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.
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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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.
The AHA recently released an updated version of its “COVID-19 Models: Forecasting the Pandemic’s Spread” report that analyzes five new COVID-19 models, including two free AHA MetricVu™ data visualization tools.
Summit Healthcare in Arizona taps social media to improve access to behavioral health care during this pandemic.
Summary of a letter to the Health Resources and Services Administration requesting further guidance on the HRSA COVID-19 Uninsured Program.
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) today issued additional guidance clarifying certain provisions implementing the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), including whether public hospitals are eligible for a PPP loan.
Dear Administrator Engels:
As the nation’s risk advisor, CISA brings our partners in industry and the full power of the federal government together to improve American cyber and infrastructure security.
A panel of 4 experts discussed federal policy emerging from Congress and the Administration under COVID-19 focusing on rural health priorities and took questions from the audience. They reviewed emergency funding, Medicare and Medicaid payment improvements, telehealth, regulatory relief, 340B drug pricing, access to PPE and steps toward recovery.