Swine Flu Hits 26 Health Care Workers
The H1N1 (swine flu) crisis reminds us that each day, the nation’s front-line health care workers are the foundation upon which our health care system is built. As Jordan Barab, the acting head of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), told the U.S. House Education and Labor Committee yesterday:
If they are not able to work due to illness, or unwilling to work due to fears for their health, individual patients and the country’s entire health care structure will suffer.
