Pondering vexing issues in infection prevention and control
Wednesday, May 13, 2009
Empty laboratories?
The Wall Street Journal reports this morning on the national shortage of laboratory personnel. It notes that Vanderbilt University had to pull staff from other parts of the hospital and have technologists work double shifts in order to manage the influx of testing for H1N1 influenza. The report cites the salary disparities with nursing as one of the reasons for the shrinking workforce of laboratory workers.
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