O-Score proof
SINGLE-SOURCE (3News): Upper East Regional Hospital nursing staff "has shrunk from nearly 460 to about 390"; about 45 paediatric patients, three nurses
10O-Score10 · Widely covered0 of 13 major U.S. outlets as of Nov 5 (our publish date). · See proof →Method note: Score reflects coverage as of publish date; changed Nov 2, 2026. Only articles dated on or before our publish date (Nov 5, 2026, ET) count. Later articles are listed as pickups and never lower the score.
Status history (2 events, ET)
- Published
- O-Score check: 10 (Widely covered) · 0 of 13 outlets counted
The math
- Outlets checked: 13 major U.S. national outlets.
- Confirmed reports of this story dated on or before our publish date: 0.
- 0 found → O-Score 10 (Widely covered). Higher means more overlooked.
| Score | Meaning | Major U.S. outlets that covered it |
|---|---|---|
| 10 | Fully overlooked ← this story | 0 of 13 outlets |
| 8 | Barely covered | 1 outlet |
| 6, 5 | Lightly covered | 2 outlets (6) · 3 outlets (5) |
| 4, 3 | Covered | 4 outlets (4) · 5 outlets (3) |
| 2, 1, 0 | Widely covered | 6–7 outlets (2) · 8–10 outlets (1) · 11–13 outlets (0) |
Provisional: Headline search only (Google News and Bing News, query variants per outlet, all 13 outlets searched). 60 other candidates were unrelated; a headline search can miss articles, so this may change on recheck.
Checked Nov 5, 2026, 7:20 AM ET · search window: 30 days back from the check.
Every outlet
| Outlet | Result | Searches run |
|---|---|---|
| AP apnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Upper East Regional Hospital nurses site:apnews.com" google-news: "Bolgatanga nursing staff 460 390 site:apnews.com" google-news: "Ghana Upper East nurse shortage site:apnews.com" google-news: "Catherine Ayoka paediatric nurses site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Upper East Regional Hospital nurses site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Bolgatanga nursing staff 460 390 site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Ghana Upper East nurse shortage site:apnews.com" bing-news: "Catherine Ayoka paediatric nurses site:apnews.com" |
| Reuters reuters.com | Not found | google-news: "Upper East Regional Hospital nurses site:reuters.com" google-news: "Bolgatanga nursing staff 460 390 site:reuters.com" google-news: "Ghana Upper East nurse shortage site:reuters.com" google-news: "Catherine Ayoka paediatric nurses site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Upper East Regional Hospital nurses site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Bolgatanga nursing staff 460 390 site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Ghana Upper East nurse shortage site:reuters.com" bing-news: "Catherine Ayoka paediatric nurses site:reuters.com" |
| The New York Times nytimes.com | Not found | google-news: "Upper East Regional Hospital nurses site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Bolgatanga nursing staff 460 390 site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Ghana Upper East nurse shortage site:nytimes.com" google-news: "Catherine Ayoka paediatric nurses site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Upper East Regional Hospital nurses site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Bolgatanga nursing staff 460 390 site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Ghana Upper East nurse shortage site:nytimes.com" bing-news: "Catherine Ayoka paediatric nurses site:nytimes.com" |
| The Washington Post washingtonpost.com | Not found | google-news: "Upper East Regional Hospital nurses site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Bolgatanga nursing staff 460 390 site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Ghana Upper East nurse shortage site:washingtonpost.com" google-news: "Catherine Ayoka paediatric nurses site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Upper East Regional Hospital nurses site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Bolgatanga nursing staff 460 390 site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Ghana Upper East nurse shortage site:washingtonpost.com" bing-news: "Catherine Ayoka paediatric nurses site:washingtonpost.com" |
| The Wall Street Journal wsj.com | Not found | google-news: "Upper East Regional Hospital nurses site:wsj.com" google-news: "Bolgatanga nursing staff 460 390 site:wsj.com" google-news: "Ghana Upper East nurse shortage site:wsj.com" google-news: "Catherine Ayoka paediatric nurses site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Upper East Regional Hospital nurses site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Bolgatanga nursing staff 460 390 site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Ghana Upper East nurse shortage site:wsj.com" bing-news: "Catherine Ayoka paediatric nurses site:wsj.com" |
| CNN cnn.com | Not found | google-news: "Upper East Regional Hospital nurses site:cnn.com" google-news: "Bolgatanga nursing staff 460 390 site:cnn.com" google-news: "Ghana Upper East nurse shortage site:cnn.com" google-news: "Catherine Ayoka paediatric nurses site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Upper East Regional Hospital nurses site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Bolgatanga nursing staff 460 390 site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Ghana Upper East nurse shortage site:cnn.com" bing-news: "Catherine Ayoka paediatric nurses site:cnn.com" |
