Leadership
Over the past few weeks, we鈥檝e been talking about the 鈥渢riple whammy鈥 of issues related to COVID-19 that are contributing to an unprecedented financial crisis for hospitals and health systems.
The praise and support for our health care heroes is a wonderful thing and we must keep it up.
The outpouring of love, support and gratitude shown toward our magnificent health care workers has helped to keep them going in the strenuous battle against COVID-19. The gestures and praise for our health care heroes is a wonderful thing, and we must keep it up.
Even in normal times, health care delivery is hard and tiring work. The COVID-19 pandemic makes it more critical than ever that our care providers find ways to recharge and keep up the fight.
AHA joined hospital and health system leaders at a White House event to announce the Dynamic Ventilator Reserve, a public-private online initiative to track and help distribute available ventilators and associated supplies to high-need areas of the country.
Long hours, a shortage of personal protective equipment, self-isolating from their own family members to protect them 鈥 these are just a few of the many difficulties America鈥檚 front-line health care workers are facing as they lead the fight against COVID-19.
AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack's statement on HHS's Office of the Inspector General report.
Even as the number of COVID-19 cases continues to rise, we鈥檙e seeing so many examples of exceptional kindness, courage and compassion with which our care providers are meeting the health challenge of a lifetime.
Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the AHA has been sounding the alarm for policymakers and government leaders to make sure our field gets the tools and resources we need to win this war.
Getting health care workers on the front line the personal protective equipment they need is the main focus right now for hospital and health system leaders, AHA President and CEO Rick Pollack said on CNN.