Huggins Hospital stress the risk to staff, operations during COVID spike

WOLFEBORO — According to a recent letter from physician and nurse leaders across the state, the increase in COVID-19 cases poses a significant risk to health-care employees and their ability to provide critical services to their local communities.

“This concerning increase puts our entire health-care system at risk,” leaders emphasized in the letter. “If these trends continue, doctors, nurses, therapists, environmental services, security, food services, support staff and so many others who have been on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic since March will suffer additional stress and risk their own infection, illness and mortality.”