WORT 89.9FM Madison · Governor Tony Evers And Democratic Lawmakers Endorse UW-Health Nurse Union Nurses, lawmakers, and healthcare workers gathered on the capitol steps in front of a crowd of over 50 people this past Saturday in Madison. The Nurses Week Speak Out was coordinated to support the organizing nurses at UW-Health and encourage the […]
Wisconsin healthcare workers receive first round of COVID-19 vaccines
Yesterday, UW Health frontline health workers were among the first people in Wisconsin to receive COVID-19 vaccinations. The state is anticipating deliveries of upwards of 100,000 vaccine doses in the coming month, but widespread distribution likely won’t roll out until spring at the earliest. For more on what to expect in the coming weeks and […]
DHS and UW Health Prepare for Pfizer Vaccine
The Wisconsin Department of Health Services announced today that it has begun working with UW Health to prepare the distribution of the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine, giving more detail on one of the fastest vaccine rollouts in history. But health officials stress that large-scale distribution is likely still months away. Stephanie Schauer, director of the Division […]
First Case Of COVID-19 Reinfection
On Monday August 24th, researchers in Hong Kong announced they had discovered a 33 year old man who had contracted COVID-19 a second time after recovering from a prior infection 4 months earlier. This represents the first confirmed case of re-infection of the SARS COV-2 virus. The Hong Kong man’s second infection is completely asymptomatic, […]
UW Health recycling respirators to preserve supply
Wisconsin is facing shortages of essential personal protective equipment for its medical workers. In an effort to preserve its supplies, UW Health is reusing, disinfecting and sanitizing a variety of equipment. Robert Scheuer is the Director of Materials Management for UW Health, and is in charge of overseeing this process. WORT producer Jonah Chester sat […]
On the Frontlines: Healthcare Workers on COVID-19
Healthcare workers are on the frontlines of the COVID-19 crisis, and they aren’t getting the support they need from their employers or the government. Today on the show, we focus on the challenges nurses are facing at work amid the pandemic. Our guests are Kate Walton, staff nurse in the emergency department at UW Hospital, […]
