Yeah just talked about today at my hospital. It is not happening yet but is now

Mar 25, 2020
4:08:47pm

Druick Contributor

being considered a possibility. I am non clinical so definitely have the potential to be affected. At least they are talking furlough and not layoffs.

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I know hospitals are now talking lay offs and furloughs. There's lots of jobs

fattycoug

3/25/20 3:59pm

That is definitely an ironic situation

Indy Coug

3/25/20 4:00pm

It already happened in Idaho. Laid off a bunch of the people who do anesthesia

cougarfann888

3/25/20 4:01pm

NY will take them

IGlowInTheDark

3/25/20 4:07pm

Not that simple

fattycoug

3/25/20 5:30pm

Not lack of demand. Hospitals are cutting elective surgeries.

Hinta

3/25/20 4:09pm

Because of CDC and CMS "recommendations" but also social pressure. Our system

fattycoug

3/25/20 4:53pm

Your hospital being overrun is irrelevant.

IGlowInTheDark

3/25/20 5:06pm

Read about mass CRNA layoffs in the Boise area

Backcountry

3/25/20 4:17pm

Anaesthesiologists are the ones who intubate people, so that's odd

ryebrye

3/25/20 4:51pm

The nurses are the ones who got laid off

IGlowInTheDark

3/25/20 5:03pm

Not really

Backcountry

3/25/20 5:21pm

Horrible situation. It has to end soon, in spite of the "curve"

Jericho

3/25/20 4:03pm

Yep...I work in healthIT and was just informed my contract with a

suteki

3/25/20 4:05pm

Yeah just talked about today at my hospital. It is not happening yet but is now

Druick

3/25/20 4:08pm

It is a mistake that is being made here. Lawsuits will eventually pile up

COUGZ

3/25/20 4:11pm

Yeah I cancelled my liposuction appointment, so I get it

Heath Squashwell

3/25/20 4:15pm

What is BHU?

TheKing

3/25/20 4:20pm

Behavioral Health Unit (psych ward)

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