Legislation to tackle statewide nursing shortage
Legislators have had dialogue in Frankfort this week in hopes of shoring up the lingering nursing shortage in Kentucky. Keith West files this report from Frankfort with more…
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Beshear says there is national shortage of COVID antibody treatments
Today, Gov. Andy Beshear said the federal government announced a change in the way COVID-19 monoclonal antibody treatments will be distributed among states due to supply shortages and extraordinary demand across the country. Health care […]
KY Blood Center faces critical shortage
Story by WKYT’s Jim Stratman LEXINGTON, Ky. (WKYT) – The need for blood is going up in central Kentucky. Officials with the Kentucky Blood Center say their stock of blood is below where they feel […]
Lake Cumberland region starting to see shortage in ICU beds
Hospital capacity has become a topic of concern, particularly in the Lake Cumberland region as hospitalizations from COVID-19 rise. A WKYT interactive map shows just how much of an issue hospital capacity is becoming in […]