Emergency Readiness
The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine will host a March 20-21 workshop in Washington, D.C.
Also in this week鈥檚 roundup: Intermountain Healthcare鈥檚 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鈥檚 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 鈥渘o notice鈥 events.
Broward Health hospitals received 17 patients from a mass shooting yesterday at a high school in Parkland, FL, including two who have died and five who are in life-threatening condition.
The House Energy & Commerce Committee yesterday approved the Good Samaritan Health Professional Act (H.R. 1876), AHA-supported legislation that would extend liability standards under the Volunteer Protection Act of 1997 to licensed health professionals who volunteer in another state during a鈥
Senate leaders today announced an agreement on a deal that would raise spending caps on military and domestic programs over the next two years.
Hospitals are experiencing the busiest flu season since the H1N1 flu pandemic in 2009-2010.
The latest newsletter from the Department of Health and Human Services鈥 Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response highlights evacuation stories from last year鈥檚 hurricanes and wildfires.