The AHA and other national hospital organizations today asked congressional leaders to include in the next COVID-19 legislative package provisions to shield from unwarranted liability the health care facilities and providers treating patients during the pandemic.
Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Resources and Special Communications
Below are links to AHA resources developed in response to novel coronavirus (COVID-19). For all coronavirus resources and news updates, visit our COVID-19 page.
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When facing extreme, unprecedented circumstances, we’re challenged to find new reserves of strength and resilience within. Hear a reflection on Sisu, the Finnish word for fortitude and determination and the human capacity for deep strength and perseverance.
Use this table and the documents that have been shared by the state hospital associations and represent plans/guidance released by the states and associations in preparation for reopening.
High school students helped create robotic trays for use by health care workers at Hendrick Health System in Texas.
Leaders from the Senate, House and Administration are working on proposals for the next COVID-19 relief package. While timing for the next package is still uncertain, previous COVID-19 relief legislation have come together quickly, so it is important to engage with your lawmakers immediately.
Prevailing in the nation’s fight against COVID-19 requires the undivided focus and full deployment of health care facilities and professionals serving on the front lines of the pandemic across the country.
The AHA urged the American Bankers Association to encourage its member financial institutions to commit to working expeditiously with hospital and health system borrowers who are unable to meet financial and operating covenants because of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and to support relief from regulatory or other requirements that limit the lenders’ ability to provide much-needed liquidity.
During this national health crisis, hospitals and health systems are doing everything they can to care for their patients and communities, and that extends to our health care heroes serving on the front lines — physicians, nurses and the entire health care team, including food services, environmental services, administrative, EMS and support staff.
Recently, AHA published a compendium of case examples demonstrating the struggles and successes of rural hospitals battling COVID-19 in their communities.
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The Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act created the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) to provide organizations with fewer than 500 employees with loans that could be used to maintain their workforce through the economic downturn caused by COVID-19.
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COVID-19 has been an unprecedented challenge for our nation and the hospitals and health care systems that serve communities across the United States.
A new report released today confirms the tremendous financial strain that hospitals and health systems on the front lines in the fight against COVID-19 are under.
Hospitals and health systems face catastrophic financial challenges in light of the COVID-19 pandemic. The American Hospital Association (AHA) undertook four analyses to better understand and quantify these financial challenges.
A new report confirms the tremendous financial strain that hospitals and health systems on the front lines in the fight against COVID-19 are under.