The Omicron Variant is Deepening Severe Staffing Shortages in Medical Laboratories Across the US

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The Omicron Variant is Deepening Severe Staffing Shortages in Medical Laboratories Across the US

SUMMARY

Lab professionals have processed more than 860 million COVID-19 tests in the US since the start of the pandemic. Like many healthcare professions, clinical labs are facing staffing shortages that could impact their ability to provide data that clinicians and pharmacists depend on to make informed decisions. Rodney E. Rohde, Chair of Clinical Lab Science at Texas State University, offers suggestions on how to support the lab's critical role in keeping the engine of the medical system going as the pandemic continues.

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Rodney E. Rohde, PhD, Chair of Clinical Laboratory Science at Texas State University

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