Disaster/Outbreak Preparedness
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has announced a number of efforts underway to support North Carolina in response to Hurricane Dorian.
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has awarded the University of Alabama at Birmingham about $10 million over five years to study acute flaccid myelitis, a rare but serious condition that causes muscle weakness and paralysis.
HHS is soliciting input and will meet with vendors Aug. 7-8 to spur innovation in developing new technologies and products to save lives and improve health outcomes in a disaster.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Friday announced several actions to ensure hospitals and other health care facilities can continue operations and provide access to care in parts of Louisiana affected by Tropical Storm Barry.
Hospitals and health systems may apply through Aug. 27 for a portion of $3 million in funding to create Pediatric Disaster Care Centers of Excellence to enhance pediatric care during public health crises.
A new toolkit from the Greater New York Hospital Association aims to help hospitals and health systems develop and improve their mass casualty incident response plans. Much of the toolkit stems from collaborative planning efforts over the past several years, resulting in the development of new…
President Trump yesterday signed the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (S. 1379), which cleared Congress earlier this month.
President Trump yesterday signed legislation providing $19.1 billion in disaster relief for areas affected by hurricanes, wildfires and other recent natural disasters.
The House of Representatives yesterday passed by voice vote the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act (S. 1379), which passed the Senate last month and now goes to the president for his signature.
Dayton-area hospitals treated about 130 people for storm-related injuries after tornadoes struck the area Monday night, according to WHIO-TV.