Arkansas is experiencing some of the highest rates of COVID-19 cases in the country, leading to shortages of intensive-care unit beds and taxing an already overwhelmed workforce. At the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, the situation has forced leaders to look at different ways of deploying nurses, including a greater reliance on team-based care. Trenda Ray, chief nursing officer and associate vice chancellor for patient-care services at UAMS, recently spoke with Modern Healthcare Managing Editor Matthew Weinstock about steps the organization is taking to try and ease staff fatigue and burnout.
Look for next week's installment of The Check Up with Chip Kahn, president and CEO of the Federation of American Hospitals.
