COVID-19: Caring for Patients and Communities
The Food and Drug Administration today recommended health care providers transition away from using disposable respirators not approved by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, including imported respirators such as KN95s, based on the increased domestic supply of new NIOSH-鈥
Roslyne Schulman, AHA鈥檚 director of policy, is joined by senior officials from the FEMA to discuss FEMA鈥檚 updated policies on medical care eligible for public assistance funding in the COVID-19 pandemic and the equity provisions of FEMA鈥檚 medical care policy. Presenters include Ana Montero, the鈥
What was once a small but mighty contingent of health care systems providing 鈥渉ospital-at-home鈥 care before the pandemic has grown into a larger movement. With this model, hospitals across the country are 鈥渁dmitting鈥 patients to their own homes for acute care with excellent results.
A new analysis prepared by Kaufman, Hall & Associates LLC and released by the AHA shows that even under the most optimistic scenario, including a smooth vaccine roll-out and reduced COVID-19 hospitalizations, 39% of hospitals would operate in the red in 2021, a marked increase over pre-pandemic鈥
A new analysis prepared by Kaufman, Hall & Associates, LLC and released by the 黑料正能量 Association (AHA) today highlights the ongoing consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on the financial stability of hospitals and health systems, threatening their ability to continue to provide鈥
On this AHA Advancing Health podcast, Esther Corpuz, CEO of Alivio Medical Center in Chicago, talks about combatting the COVID-19 pandemic through testing, vaccinations and education within the community.
鈥淭hough many parts of the US government and society have struggled to respond to COVID, large integrated multi-hospital health systems appear to have made a decisive difference in this pandemic,鈥 consultants Jeff Goldsmith and Ian Morrison write in the Health Affairs Blog.
America鈥檚 hospitals and health systems, and our heroic caregivers, have been on the front-lines leading the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic for over a year.
1.5 million people. That鈥檚 the approximate number of people that hospitals and health systems have treated for COVID-19 since the pandemic began. To put that in perspective, that would mean filling Chicago鈥檚 Soldier Field to capacity 24 times.
For the last few weeks, we鈥檝e used this space to highlight the need for the next COVID-19 relief package to provide hospitals and health systems with additional resources and support so they can continue to care for patients and protect communities.