Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources and Special Communications

The latest episode of the Joint Commission podcast, Take 5 with The Joint Commission, focuses on safe and reliable options for COVID-19 vaccinations.

To achieve community-wide immunity from COVID-19, 80% of the general population must get vaccinated, but some adult African Americans have no plans to do so.

Researchers from Henry Ford Health System in Detroit examined the system’s universal masking policy implemented at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic and found it strongly associated with a reduced risk of health care workers acquiring COVID-19.

The April issue of the American Journal of Infection Control (AJIC) focused on a variety of topics related to personal protective equipment (PPE).

As cases of COVID-19 surged in the spring of 2020, nursing leaders at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, recognized the need to prepare for shortages of staff, space and supplies, according to an article in the March issue of Nursing Management.

As the tumultuous events of 2020 came to a close,10 nurse leaders spoke with the American Journal of Nursing about how their thoughts and expectations for the future of nursing had shifted during the past year.

BREAKING NEWS related to vaccine effectiveness in children and the novel coronavirus pandemic that we wanted to share.

AHA shares initial recommendations for priorities to include in infrastructure legislative package.

AHA releases an infographic with storage requirements for the three FDA-authorized COVID-19 vaccines.

America’s hospitals and health systems thank the U.S. Senate for working in a bipartisan manner today to extend relief from pending Medicare cuts to doctors and hospitals that would have gone into effect in just a few days.

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an emergency use authorization for the Tiger Tech COVID Plus Monitor, the first machine learning-based COVID-19

Pittsburgh-based Highmark Health instituted a virtual intensive care unit (ICU) to increase critical care capacity in the 13-hospital health system, Allegheny Health Network.

As part of the 100 Million Mask Challenge, the American Hospital Association (AHA) partnered with novel manufacturers and suppliers to support the personal protective

In the webinar sponsored by the AHA, speakers from Atrium Health and American Airlines will discuss their organizations’ collaborative effort to “get shots in arms”

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic forced hospitals to adapt in a rapidly changing environment. After a year of operation under these circumstances, hospital CEOs have begun to reassess, stopping some operations and starting others.

The major Headlines, US Snapshots, US Vaccinations, US Variant Cases, key Highlights, as well as key Statistics, Vaccine and Treatment information, US Restrictions and the Back to Normal Index related to the novel coronavirus pandemic.

On this AHA Advancing Health podcast, Germaine Smith-Baugh, president and CEO of the Urban League of Broward County in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., talks about combating the COVID-19 pandemic through testing, vaccinations and education within the community, which include people hardest hit by the pandemic.

The AHA today released a new episode of PowerPlay, the on-demand video series that connects AHA members to major players in policy, politics and science.

The AHA continues to host calls on COVID-19 during which hospital and health system leaders can hear the latest updates on the pandemic and ask questions to AHA team members. AHA Board Chair Rod Hochman, M.D., and AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack will lead the next call, which is scheduled for Thursday, April 1 from 3-4:15 p.m. ET.

Featuring Dr. Bechara Choucair, Vaccinations Coordinator for the White House COVID Response Team. On March 22, Dr. Choucair spoke with AHA’s Michelle Hood, executive vice president and chief operating officer about the administration’s plans to utilize hospitals and health systems in vaccination goals and plans for sustained COVID vaccination opportunities.