• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to footer
Subscribe
Program Guide
Watch Live

CCX Media

Skip NavigationMenu
  • News
    • Close
        • CCX News
          • CCX News Home
          • News Stories
            • CCX Daily Newcast
          • CCX News Special Reports
          • CCX Media Schools
        • Feature Segments

          • Business Matters
          • School Spotlight
          • Standout Student
          • Weekend Showcase
          • Newsmakers
        • News Tip

          Send us a story idea or news tip!
          Facebook Instagram Twitter
          Watch Live
          CCX1 | CCX2 | CCX3
        • Apple News
    • Close
  • Sports
    • Close
        • CCX Sports
          • CCX Sports Home
          • Sports Tips
          • Hall of Fame
          • Upcoming Event Coverage
          • Play of the Week
        • Sports Coverage

          Adapted SportsAdditional SportsBaseballBasketballFootball
          GymnasticsHockeyLacrosseSoccerSoftball
          Swimming & DivingTennisTrack & FieldVolleyballWrestling
        • Social Media

          Facebook Twitter Instagram
          Watch Live
          CCX1 | CCX2 | CCX3
          Shop/Order
    • Close
  • Cities
    • Close
        • CCX Cities
          • CCX Cities Home
          • The Connection
          • In The Community
          • Our Town’s Story
          • Community Resources
          • CCX Media Schools
          • City Meetings
        • Your City

          Brooklyn Center Local News and Events
          Brooklyn Park MN Local News and Events
          Crystal
          Golden Valley
          Maple Grove
          New Hope
          Osseo
          Plymouth
          Robbinsdale
        • Social Media

          Facebook Twitter
          Watch Live
          CCX1 | CCX2 | CCX3
    • Close
  • Create
    • Close
        • CCX Create
          • CCX Create Home
          • Channels
          • Resources
          • Meet The Create Team
          • CCX Create Virtual Tour
        • Get Creative

          • Make Your Own Show
          • Free Classes
          • Contact Us
          • Polka Spotlight
          • Diversity Minute
        • RueShare

          • Member Login
          • Member Guide
        • Social Media

          Facebook Twitter Instagram
          Watch Live
          CCX1 | CCX2 | CCX3
    • Close
  • Subscribe
  • Program guide
  • Watch Live

Gov. Walz Visits North Memorial to Highlight Hospital Bed Shortage

4:37 PM | Friday, October 15, 2021

Governor Tim Walz directed the Minnesota National Guard to help assist long-term care facilities with staffing needs, as hospitals have had a difficult time transferring patients into nursing facilities and transitional care due to a lack of workers.

Walz spoke outside of North Memorial Health Hospital on Friday about “the domino effect.”

“If you are sick, whether it’s from COVID, whether it’s an accident, hip surgery or whatever it might be, that we protect capacity to get that care. When COVID surges, it displaces space and makes it harder for us to keep that promise,” said Walz. “The situation we’re in right now, this has had a domino effect for step-down care.”

Besides putting the National Guard on alert to provide staffing support for long-term care facilities, Walz also announced two other efforts to relieve hospital capacity. One is expanding access to the COVID-19 Emergency Staffing Pool, which allows long-term care facilities to request short-term emergency temporary staffing if they are experiencing a staffing shortage due to a COVID-19 outbreak. The other is to direct the Department of Human Services to free up capacity at state long-term care facilities.

The governor also announced new rapid testing centers opening in Stillwater, Hutchinson and Crookston as well as three other sites the following week.

North Memorial Health CEO Kevin Croston also spoke outside the hospital. He says teams have been more stressed than they’ve ever been.

“We have staffing shortages layered on top of that that we didn’t have a year ago,” said Croston. “We’re experiencing it here and everywhere in the state.”

Both Croston and Governor Walz shared frustrations over people not getting the COVID-19 vaccine and urged people to do so.

“This is all avoidable. Please get vaccinated,” said Croston. “The surge of COVID-19 hospitalizations is avoidable.”


See also:  Long Term Care Facilities Struggle with Staffing Shortages


st. therese

St. Therese in New Hope is currently offering bonuses in an effort to alleviate the staffing shortage.

Shannon Slatton, reporting

Brooklyn Center | Brooklyn Park | Crystal | Maple Grove | New Hope | Osseo | Plymouth | Robbinsdale

Related Stories

Brooklyn Park Police Investigate Shooting At Norwood Park:  Brooklyn Park police are investigating a… Read More
Opportunity Partners Karlins Center Has a New Plymouth Location:  A nonprofit serving adults with… Read More
Former Plymouth Mayor Kelli Slavik Appointed to Vacant City Council Seat:  The Plymouth city council… Read More
County Road 47 in Plymouth to be Named ‘ Chankahda Trail’:  The Plymouth City Council approved the… Read More
Wayzata Schools Hiring for Custodians, Lunchroom Workers, Substitutes:  Wayzata Schools is hiring for… Read More
Petition for Full-Time Mayor Fails in Brooklyn Center :  A group of citizens have been working to… Read More

Footer

NAVIGATE

  • CCX Media
  • NEWS
  • SPORTS
  • CITIES
  • CREATE
  • Job Opportunities
  • Meet the CCX Media Team
  • ABOUT CCX MEDIA
  • Annual Programming Reports
  • CABLE COMMISSION

SUBSCRIBE

Get email updates for daily story previews. “Week in Review” video links, and programming previews.

Subscribe Today

CONNECT

HAVE A NEWS TIP? CALL OUR TIPLINE AT:  763-533-1710
Send us story ideas and comments!
Get in touch with us
               
 NEWS   SPORTS
 SHOP/ORDER

LOCATION

CCX Media
6900 Winnetka Avenue North
Brooklyn Park, MN 55428

Main Phone:  763-533-8196

CCX Media serves the northwest suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota, including Brooklyn Center, Brooklyn Park, Crystal, Golden Valley, Maple Grove, New Hope, Osseo, Plymouth and Robbinsdale.
Copyright © 2022 CCXMedia | All Rights Reserved. | Privacy Policy | Accessibility Statement
Web Design and Development by CEL Marketing PR Design and BizzyWeb | Log in