Emergency Readiness
Sens. Richard Burr (R-NC), Bob Casey (D-PA), Lamar Alexander (R-TN) and Patty Murray (D-WA) yesterday released for public comment through May 4 draft legislation to reauthorize the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act, currently set to expire Sept. 30.
More than 50 organizations, including hospitals, are participating in an exercise today through Thursday to test the nation’s ability to move patients with highly infectious diseases to regional treatment facilities, the Department of Health and Human Services announced today.
The AHA today submitted a statement to the House Homeland Security Committee for a field hearing on emergency preparedness and lessons learned from Hurricane Harvey.
AHA statement before the House Homeland Security Committee on emergency preparedness and lessons learned from Hurricane Harvey.
More than 90 people have presented to emergency departments in Illinois and four other states since March 10 with serious unexplained bleeding, including two patients who died.
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will host a March 20-21 workshop in Washington, D.C.
Also in this week’s roundup: Intermountain Healthcare’s efforts to extend medical services outside of traditional hospital walls; and a new survey showing more patients wanting access to digital health care.
The flu hospitalization rate rose last week to 81.7 per 100,000 people.
AHA’s Physician Alliance will host a webinar March 13 on responding to difficult challenges.
The Department of Health and Human Services Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response will host a March 28 webinar on responding to mass shootings and other “no notice” events.