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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Kaiser Permanente is committing $1 million to support the coronavirus response for the homeless population.
MetroHealth and the Greater Cleveland Food Bank are partnering to make home deliveries of fresh produce to community members in need during the pandemic.
Contact Your Senators, Representative and Urge Them to Provide $100 Billion in Funding to Hospitals and Health Systems as Part of Coronavirus Spending Package
At Providence St. Joseph Health in Washington state, staff and volunteers are making face shields and surgical masks to protect health care workers caring for COVID-19 patients, addressing anticipated shortages of this PPE.
Recommended action steps to pave the way for effective relationships with the media as we respond to the COVID-19 crisis.
AONL CEO Robyn Begley, DNP, RN, March 18 attended a White House meeting with President
Leaders from the Senate, House and Administration are working on proposals for a third spending package related to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
This month Headspace, a guided meditation and mindfulness app, began offering health care professionals free access to its content.
An immunologist at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) in Baltimore, Md., is working to develop a blood-derived treatme
Get up to speed on latest regulatory changes related to COVID-19 During the COVID-19 outbreak, ke
Dear Speaker Pelosi, Leader McConnell, Leader McCarthy and Leader Schumer:
Renown Health shares their COVID-19 communications plan and key materials put in place by the Marketing & Communications team.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as well as other organi
Renown Health shares their COVID-19 communications plan and key materials put in place by the Marketing & Communications team.
President Trump last night signed the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (H.R. 6201), hours after the Senate overwhelming approved the legislation. The House of Representatives March 16 passed by unanimous consent a revised version of the bill that made technical corrections to the legislation that the House originally approved March 14.
As the nation’s hospitals and health systems, physicians, caregivers and staff treat and care for patients and our communities, there are others in the world seeking to exploit the COVID-19 pandemic for financial gain. Particularly, cyber criminals. 
AHA, health care associations letter to Vice President Pence, Speaker Pelosi, Leader McConnell, Leader McCarthy, and Leader Schumer regarding the unprecedented challenge with COVID-19. From expanding public health capacity and access to and the availability of testing, to taking action to mitigate the economic and societal impact, we know these are serious and significant times. But we also know that immediate, collective action – by the private sector and all levels of government – to address the critical needs of capacity and supply can help resolve this challenge.
AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack provides a statement on the Senate passage of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act.
AHA and other groups urged House and Senate leaders to “preclude the financial impact or shared loss repayment for all accountable care organizations and other value-based program participants based o