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These reductions come as many fear there will be an increased demand for resources if a moratorium on evictions ends in January.
Chaplains in hospitals across New Hampshire are grappling with how to do a routine part of their jobs, like comforting and praying with sick patients and performing end of life rituals.
As the coronavirus pandemic loosens its grip, the number of overdose deaths in the state continues to increase, according to new data from the Medical Examiner’s Office.
Lancaster sees the world in terms of medical supplies. Every news story can be traced back to an item in his warehouse. For example, any current even involving Thailand, one of the few countries that have rubber trees readily available, makes Lancaster immediately think about surgical gloves.
Tens of thousands of Granite Staters lost their health insurance as a result of layoffs during the pandemic and the numbers could keep getting worse.
Story Produced by Concord Monitor, a member of CONCORD, NH – Weekly stipends for health care workers in long-term care
Black, Hispanic, Asian residents only make up about 10 percent of New Hampshire’s population, yet they account for about a quarter of the state’s COVID-19 infections. This trend is in line with national data that show people of color in the United States have a much higher rate of hospitalization due to COVID-19 than white Americans.
“It’s not an isolation gown; it’s a garbage bag,” he said. “It’s basically representative that they’re treating health care workers like garbage.”
The weekly stipends paid to front-line healthcare workers during the coronavirus pandemic will continue until July 31, staving off fears of a staffing shortage within the struggling industry.