Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention today launched the National Healthcare Safety Network COVID-19 Module Data Dashboard, which shows the share of inpatient and intensive care unit beds occupied by state as reported by acute care facilities participating in the Patient Impact and…
An independent commission will assess the response to COVID-19 and offer recommendations to nursing homes, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced.
The Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved for emergency use a ventilator specially developed by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration to treat COVID-19 patients.
The Department of Health and Human Services, through its Health Resources and Services Administration, awarded $20 million to increase capability, capacity and access to telehealth and distant care services for providers, pregnant women, children, adolescents and families.
Participating today in a virtual event on the COVID-19 pandemic, AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack talked with David Rubenstein, president of The Economic Club of Washington, D.C., about the financial challenges hospitals face.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services released a number of new waivers related to COVID-19. The waivers apply nationwide and are generally retroactive to March 1, 2020.
As the front-line caregivers in the COVID-19 crisis, hospitals and health systems, nurses, physicians and other health care providers are working around the clock to provide the care that our communities and patients need. It is clear that COVID-19 continues to test the capacity of America’s health…
Statement on HHS announcement on distribution of funds for hospitals with high COVID-19 admissions and in rural areas from AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack.
Hospitals and health systems continue to provide care for our most vulnerable communities by addressing social needs, educating on COVID-19 risks and collaborating with community organizations to expand these efforts beyond their walls, writes Elisa Arespacochaga, vice president of AHA’s Physician…
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) yesterday released a number of new waivers related to COVID-19.