The coronavirus crisis has created a stratified impact on the healthcare workforce, with front-line doctors and nurses and select specialists in high demand, while others are finding demand for their jobs is dropping precipitously. Temporary workers — such as traveling nurses — are in especially high demand, according to staffing firms. And while most hospitals have canceled elective procedures to free up labor, executives say staffing shortage concerns are acute, as more physicians come down with the virus, especially those practicing certain specialties.
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Source: https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/covid19-respiratory-therapists-staffing/575033