State Chamber chief: Hospitality hurting, healthcare next

[KenH]

“He said Arkansas hospitals are on the cusp of reeling due to the COVID-19 pandemic. They have shut down elective procedures and many medical visits – the bread and butter of healthcare’s business. Baptist Health and CHI-St. Vincent’s have both announced they are furloughing employees from many divisions that don’t directly transfer to bedside care.

“It really is a paradox, It seems that way, but if you look at it it makes sense. Number one, all elective procedures, all kinds of ‘y’all can wait a while’ sort of decisions about surgeries and treatment are ended. There’s just nobody at the hospitals because everybody thinks that the hospitals are full of COVID-19 patients, which is absolutely wrong. So there are literally layoffs occurring in hospitals,” he said.“

State Chamber chief: Hospitality hurting, healthcare next - Talk Business & Politics

 

[church mouse guy]

I think that that is all over the country now. It is time to resume normal business at the hospitals in my opinion. I think that we should let retail stores reopen. It is not fair to allow big box stores who sell groceries and other things such as dry goods to be open but not to allow normal dry goods stores to open. I am about ready to call the Governor of Indiana and ask him to open up retail. I am not a Democrat so I don't want to just sit around waiting for a government check.