Because of personnel shortages, some hospitals in the United States have closed or plan to close parts of their facilities. Three urgent care centers in the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, area have been temporarily shuttered due to an increase of COVID-19 cases and a lack of staff, according to Advocate Aurora Health, which operates the centers. “This allows those team members to be deployed to busier urgent cares in the area. All other non-urgent care services offered at these three facilities are currently open,” The facilities are located in Menomonee Falls, Brookfield, and Milwaukee’s River Center Drive. University Hospitals Lake Health reported that it has closed an emergency department at the UH Madison Health Center in Ohio, citing an assessment of existing staffing levels, bed availability, and COVID-19 hospitalization rates as reasons. The interim shutdown was recently extended by the corporation. In … Continue reading American Hospitals Closing Emergency Departments & Maternity Wards Due to Staffing Shortages.