Watch and Listen: Examining the Risks of Covid’s Spread Within Hospitals

January 13, 2022

</p> <p>KHN Midwest correspondent Lauren Weber appeared on <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.newsy.com/stories/families-feel-impact-of-liability-protections-for-hospitals/">Newsy’s “Evening Debrief”</a> program to discuss her <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="https://khn.org/news/tag/covid-risk-in-hospitals/">recent investigative series</a> on the risks of covid’s spread within hospitals.</p> <!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.39 --> <p>The series, reported with Christina Jewett, documented how <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="https://khn.org/news/article/hospital-acquired-covid-nosocomial-cases-data-analysis/">more than 10,000 patients were diagnosed with covid after being hospitalized</a> for other medical conditions in 2020 — and how <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="https://khn.org/news/article/as-patients-fell-ill-with-covid-inside-hospitals-government-oversight-fell-short/">multiple gaps in government oversight</a> fail to hold hospitals accountable for high rates of such infections. Patients and their loved ones have few options to seek improvements to infection control policies after states passed a <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="https://khn.org/news/article/liability-laws-shield-hospitals-from-families-who-believe-loved-ones-contracted-covid-as-patients/">raft of liability shield laws</a> nationwide.</p> <p>Weber also spoke on Washington, D.C., radio station WAMU’s “1A” about the issue, among other pandemic-related topics. Listen to <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="https://the1a.org/segments/covid-pill-january-6/">the news roundup</a>.</p> <p><a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="https://khn.org/about-us">KHN</a> (Kaiser Health News) is a national newsroom that produces in-depth journalism about health issues. Together with Policy Analysis and Polling, KHN is one of the three major operating programs at <a rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank" href="https://www.kff.org/about-us/">KFF</a> (Kaiser Family Foundation). KFF is an endowed nonprofit organization providing information on health issues to the nation.</p> <!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 2.0.39 --> <h3>USE OUR CONTENT</h3> <p>This story can be republished for free (details).</p> <p>
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