Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)
The attached Excel spreadsheet summarizes state hospital association efforts to secure state CARES funds for hospitals.
The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) yesterday updated its guidance and frequently asked questions (FAQs) regarding the agency鈥檚 request for daily COVID-19-related hospital data reporting. The most notable changes are detailed below, and the updated guidance is effective immediately.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Aug. 3 at 3 p.m. ET will hold a webinar with updates on the COVID-19 response, including new resources for businesses and other private-sector organizations.
The American Society of Association Executives awarded a 2020 鈥淧ower of A鈥 Award to the AHA, The Creative Coalition and the Association for Healthcare Philanthropy for their integrated 鈥淧rotect the Heroes鈥 campaign.
Loretto Hospital, serving Chicago鈥檚 Austin community on the city鈥檚 West Side, faces growing financial and staffing pressures while delivering care to a majority Black population in a designated COVID-19 hotspot.
A study released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention demonstrates that SARS-CoV-2 spreads efficiently in youth-centric settings, resulting in high attack rates among persons in all age groups.
The Food and Drug Administration updated its FAQs on the emergency use authorization of remdesivir for use on certain hospitalized COVID-19 patients. The document includes information on the changes to Gilead鈥檚 fact sheets for health care providers and patient caregivers.
President Trump announced a national call to action and campaign to encourage individuals who recover from COVID-19 to donate their plasma, which may contain antibodies that could help other patients fight the virus. As part of the effort, the Department of Health and Human Services released鈥
The Department of Health and Human Services announced that it will partner with the Department of Defense to fund the advanced development 鈥 including clinical trials and large-scale manufacturing 鈥 of a COVID-19 investigational vaccine from Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline.
The AHA, the American Medical Association and American Nurses Association partnered to release a public service announcement urging the American public to take three simple steps to help stop the spread of COVID-19: wear a mask, practice physical distancing and wash hands frequently.