Pandemic is causing ‘alarming’ toll on UI hospital staff

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Corridor Business Journal: University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics is increasingly concerned for the physical workload and mental health of its workers as the pandemic rolls on, says CEO Suresh Gunasekaran. “What’s not alarming is necessarily the number of COVID patients we have in the hospital or the number of patients that we’re seeing test positive,” he said in a virtual press conference held Wednesday afternoon. “Both at different chapters of the pandemic have been much higher than they are today. What we’re most concerned about is how difficult and long the pandemic has been for our staff.”