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Parker Schorr

Parker Schorr

Parker Schorr is a public affairs reporting fellow for the Cap Times newspaper in Madison, Wis. As part of the fellowship, Schorr is embedded in the Wisconsin Watch newsroom focusing on in-depth stories of statewide interest. Schorr joined the Center in May 2019 as an investigative reporting intern. He is a graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication, holding degrees in journalism and sociology. He has interned for University Communications and worked as an editor at The Badger Herald, one of UW-Madison’s student newspapers.

Slammed: Rural Health Care and COVID-19

Wisconsin’s rural hospitals weather pandemic better than most, but warning signs remain

By Parker Schorr (Wisconsin Watch) | October 16, 2020

Rural hospitals across the U.S. struggled after routine care was suspended because of COVID-19; and now, the disease is surging in rural areas of Wisconsin.

Coronavirus Coverage

Inmates fear ‘the invisible enemy’ in Wisconsin’s overcrowded prisons

By Parker Schorr (Wisconsin Watch) | May 21, 2020

While county jails have driven populations down significantly during the pandemic, state prisons have seen just a modest reduction in inmate numbers.

Coronavirus Coverage

As COVID-19 spreads, so do conspiracy theories. A Wisconsin professor teaches ways to confront them.

By Parker Schorr (Wisconsin Watch) | May 11, 2020

Ajay Sethi prepares future health practitioners for thorny conversations to help patients make better decisions about coronavirus and other infectious diseases.

Justice & Safety

Wisconsin allows drillers to flout state law — sometimes with deadly results

By Parker Schorr (Wisconsin Watch) | April 22, 2020

Two years after Sun Prairie’s fatal explosion, an implicated driller appears to be back in Wisconsin. Regulators cite ‘grave concern,’ but have little recourse.

Coronavirus Coverage

Madison nurses experience desperation and ‘beautiful spots of light’ in COVID-19 hospital ward

By Parker Schorr (Wisconsin Watch) | April 10, 2020

Three nurses describe the ‘surreal’ experience of reusing protective equipment to care for gravely ill patients while strangers send food and notes of encouragement.

Coronavirus Coverage

Wisconsin’s pandemic election: Long waits, face masks as voters go to polls

By Dee J. Hall (Wisconsin Watch) and Parker Schorr (Wisconsin Watch) | April 7, 2020

Wisconsin’s election during the coronavirus pandemic was marked by lines of voters stretching for blocks on Tuesday in Milwaukee and frustration that some residents — many wearing face masks or respirators — were forced to choose between risking their health and relinquishing their right to vote.

Coronavirus Coverage

Stretched thin already, Wisconsin nurses prepare for coronavirus ‘storm’

By Parker Schorr (Wisconsin Watch) and Bram Sable-Smith (WPR) | March 20, 2020

The pandemic tests health systems already running lean. Hospitals are short on beds, protective gear and staff, though some see reason for hope.

Cuts in Wisconsin hospitals push nurses to the limit

By Parker Schorr (Wisconsin Watch) and Bram Sable-Smith (WPR) | March 11, 2020

Hospital executives are turning to algorithms to slash labor costs. Nurses say they are feeling the pinch, putting patients at risk.

Health & Welfare

Catholics run one-third of Wisconsin hospitals, putting many reproductive procedures off-limits

By Parker Schorr (Wisconsin Watch) and Rikha Sharma Rani (Fuller Project) | December 18, 2019

A retired obstetrician says Catholic restrictions kept her from providing the best care to patients: ‘When you have a moral conflict like that, it eats away at you.’

Health & Welfare

Catholic hospitals often only choice for women of color in Milwaukee

By Parker Schorr (Wisconsin Watch) and Rikha Sharma Rani (Fuller Project) | December 18, 2019

Expectant mothers in Milwaukee County have a wealth of hospitals to choose from. For the county’s black and Hispanic women, however, the choice is often a false one.

Health & Welfare

When Catholic hospitals merge, reproductive services can change

By Parker Schorr (Wisconsin Watch) and Rikha Sharma Rani (Fuller Project) | December 18, 2019

In some cases, changes in hospital ownership broadened access to reproductive services in Wisconsin, in others, it restricted it.

Health & Welfare

We need your help reporting on religious health restrictions in Wisconsin’s Catholic hospitals

By Parker Schorr (Wisconsin Watch) | November 1, 2019

Catholic hospitals can refuse to provide certain types of reproductive care – even when doing so can be more costly, inconvenient or put a woman’s health at risk. If you’ve been impacted, contact us.

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