Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)
If you are a manufacturer able to help with the 100 Million Mask Challenge, and not already connected with your local hospital or health system, please review the information on this page and share your contact information with us.
We encourage all of our hospitals and health systems to partner and coordinate with businesses in your communities that may have the equipment and ability to help produce much needed personal protective equipment. We have provided all of our design specs to be shared widely.
Providence St. Joseph Health, headquartered in Washington State, launched the 100 Million Mask Challenge and has seen a tremendous outpouring of support from individuals, community organizations and local manufacturers.The American Hospital Association will now bring the initiative to scale across…
The Department of Health and Human Services designated certain health and medical resources needed to respond to the spread of COVID-19 subject to hoarding restrictions under the Defense Production Act and a March 23 executive order.
The AHA ran an ad in Roll Call recognizing the hospital heroes responding to COVID-19.
AccuWeather is offering its weather warning notification service complimentary to all hospitals and public health agencies that have erected temporary structures for COVID-19 testing and triage.
To increase the supply of hand sanitizers, FDA issued guidance for manufacturers that would like to produce alcohol (i.e., ethanol or ethyl alcohol) for use in alcohol-based hand sanitizers for consumers and health care personnel.
The Food and Drug Administration issued an Emergency Use Authorization to ease ventilator supply shortages.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its COVID-19 testing priority guidance, which gives first priority to testing hospitalized patients and symptomatic health care workers.
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar asked the nation’s governors to immediately allow health professionals licensed or certified in other states to practice in their state in person or through telemedicine.