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Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19), Telehealth
Chair File: The Growth of Telehealth during COVID-19 and What it Means for the Future
“I just can’t imagine going back because people recognize the value of this.” That’s what Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Seema Verma said recently about the increased use of telehealth, signaling that doctoring from a distance — which has shown itself to be a lifesaving tool during the COVID-19 pandemic — could be here to stay.
Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19), Awards & Fellowships, Leadership
Chair File: Training Tomorrow’s Leaders to Advance Health
Among the many lessons we have learned from the COVID-19 pandemic is the critical importance of leadership.
Hospitals Against Violence, Community Partnerships
Chair File: Friday to Focus on Hope and Healing
June 5 is the fourth annual Hospitals Against Violence Hope (#HAVhope) Friday.
Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19), National Hospital Week
Chair File: Continuing to Care for Those Saving Lives
Our just-concluded National Hospital Week provided many great opportunities to express our heartfelt thanks to the remarkable caregivers who continue to minister to COVID-19 patients—and all patients who come through our hospital and health system doors—every day in every community across America.
Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19), National Hospital Week
Chair File: Recognizing our Health Care Heroes during National Hospital Week
Yesterday kicked off National Hospital Week, 2020. Has there ever been a more important and opportune time to observe it?
Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19), COVID-19: Protecting Health Care Workers, Leadership
Chair File: New Resources for Strong Mental Well-being
The outpouring of love, support and gratitude shown toward our magnificent health care workers has helped to keep them going in the strenuous battle against COVID-19. The gestures and praise for our health care heroes is a wonderful thing, and we must keep it up.
Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19), COVID-19: Protecting Health Care Workers, Supplies and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
Chair File: Equipping Our Health Care Heroes in the Battle Against COVID-19
Like the COVID-19 pandemic itself, access to protective gear for front-line health care workers is unevenly spread throughout the country. Some hospitals and health systems have adequate supplies of masks, gowns, gloves and other personal protective equipment on hand, while others have much more critical needs.
Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19), AHA Physician Alliance
Chair File: Supporting our caregivers in every way possible.
America’s health care workforce is among the most highly skilled and highly trained in the world. But the COVID-19 pandemic has created new challenges and exacerbated others.
Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19), Telehealth
Chair File: Telehealth’s Role in the Battle Against COVID-19
As our nation’s caregivers remain courageously entrenched in the battle against COVID-19, AHA is working to ensure that telehealth is realizing its potential as one of the most powerful health care tools in the arsenal.
Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19), Leadership
Chair File: Acts of Kindness Shine through Dark Times
Even as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise, we’re seeing so many examples of exceptional kindness, courage and compassion with which our care providers are meeting the health challenge of a lifetime.