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When COVID-19 broke loose in the U.S., hospitals and health care personnel across the nation braced for what they assumed would be long hours and work weeks. Instead, hospitals are nearly empty and health care employees are being furloughed or laid-off — to the tune of about 1 million workers losing their jobs so far.
Much of the lost revenue, which in turn causes the layoffs, is due to elective procedures and office visits being reduced drastically during the shutdown. On the flip side, those who still have jobs have been assigned expanded duties, from housekeeping to clerical work, in addition to their regular health care jobs.
SOURCE: NPR May 8, 2020