Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)
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.
The second in the series featured Dr. Estes joined by Dr. David Perlstein, President and CEO of SBH Health System, to discuss how the health system is navigating the COVID-19 crisis in New York. This episode was recorded on Jyuly 30, 2020.
There鈥檚 a poignant moment in Hamilton: An American Musical in which a despondent George Washington laments the long odds of his revolution, 鈥渁 powder keg about to explode鈥 unless he receives an immediate infusion of the supplies and reinforcements he was initially promised at the war鈥檚 start.
Together, the AHA, the American Medical Association (AMA) and American Nurses Association (ANA) today
AHA, AMA and ANA release A public service announcement as part of campaign urging the public to wear a mask to help stop the spread of COVID-19.
The AHA and other national organizations representing the nation鈥檚 hospitals and health systems today urged congressional leaders not to include in the next COVID-19 relief package any surprise medical billing legislation that could further destabilize hospitals鈥 finances as they work to recover鈥
AHA Board Chair Melinda Estes, M.D., authored an opinion article for USA Today, urging patients to continue to rely on hospitals and emergency rooms for non-COVID-19, life-saving, medically necessary care.
Nearly 44% of primary care visits for Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries were telehealth visits in April, up from 0.1% in February, according to a report released by the Department of Health and Human Services.
AHA released The Future of Telehealth 鈥 Protecting Patient Access to Care, which urges Congress and the Administration to ensure telehealth flexibilities remain in place after the COVID-19 public health emergency and to reimburse virtual services on par with in-person care.
A federal judge in New York prevented the Department of Homeland Security from continuing to implement its public charge rule during the COVID-19 public health emergency and issued a nationwide injunction.