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University of California—Irvine Medical Center Erects Mobile Field Hospitals

December 31, 2020
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ORANGE, Calif.—The University of California—Irvine (UCI) Medical Center opened a network of field hospital rooms Dec. 29 in the center’s parking lot due to Orange County’s spike in COVID-19 cases. The field units, which are made up of tent-like materials, are licensed to treat up to 40 patients outside the main hospital. There were 22…

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Nurses Protest Working Conditions at Orange County Hospitals Amid Pandemic

December 24, 2020
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Registered nurses from four different Orange County, California, hospitals protested Dec. 23 against declining hospital safety conditions resulting from an increase of COVID-19-infected patients. Dozens of nurses attended the scheduled protests, which started at 6 a.m. and lasted approximately two and a half hours. They were held simultaneously in front of the Chapman Global Medical…

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