RULE NUMBER ONE
LET THE WORLD KNOW WE WILL NEVER FORGET THEM
Lost on the Frontline: Explore the Database
By The Staffs of KHN and The Guardian AUGUST 11, 2020
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US healthcare worker deaths are under investigation by the Guardian and KHN. Did they have to die?
As of 26 August, these journalists have profiled 177 health workers and included them in our database.
Read their stories below.
Lost on the Frontline: Explore the Database
Journalists from KHN and the Guardian have identified more than 1,000 workers who reportedly died of complications from COVID-19 they contracted on the job. Reporters are working to confirm the cause of death and workplace conditions in each case. They are also writing about the people behind the statistics — their personalities, passions and quirks — and telling the story of every life lost.
Explore the new interactive tool tracking those health worker deaths.
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Lost on the frontline
Lost on the frontline, a project from the Guardian and Kaiser Health News, aims to document the life of every healthcare worker in America who dies from Covid-19 during the pandemic. If you have a colleague or loved one we should include, please contact us here
Key findings from our databaseAs of 26 August, Lost on the Frontline has counted 1,079 healthcare worker deaths. We are in the process of independently confirming each death by consulting family members, employers, co-workers and medical examiners, and are writing stories about each person’s life and work. So far, we have profiled 177 frontline healthcare workers and added their details to our growing database. This project is a work in progress, with new names added weekly, so these early findings, below, are not representative of all healthcare worker deaths.
Of the 177 workers added to the Lost on the Frontline database so far:
A majority – 110 (62%) – were identified as people of color.
At least 57 (32%) reported concerns of inadequate personal protective equipment (PPE).
Ages ranged from 20 to 80, with 21 people (12%) under 40 and eight (5%) under 30. 78 people – or 44% – were 60 or older.
Almost one-third – at least 52 – were born outside the United States, and 25 were from the Philippines.
Roughly 38% – 68 – were nurses, but the total also includes physicians, pharmacists, first responders and hospital technicians, among others.
At least 71 lived in New York and New Jersey, two states hit hard at the outset of the pandemic.
The majority of the deaths, 108, were in April, after the initial surge on the east coast.
Lost on the frontline, a project from the Guardian and Kaiser Health News, aims to document the life of every healthcare worker in America who dies from Covid-19 during the pandemic. If you have a colleague or loved one we should include, please contact us here
Key findings from our databaseAs of 26 August, Lost on the Frontline has counted 1,079 healthcare worker deaths. We are in the process of independently confirming each death by consulting family members, employers, co-workers and medical examiners, and are writing stories about each person’s life and work. So far, we have profiled 177 frontline healthcare workers and added their details to our growing database. This project is a work in progress, with new names added weekly, so these early findings, below, are not representative of all healthcare worker deaths.
Of the 177 workers added to the Lost on the Frontline database so far:
A majority – 110 (62%) – were identified as people of color.
At least 57 (32%) reported concerns of inadequate personal protective equipment (PPE).
Ages ranged from 20 to 80, with 21 people (12%) under 40 and eight (5%) under 30. 78 people – or 44% – were 60 or older.
Almost one-third – at least 52 – were born outside the United States, and 25 were from the Philippines.
Roughly 38% – 68 – were nurses, but the total also includes physicians, pharmacists, first responders and hospital technicians, among others.
At least 71 lived in New York and New Jersey, two states hit hard at the outset of the pandemic.
The majority of the deaths, 108, were in April, after the initial surge on the east coast.