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The Vital Role Of Community Pharmacies, Dealing With Staffing Shortages In ICUs

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A medical worker attends to a coronavirus patient in the intensive care unit
A medical worker attends to a coronavirus patient in the intensive care unit of an isolation and treatment center for those with COVID-19 in Machakos, south of the capital Nairobi, in Kenya Tuesday, Nov. 3, 2020. As Africa is poised to surpass 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases it is Kenya’s turn to worry the continent with a second surge in infections well under way. Brian Inganga/AP Photo

We learn how community pharmacies have stepped up to meet the diverse needs of their customers during the pandemic. Then, we hear about the lack of intensive care unit staff at one Wisconsin healthcare provider.

Featured in this Show

  • How The Pandemic Changed Community Pharmacies

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    Community pharmacies have played a vital role in the pandemic, administering tens of millions of COVID tests and vaccines doses. We talk with a community pharmacist about how they’ve adapted to pandemic needs and how they’re helping to remove barriers to health care.

  • ThedaCare Faces Staffing Shortages In Intensive Care

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    We check in with ThedaCare’s chief executive officer about intensive care capacity, the shortage of nurses and battling the surge in coronavirus cases.

Episode Credits

  • Kate Archer Kent Host
  • Angelo Bautista Producer
  • L. Malik Anderson Producer
  • Lee Rayburn Technical Director
  • Hashim Zaibak Guest
  • Dr. Imran Andrabi Guest

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