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Staffing Shortage Left Hundreds of Nebraskans Without Care
New numbers show staffing shortages were the prominent reason hundreds of patients couldn’t get the care they needed during the COVID-19 omicron surge. In at least one case, a Nebraska hospital says a patient died waiting for a staffed hospital bed. Nebraska Public Media’s Jackie Ourada leads our series that takes a closer look at the crisis.