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Local non-profit helping first responders dealing with ‘compassion burnout’ amid pandemic

As the pandemic continues, many medical workers are feeling the emotional and physical burnout from working on the frontlines. One local non-profit, called “First Responder Resilience,” is aiming to help by providing resources, workshops and exercises.  “What we have done is come up with a way to provide ‘mental PPE’ to proactively protect against the

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County health official discusses high positivity rate, recent trends in cases

Riverside County Health officials are keeping a close eye on the county’s high positivity-rate. Download the News Channel 3 app to get the latest local coronavirus data and updates. The app is available on the Apple Store and Google Play. During Tuesday’s Board of Supervisors meeting, Public Health Director Kim Saruwatari said the positivity rate in Riverside County

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Desert Regional & JFK Hospitals bring in more nurses to help with staffing shortage as coronavirus cases climb

Hospitals in the Coachella Valley are at surge capacity, but it’s not just the beds. “Probably the biggest challenge we are all facing is staffing,” Dr. Geoffrey Leung with Riverside University Health System told News Channel 3. A federal medical team is expected to report to duty Thursday at Eisenhower Health in Rancho Mirage, as

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