MPR News' Catharine Richert on strain in rural hospitals under COVID-19

On the tail end of yet another COVID surge, hospitals everywhere are juggling labor shortages built upon a health care system that didn’t staff beyond its immediate needs to begin with. Hear the next story in a series by MPR News correspondents Catharine Richert and Brian Bakst. Theme music by Gary Meister.

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