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Can California nursing homes avoid the next ‘humanitarian crisis?’

By Brenda Gazzar
As the state battles a new coronavirus surge, public health officials and lawmakers are grappling with how to better prepare skilled nursing facilities for the next infectious disease crisis.
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A tale of two Southern California nursing homes in the era of coronavirus

By Brenda Gazzar
One facility was hit hard – 50-plus COVID cases and more than a dozen deaths. Another endured only 3 cases and just one patient died. Many factors likely figure in the difference.

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