Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2/COVID-19)
COVID-19 adolescent hospitalization rates from COVID-NET (Coronavirus Disease 2019-Associated Hospitalization Surveillance Network) peaked at 2.1 per 100,000 in early January 2021, declined to 0.6 in mid-March and rose to 1.3 in April, according a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention鈥
Radio news releases are running in select states to emphasize the need for vaccines. Listen to samples.
Resources from the Post-Acute Care member call, April 27, 2021.
Today鈥檚 podcast features how Esperanza Health Centers - a federally qualified health center in Chicago 鈥 has worked to keep their community healthy throughout the pandemic. It is moderated by AHA鈥檚 Julia Resnick, senior program manager for strategic initiatives. She is joined by Esperanza鈥檚 CEO,鈥
It鈥檚 Community Health Improvement Week. Share your ideas, hopes and dreams for a nation where all people can enjoy healthy lives.
Health systems often serve as the major employer in their communities and serve as conveners of key stakeholders to leverage new strategies. SCL Health is honored to share insights from its President and CEO, Lydia Jumonville, about how being part of a health care system improves access to care,鈥
Early in the pandemic, COVID-19 tests were shipped out of state, which lead to delays in patients receiving their results. In late March 2020, the OhioHealth Laboratory Services team developed the capability to run COVID-19 tests from around the system in our labs. A year later, over 500,000 tests鈥
Advocate Aurora Health鈥檚 scale has been a critical asset that has allowed us to successfully respond to the financial, operational and clinical challenges created by COVID-19.
Responding to the Pandemic: Information, Care Expertise and Vaccines. Maintaining and Expanding Access. Fueling Innovation. Coordinating Care to Meet People Where They Are.
As hospitals and health care systems work to provide the best care possible while also being efficient with the transformative financial burdens brought on by COVID-19, 鈥減artnerships have been a necessary response to these pressures,鈥 writes Kenneth Kaufman, managing director and chair of鈥