say how many employees would face shortened hours.
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Oakland County scouts ice rinks for potential storage of coronavirus remains
Oakland County is scouting ice rinks to store bodies during the coronavirus pandemic if its morgue runs out of space, county officials said Wednesday.
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Detroit Medical Center to furlough 480 employees during coronavirus crisis
The eight-hospital system, like others, blames the cancellation of more lucrative non-emergency procedures during the COVID-19 surge for its cash-flow problems. It did not say what workers are affected.
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Beaumont sidelines one hospital site as coronavirus surge stalls
That slowing of coronavirus cases has prompted the state’s largest hospital system to reassess staffing and space.
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Michigan nurses getting fat pay raises or pink slips in coronavirus crisis
As hospitals in COVID-19 hotspots are in a bidding war for critical care nurses while laying off others, experts say a mismatch of labor needs and supply during the pandemic has serious consequences.
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Michigan Medicine: 22,000 coronavirus surgical masks from feds don’t work
The Ann Arbor-based health system said 2,000 of the masks were distributed to health workers but were found to be unusable, so they are not using any of them. This follows similar mask complaints from Alabama and Oregon.