| Fox News foxnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Upper East Regional Hospital nurses site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Bolgatanga nursing staff 460 390 site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Ghana Upper East nurse shortage site:foxnews.com" google-news: "Catherine Ayoka paediatric nurses site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Upper East Regional Hospital nurses site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Bolgatanga nursing staff 460 390 site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Ghana Upper East nurse shortage site:foxnews.com" bing-news: "Catherine Ayoka paediatric nurses site:foxnews.com" |
| NBC News nbcnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Upper East Regional Hospital nurses site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Bolgatanga nursing staff 460 390 site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Ghana Upper East nurse shortage site:nbcnews.com" google-news: "Catherine Ayoka paediatric nurses site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Upper East Regional Hospital nurses site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Bolgatanga nursing staff 460 390 site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Ghana Upper East nurse shortage site:nbcnews.com" bing-news: "Catherine Ayoka paediatric nurses site:nbcnews.com" |
| CBS News cbsnews.com | Not found | google-news: "Upper East Regional Hospital nurses site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Bolgatanga nursing staff 460 390 site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Ghana Upper East nurse shortage site:cbsnews.com" google-news: "Catherine Ayoka paediatric nurses site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Upper East Regional Hospital nurses site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Bolgatanga nursing staff 460 390 site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Ghana Upper East nurse shortage site:cbsnews.com" bing-news: "Catherine Ayoka paediatric nurses site:cbsnews.com" |
| ABC News abcnews.go.com | Not found | google-news: "Upper East Regional Hospital nurses site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Bolgatanga nursing staff 460 390 site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Ghana Upper East nurse shortage site:abcnews.go.com" google-news: "Catherine Ayoka paediatric nurses site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Upper East Regional Hospital nurses site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Bolgatanga nursing staff 460 390 site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Ghana Upper East nurse shortage site:abcnews.go.com" bing-news: "Catherine Ayoka paediatric nurses site:abcnews.go.com" |
| NPR npr.org | Not found | google-news: "Upper East Regional Hospital nurses site:npr.org" google-news: "Bolgatanga nursing staff 460 390 site:npr.org" google-news: "Ghana Upper East nurse shortage site:npr.org" google-news: "Catherine Ayoka paediatric nurses site:npr.org" bing-news: "Upper East Regional Hospital nurses site:npr.org" bing-news: "Bolgatanga nursing staff 460 390 site:npr.org" bing-news: "Ghana Upper East nurse shortage site:npr.org" bing-news: "Catherine Ayoka paediatric nurses site:npr.org" |
| USA Today usatoday.com | Not found | google-news: "Upper East Regional Hospital nurses site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Bolgatanga nursing staff 460 390 site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Ghana Upper East nurse shortage site:usatoday.com" google-news: "Catherine Ayoka paediatric nurses site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Upper East Regional Hospital nurses site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Bolgatanga nursing staff 460 390 site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Ghana Upper East nurse shortage site:usatoday.com" bing-news: "Catherine Ayoka paediatric nurses site:usatoday.com" |
| Bloomberg bloomberg.com | Not found | google-news: "Upper East Regional Hospital nurses site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Bolgatanga nursing staff 460 390 site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Ghana Upper East nurse shortage site:bloomberg.com" google-news: "Catherine Ayoka paediatric nurses site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Upper East Regional Hospital nurses site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Bolgatanga nursing staff 460 390 site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Ghana Upper East nurse shortage site:bloomberg.com" bing-news: "Catherine Ayoka paediatric nurses site:bloomberg.com" |
Pickups
We published: Nov 5, 2026 (ET).
No major-outlet pickup after our publish date yet.
Check history
| Checked (ET) | Check | O-Score | Confirmed outlets | What changed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 2026, 7:20 AM ET | initial | 10 Widely covered | 0 | No change |
Search terms
“Upper East Regional Hospital nurses”, “Bolgatanga nursing staff 460 390”, “Ghana Upper East nurse shortage”, “Catherine Ayoka paediatric nurses”
Method
- google-news
- bing-news
A match counts only if the outlet’s own article is about this story, not a passing mention. “Not found” means not found by these methods; search engines index only part of each site. Stories are rechecked daily for pickups; the score itself is locked to coverage as of our publish date.