Advertisement1,000 U.S. Hospitals Are 'Critically' Short On Staff — And More Expect To Be SoonNovember 20, 2020Sean McMinnSelena Simmons-DuffinfacebookEmailA health care worker treats a COVID-19 patient at the ICU at United Memorial Medical Center in Houston. Twenty-two percent of hospitals in Texas reported critical staffing shortages this week in new federal data. (Getty Images)